Azare weather in March

In March, Azare sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Azare's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Azare's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:31 AM – 6:26 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Azare is human settlement in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in Azare reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Azare

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Azare weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 14°0011.46.7
Feb33° / 17°0011.64.5
Mar37° / 21°00.111.91.9
Apr39° / 24°20.612.30.6
May38° / 26°204.712.51.1
Jun35° / 25°461012.72.4
Jul32° / 23°13920.112.63.1
Aug31° / 23°21123.212.43.2
Sep32° / 23°9114.112.13.5
Oct34° / 22°18411.73.2
Nov34° / 18°00.111.54.1
Dec30° / 15°0011.36.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37327
47327
57327
67228
77129
87129
97129
107129
116931
126931
136931
146832
156733
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216535
226436
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276337
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306337
316436

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Azare gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
299100
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898200
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2295320
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2694330
2794330
2893430
2992431
3091441
3190541

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:40 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:27 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:406:25
211.86:396:25
311.86:396:25
411.86:386:26
511.86:386:26
611.86:376:26
711.86:376:26
811.86:366:26
911.86:356:26
1011.96:356:26
1111.96:346:26
1211.96:346:26
1311.96:336:26
1411.96:336:26
1511.96:326:26
1611.96:316:26
1711.96:316:27
1811.96:306:27
1912.06:296:27
2012.06:296:27
2112.06:286:27
2212.06:276:27
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2412.06:266:27
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2612.06:256:27
2712.06:246:27
2812.16:246:27
2912.16:236:27
3012.16:226:27
3112.16:226:27

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.21 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.28 kWh/m² to a high of 7.25 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.1Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Azare

In seasonPeak

In March, Azare sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Azare's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Azare sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is March a good time to visit Azare?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Azare.

What to pack for Azare in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Azare sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Azare in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Azare peaks around August 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 19UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Azare in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Azare is worst in February — around 114 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.4× the cleanest month (August, 33 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 15113 µg/m³Aug 1234 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan107Unhealthy
Feb114Unhealthy
Mar107Unhealthy
Apr89Unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun54Poor
Jul35Poor
Aug33Moderate
Sep41Poor
Oct63Unhealthy
Nov71Unhealthy
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Azare?

Azare sits at 11.7°N, 10.2°E, 413 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Gwaram, 55 km away.

DarazoBirnin KuduHadejiaDutse

Topography around Azare

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Azare.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Azare has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 409 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 415 m.

The land around Azare is covered by artificial surfaces (54%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (86%) within 16 km, and cropland (82%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
66 m
80 km
415 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Gwaram 55 km · Chakwama 59 km · Kari 62 km · Kiyawa 65 km · Darazo 79 km · Birnin Kudu 81 km · Hadejia 88 km · Dutse 93 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 13% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,224
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
15.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Azare (11.6748°, 10.1907°, elevation 413 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).