Bode Saadu weather in March

In March, Bode Saadu sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 9 mm of rain across 2.3 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 32% 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 Bode Saadu's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bode Saadu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
9 mm
2.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:52 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
57%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.4 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.2
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 Bode Saadu reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 13°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 1°C warmer than February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13824
23825
33825
43825
53825
63825
73825
83825
93825
103825
113825
123825
133825
143825
153825
163825
173825
183825
193826
203826
213826
223826
233826
243826
253826
263826
273826
283826
293826
303826
313826

How March really feels in Bode Saadu

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
26 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.

Bode Saadu 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
Jan35° / 21°10.211.53.5
Feb37° / 23°20.611.72.1
Mar38° / 25°92.311.91.2
Apr37° / 26°377.112.21.5
May35° / 25°9415.312.42.2
Jun32° / 24°13019.212.52.9
Jul30° / 23°17122.312.53.3
Aug30° / 23°2072312.33.5
Sep31° / 23°18622.212.13.2
Oct33° / 23°6811.611.83.5
Nov35° / 23°10.511.63.4
Dec34° / 21°00.111.53.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15941
25941
35941
45842
55842
65842
75743
85743
95644
105545
115446
125347
135248
145149
155149
165050
174951
184852
194852
204852
214852
224753
234852
244753
254852
264753
274753
284852
294852
304852
314852

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Bode Saadu gets around 9 mm of rain over 2.3 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 8% and peaks near 12% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
14
24
35
45
55
65
75
86
96
106
117
127
138
148
159
169
179
189
199
209
219
229
239
249
2510
2610
2710
2811
2911
3011
3112

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 73% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1258173812
2238173912
3227174113
4207174214
5197164215
6187164316
7176154417
8176154518
9166144519
10156134620
11146134621
12145124722
13135124723
14125114824
15115114825
16105114925
17105104926
1895105026
1984105127
2074105227
2174105128
226495328
236495229
245495230
254385332
264385233
273375235
283375136
293265138
302265040
312254942

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
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 7:00 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:006:49
211.86:596:49
311.86:596:49
411.86:586:49
511.86:586:49
611.96:576:49
711.96:576:49
811.96:566:49
911.96:566:49
1011.96:566:49
1111.96:556:49
1211.96:546:49
1311.96:546:49
1411.96:536:49
1511.96:536:49
1611.96:526:49
1711.96:526:49
1812.06:516:49
1912.06:516:49
2012.06:506:49
2112.06:506:48
2212.06:496:48
2312.06:486:48
2412.06:486:48
2512.06:476:48
2612.06:476:48
2712.06:466:48
2812.06:466:48
2912.06:456:48
3012.16:446:48
3112.16:446:48

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.4 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.17 kWh/m² to a high of 6.4 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.4 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.4Intense
26.4Intense
36.4Intense
46.4Intense
56.4Intense
66.4Intense
76.4Intense
86.4Intense
96.4Intense
106.4Intense
116.4Intense
126.4Intense
136.4Intense
146.4Intense
156.4Intense
166.4Intense
176.4Intense
186.4Intense
196.4Intense
206.4Intense
216.4Intense
226.4Intense
236.4Intense
246.4Intense
256.4Intense
266.4Intense
276.4Intense
286.4Intense
296.4Intense
306.4Intense
316.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Bode Saadu

In seasonPeak

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

Bode Saadu's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bode Saadu 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 Bode Saadu?

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

1.2
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bode Saadu.

What to pack for Bode Saadu in March

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

In March, Bode Saadu sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Bode Saadu 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 Bode Saadu peaks around March 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highMar 22UV 12Dec 19UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Bode Saadu 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 Bode Saadu is worst in February — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 8106 µg/m³Jul 2025 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan105Unhealthy
Feb107Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May35Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct49Poor
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec84Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Bode Saadu?

Bode Saadu sits at 8.9°N, 4.8°E, 151 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Jebba, 21 km away.

IgbetiOffaOyanIla Orangun

Topography around Bode Saadu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bode Saadu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m.

The land around Bode Saadu is covered by cropland (55%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (38%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
90 m
16 km
299 m
80 km
567 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Jebba 21 km · Mokwa 50 km · Ilorin 56 km · Lafiagi 70 km · Igbeti 75 km · Offa 88 km · Oyan 99 km · Ila Orangun 103 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 Bode Saadu (8.939°, 4.7823°, elevation 151 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).