Effium weather in March

In March, Effium sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 31 mm of rain across 5.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Effium's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Effium's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
12th coldest
Rainfall
31 mm
5.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:39 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
72%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Effium is town in Ebonyi 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical March day in Effium reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13725
23725
33725
43725
53725
63625
73625
83626
93626
103626
113626
123626
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203626
213626
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273626
283626
293626
303626
313526

How March really feels in Effium

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
31 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.

Effium weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 23°3111.72.8
Feb37° / 24°102.211.82.1
Mar36° / 26°315.9122.1
Apr34° / 25°9012.412.12.5
May33° / 24°15320.812.32.6
Jun31° / 24°21123.812.42.9
Jul30° / 23°21126.612.33.1
Aug30° / 23°23026.112.23.1
Sep30° / 23°24126.8122.8
Oct31° / 23°16923.511.92.9
Nov33° / 23°285.411.73.7
Dec35° / 22°30.611.63.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 71%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24060
33862
43763
53763
63565
73565
83565
93268
103268
113169
123070
132872
142773
152773
162674
172575
182575
192575
202476
212476
222575
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292575
302674
312674

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Effium gets around 31 mm of rain over 5.9 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 20% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
211
312
413
514
614
715
816
917
1018
1119
1220
1321
1421
1522
1622
1723
1823
1923
2023
2123
2222
2322
2422
2522
2623
2723
2823
2923
3024
3125

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1113724550
2103623580
3103523590
492522620
582422631
682421641
772320671
872320681
961219711
1061218721
1151218731
1251217732
1341216752
1441216752
1531216762
1631216762
1721216763
1821216763
1921216763
2021215773
2110215784
2210215784
2310214794
2410213804
2510212805
2610212805
2710211815
2810110835
290019855
300019855
310018865

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 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:34 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:456:37
211.96:456:37
311.96:446:37
411.96:446:37
511.96:446:37
611.96:436:37
711.96:436:37
811.96:426:37
911.96:426:37
1011.96:426:37
1111.96:416:37
1211.96:416:36
1311.96:406:36
1411.96:406:36
1511.96:396:36
1612.06:396:36
1712.06:386:36
1812.06:386:36
1912.06:376:36
2012.06:376:36
2112.06:366:36
2212.06:366:35
2312.06:356:35
2412.06:356:35
2512.06:346:35
2612.06:346:35
2712.06:336:35
2812.06:336:35
2912.06:326:34
3012.06:326:34
3112.06:316:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
25.8Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.7Bright
75.7Bright
85.7Bright
95.6Bright
105.6Bright
115.6Bright
125.6Bright
135.6Bright
145.5Bright
155.5Bright
165.5Bright
175.5Bright
185.5Bright
195.5Bright
205.5Bright
215.5Bright
225.5Bright
235.5Bright
245.5Bright
255.5Bright
265.5Bright
275.5Bright
285.4Bright
295.4Bright
305.4Bright
315.4Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Effium

In seasonPeak

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

Effium's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Effium sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is March a good time to visit Effium?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Effium.

What to pack for Effium in March

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

In March, Effium sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Effium 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 Effium peaks around September 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highExtremeVery highSep 19UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Effium 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 Effium is worst in January — around 159 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 40 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 16156 µg/m³Jul 1641 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan159Very unhealthy
Feb133Unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May45Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct56Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec137Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Effium?

Effium sits at 6.6°N, 8.1°E, 115 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ezza-Ohu, 21 km away.

Enugu-EzikeNsukka

Topography around Effium

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Effium has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 112 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m.

The land around Effium is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
569 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Ezza-Ohu 21 km · Isieke 28 km · Eha Amufu 33 km · Abakaliki 35 km · Enugu 65 km · Otukpa 68 km · Enugu-Ezike 77 km · Nsukka 77 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 Effium (6.6311°, 8.0581°, elevation 115 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).