Daura weather in March

In March, Daura sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 21°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 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Daura's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Daura's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:39 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
37%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.15 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Daura is city in Katsina State, Nigeria.

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

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in Daura reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°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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How March really feels in Daura

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.

Daura 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
Jan29° / 14°0011.37.2
Feb32° / 17°0011.65.1
Mar36° / 21°00.111.92.4
Apr39° / 24°20.712.30.8
May38° / 26°133.412.61.0
Jun36° / 25°358.412.82.2
Jul32° / 24°10717.912.73.2
Aug30° / 23°17520.812.43.5
Sep32° / 23°679.912.13.8
Oct35° / 21°71.711.73.1
Nov33° / 18°0011.44.4
Dec30° / 14°0011.26.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 27%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Daura 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 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:486:32
211.76:486:32
311.86:476:32
411.86:466:32
511.86:466:32
611.86:456:33
711.86:456:33
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.15 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.52 kWh/m² to a high of 7.34 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.15 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
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46.9Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Daura

In seasonPeak

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

Daura sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Daura?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Daura.

What to pack for Daura in March

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

In March, Daura sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Daura 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 Daura peaks around August 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 15UV 12Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Daura 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 Daura is worst in February — around 120 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.5× the cleanest month (August, 34 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorUnhealthyFeb 18119 µg/m³Aug 1234 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan113Unhealthy
Feb120Unhealthy
Mar117Unhealthy
Apr100Unhealthy
May72Unhealthy
Jun55Unhealthy
Jul37Poor
Aug34Moderate
Sep50Poor
Oct80Unhealthy
Nov88Unhealthy
Dec106Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Daura?

Daura sits at 13.0°N, 8.3°E, 475 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Matamey, 46 km away.

KatsinaAguiéTessaouaZinderMirriah

Topography around Daura

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Daura has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 39 m around an average of 472 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 227 m.

The land around Daura is covered by cropland (42%), artificial surfaces (32%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and cropland (70%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
39 m
16 km
88 m
80 km
227 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Matamey 46 km · Magaria 64 km · Gazaoua 70 km · Katsina 78 km · Aguié 79 km · Tessaoua 88 km · Zinder 112 km · Mirriah 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 Daura (13.033°, 8.3235°, elevation 475 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).