Biliri weather in March

In March, Biliri sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 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 40% 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 Biliri's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biliri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:27 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
50%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
7.02 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

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 Biliri reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 14°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 about 3°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23723
33723
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53723
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73723
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How March really feels in Biliri

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.

Biliri 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
Jan32° / 18°0011.55.0
Feb35° / 21°00.111.73.1
Mar38° / 24°20.311.91.4
Apr38° / 26°143.512.21.3
May35° / 26°429.412.42.3
Jun33° / 24°519.412.63.6
Jul30° / 23°10315.212.54.1
Aug28° / 22°19622.412.34.0
Sep29° / 22°9415.612.14.4
Oct32° / 22°367.211.84.2
Nov34° / 20°10.211.53.9
Dec32° / 18°0011.45.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 41%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36634
46634
56535
66436
76337
86337
96139
106139
115941
125941
135743
145743
155644
165545
175545
185545
195545
205644
215644
225644
235644
245644
255644
265644
275644
285743
295743
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Biliri gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 1% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
81
91
101
111
121
132
142
152
162
172
182
192
202
212
222
232
242
252
262
272
282
293
303
313

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 76% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 7% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1895510
2895510
3885610
4885610
5865720
6865720
7855820
8835930
9835930
108151040
118051050
127961050
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147761160
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187361281
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237261291
247261291
257171291
267171291
2769712102
2867713112
2966713122
3065713132
3162714152

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
110calm
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410calm
510calm
610calm
710calm
810calm
910calm
1010calm
1110calm
1210calm
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3110calm

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 6:34 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:22 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:346:22
211.86:346:22
311.86:346:22
411.86:336:22
511.86:336:22
611.86:326:23
711.86:326:23
811.96:316:23
911.96:316:23
1011.96:306:23
1111.96:306:23
1211.96:296:23
1311.96:286:23
1411.96:286:23
1511.96:276:23
1611.96:276:23
1711.96:266:23
1812.06:266:23
1912.06:256:23
2012.06:246:23
2112.06:246:23
2212.06:236:23
2312.06:236:23
2412.06:226:23
2512.06:226:22
2612.06:216:22
2712.06:206:22
2812.06:206:22
2912.16:196:22
3012.16:186:22
3112.16:186:22

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.02 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.4 kWh/m² to a high of 7.02 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 7.02 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
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217.0Intense
227.0Intense
237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.1Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Biliri

In seasonPeak

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

Biliri's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Biliri sees seasonal dust haze (December–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Biliri?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Biliri.

What to pack for Biliri in March

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

In March, Biliri sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Biliri 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 Biliri peaks around March 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 15UV 12Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Biliri 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 Biliri is worst in February — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1798 µg/m³Jul 1920 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan89Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar94Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May32Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov54Poor
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Biliri?

Biliri sits at 9.9°N, 11.2°E, 549 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kumo, 20 km away.

NumanJalingoDukku

Topography around Biliri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biliri has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 270 m around an average of 525 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 782 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 961 m.

The land around Biliri is covered by cropland (49%) and grassland (28%) within 3 km, cropland (69%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
270 m
16 km
782 m
80 km
961 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Kumo 20 km · Pindiga 33 km · Garko 35 km · Deba 42 km · Gombe 47 km · Numan 99 km · Jalingo 109 km · Dukku 117 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 Biliri (9.8671°, 11.2259°, elevation 549 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).