Bama weather in March

In March, Bama sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 22°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 37°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% 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 Bama's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bama's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:17 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
43%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
7.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical March day in Bama reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°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 Bama

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
11 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Bama 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
Jan32° / 15°0011.45.4
Feb35° / 18°0011.63.4
Mar39° / 22°00.111.90.9
Apr40° / 26°51.612.20.0
May39° / 27°246.612.50.6
Jun36° / 26°419.312.72.0
Jul33° / 24°10017.312.63.0
Aug31° / 23°17921.912.43.3
Sep32° / 23°8714.612.13.3
Oct35° / 23°204.511.72.6
Nov35° / 19°00.111.53.1
Dec32° / 16°0011.35.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 49% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
36832
46832
56832
66733
76733
86733
96733
106634
116733
126733
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316436

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bama 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 1% 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 (%)
1100000
2100000
3100000
4100000
5100000
699100
799100
899100
999100
1099100
1198200
1297210
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2694321
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2894321
2992431
3092431
3190541

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
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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 6:26 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:266:11
211.86:256:11
311.86:256:12
411.86:246:12
511.86:246:12
611.86:236:12
711.86:236:12
811.86:226:12
911.86:216:12
1011.96:216:12
1111.96:206:12
1211.96:206:12
1311.96:196:12
1411.96:196:12
1511.96:186:12
1611.96:176:13
1711.96:176:13
1811.96:166:13
1912.06:156:13
2012.06:156:13
2112.06:146:13
2212.06:136:13
2312.06:136:13
2412.06:126:13
2512.06:126:13
2612.06:116:13
2712.06:106:13
2812.16:106:13
2912.16:096:13
3012.16:086:13
3112.16:086:13

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.14 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.14 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 7.14 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
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267.3Intense
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287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bama

In seasonPeak

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

Bama sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Bama?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bama.

What to pack for Bama in March

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

In March, Bama sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bama in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bama peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Bama 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 Bama is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (July, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 16103 µg/m³Jul 2325 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr73Unhealthy
May43Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct72Unhealthy
Nov90Unhealthy
Dec96Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bama?

Bama sits at 11.5°N, 13.7°E, 330 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Gwoza, 49 km away.

MokoloMarteDamboaGamboru

Topography around Bama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 324 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 33 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,165 m.

The land around Bama is covered by cropland (38%), grassland (37%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, grassland (75%) within 16 km, and grassland (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
33 m
80 km
1,165 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Gwoza 49 km · Dikwa 62 km · Maiduguri 68 km · Mora 72 km · Mokolo 87 km · Marte 95 km · Damboa 110 km · Gamboru 110 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 Bama (11.5213°, 13.6895°, elevation 330 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).