Dikwa weather in March

In March, Dikwa sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 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 38°C in the first days to 41°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 Dikwa's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Dikwa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:16 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 41°C by the end.

A typical March day in Dikwa reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 17°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 42°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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314124

How March really feels in Dikwa

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
20 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.

Dikwa 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
Jan33° / 15°0011.44.9
Feb36° / 18°0011.62.9
Mar39° / 22°0011.90.5
Apr41° / 26°41.312.30.0
May40° / 27°216.112.50.1
Jun37° / 26°35912.71.3
Jul34° / 25°9115.812.62.7
Aug31° / 24°16619.612.43.3
Sep33° / 24°6911.512.13.1
Oct37° / 23°133.311.72.0
Nov36° / 20°0011.42.5
Dec33° / 16°0011.34.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 32%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
37030
47030
57030
66832
76832
86832
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106832
116832
126733
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316832

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Dikwa gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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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Rain chance (%)
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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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1100000
2100000
3100000
4100000
5100000
6100000
7100000
899100
999100
1099100
1199100
1299100
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1897210
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2097210
2197210
2297210
2397210
2497120
2597120
2697120
2797120
2896220
2996220
3094231
3194231

Wind in March

Winds average 13 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
213light breeze
313light breeze
413light breeze
513light breeze
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813light breeze
913light breeze
1013light breeze
1113light breeze
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3112light breeze

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 6:25 AM to 6:07 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:12 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:256:10
211.86:256:10
311.86:246:10
411.86:246:10
511.86:236:11
611.86:226:11
711.86:226:11
811.86:216:11
911.86:216:11
1011.86:206:11
1111.96:206:11
1211.96:196:11
1311.96:186:11
1411.96:186:11
1511.96:176:11
1611.96:166:11
1711.96:166:12
1811.96:156:12
1912.06:156:12
2012.06:146:12
2112.06:136:12
2212.06:136:12
2312.06:126:12
2412.06:116:12
2512.06:116:12
2612.06:106:12
2712.06:096:12
2812.16:096:12
2912.16:086:12
3012.16:076:12
3112.16:076:12

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.13 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.31 kWh/m² to a high of 7.13 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 7.13 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
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.1Intense
167.1Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
197.2Intense
207.2Intense
217.2Intense
227.2Intense
237.2Intense
247.2Intense
257.3Intense
267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Dikwa

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Dikwa?

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

0.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Dikwa.

What to pack for Dikwa in March

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

In March, Dikwa sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Dikwa in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Dikwa peaks around March 18 at about 13 (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 highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 18UV 13Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Dikwa 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 Dikwa is worst in February — around 105 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 16104 µg/m³Aug 1226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan98Unhealthy
Feb105Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr74Unhealthy
May46Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul27Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct71Unhealthy
Nov71Unhealthy
Dec95Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Dikwa?

Dikwa sits at 12.0°N, 13.9°E, 298 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Marte, 38 km away.

MongunoMaiduguriKukawaBlangwaGwoza

Topography around Dikwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Dikwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 9 m around an average of 293 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 12 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m.

The land around Dikwa is covered by grassland (51%) and cropland (38%) within 3 km, grassland (79%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and grassland (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
9 m
16 km
12 m
80 km
64 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswetland
March weather nearby: Marte 38 km · Gamboru 49 km · Bama 62 km · Monguno 78 km · Maiduguri 85 km · Kukawa 106 km · Blangwa 107 km · Gwoza 109 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 Dikwa (12.0361°, 13.9182°, elevation 298 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).