Baro weather in March

In March, Baro sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 12 mm of rain across 2.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Baro's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Baro's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
11th coldest
Rainfall
12 mm
2.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:46 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
59%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.9
out of 10

Baro is is a small port town on the Niger in present Niger State, Nigeria.

Founded
1912

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 38°C through the month.

A typical March day in Baro reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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

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
31 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.

Baro weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 22°10.311.62.4
Feb38° / 24°30.711.71.4
Mar38° / 26°122.511.90.9
Apr37° / 27°386.712.21.5
May34° / 26°8813.712.42.5
Jun32° / 25°14318.712.53.1
Jul30° / 24°19923.712.53.2
Aug30° / 24°22624.212.33.3
Sep31° / 24°20122.412.13.2
Oct32° / 24°8213.411.83.6
Nov35° / 24°41.111.63.1
Dec36° / 22°10.111.52.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25545
35545
45545
55446
65446
75248
85149
95050
104951
114852
124654
134555
144555
154456
164456
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224456
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254555
264555
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294654
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314654

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Baro gets around 12 mm of rain over 2.5 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 9% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 48% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11961344170
21861345180
31761347180
41551248190
51451248200
61451249210
71341250220
81241150230
91241150240
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1393951280
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1583850310
1673850320
1773749331
1863749341
1963749351
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2242748381
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2632646431
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2821544461
2921544481
3011543491
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Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
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166calm
177calm
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317calm

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 6:53 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:536:42
211.86:526:42
311.86:526:42
411.86:526:42
511.96:516:42
611.96:516:42
711.96:506:42
811.96:506:42
911.96:496:42
1011.96:496:42
1111.96:486:42
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1311.96:476:42
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1511.96:466:42
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1812.06:456:42
1912.06:446:42
2012.06:446:42
2112.06:436:42
2212.06:426:42
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2612.06:406:42
2712.06:406:41
2812.06:396:41
2912.06:396:41
3012.16:386:41
3112.16:376:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.31 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.31 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.31 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
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276.3Intense
286.3Intense
296.3Intense
306.3Intense
316.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Baro

In seasonPeak

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

Baro's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Baro sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

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

Is March a good time to visit Baro?

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

0.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Baro.

What to pack for Baro in March

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

In March, Baro sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Baro in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Baro peaks around September 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highSep 17UV 12Dec 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Baro 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 Baro is worst in January — around 117 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (July, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 23116 µg/m³Jul 1826 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan117Unhealthy
Feb113Unhealthy
Mar69Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May33Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct45Poor
Nov55Poor
Dec83Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Baro?

Baro sits at 8.6°N, 6.4°E, 62 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Lapai, 51 km away.

PatigiIsanlu-ItedoijowaKujeKabbaLokojaSuleja

Topography around Baro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m.

The land around Baro is covered by cropland (31%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), trees (32%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
138 m
16 km
219 m
80 km
629 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Lapai 51 km · Bida 68 km · Patigi 74 km · Isanlu-Itedoijowa 75 km · Kuje 94 km · Kabba 95 km · Lokoja 98 km · Suleja 105 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 Baro (8.6157°, 6.4185°, elevation 62 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).