Birnin Kudu weather in March

In March, Birnin Kudu sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 20°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 51% 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 Birnin Kudu's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Birnin Kudu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:34 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

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 Birnin Kudu reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°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 39°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 Birnin Kudu

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.

Birnin Kudu 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° / 13°0011.46.7
Feb33° / 16°0011.64.5
Mar37° / 20°00.111.92.0
Apr39° / 24°3112.20.7
May38° / 25°306.212.51.3
Jun34° / 24°6912.912.72.7
Jul31° / 23°16021.512.63.2
Aug30° / 22°24024.312.43.3
Sep31° / 23°11815.812.13.6
Oct34° / 21°224.211.73.5
Nov34° / 17°0011.54.1
Dec30° / 14°0011.36.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17228
27228
37129
47129
57030
67030
77030
86931
96931
106931
116931
126931
136733
146733
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Birnin Kudu 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 1% 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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
297210
397210
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597210
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Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
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109calm
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129calm
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319calm

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 6:42 AM to 6:25 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:426:28
211.86:426:28
311.86:416:28
411.86:416:29
511.86:406:29
611.86:406:29
711.86:396:29
811.86:396:29
911.86:386:29
1011.96:386:29
1111.96:376:29
1211.96:376:29
1311.96:366:29
1411.96:356:29
1511.96:356:29
1611.96:346:29
1711.96:336:29
1811.96:336:29
1912.06:326:29
2012.06:326:29
2112.06:316:30
2212.06:306:30
2312.06:306:30
2412.06:296:30
2512.06:286:30
2612.06:286:30
2712.06:276:30
2812.16:266:30
2912.16:266:30
3012.16:256:30
3112.16:256:30

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.19 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.24 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 7.19 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
77.0Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Birnin Kudu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Birnin Kudu sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Birnin Kudu?

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

2.0
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 Birnin Kudu.

What to pack for Birnin Kudu in March

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

In March, Birnin Kudu sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

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UV index in Birnin Kudu 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 Birnin Kudu 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
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Birnin Kudu 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 Birnin Kudu is worst in February — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 16115 µg/m³Jul 2432 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan107Unhealthy
Feb115Unhealthy
Mar110Unhealthy
Apr88Unhealthy
May59Unhealthy
Jun47Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug32Moderate
Sep43Poor
Oct66Unhealthy
Nov75Unhealthy
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Birnin Kudu?

Birnin Kudu sits at 11.5°N, 9.5°E, 450 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Chakwama, 23 km away.

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Topography around Birnin Kudu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Birnin Kudu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m around an average of 438 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 798 m.

The land around Birnin Kudu is covered by cropland (66%) within 3 km, cropland (82%) within 16 km, and cropland (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
100 m
16 km
113 m
80 km
798 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Chakwama 23 km · Dutse 37 km · Kiyawa 40 km · Gwaram 48 km · Gaya 69 km · Wudil 80 km · Azare 81 km · Rano 99 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 Birnin Kudu (11.4521°, 9.4786°, elevation 450 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).