Egbe weather in March

In March, Egbe sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 23 mm of rain across 5.4 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 37°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Egbe's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Egbe's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
23 mm
5.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:49 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

Egbe is Yoruba town in central 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 37°C through the month.

A typical March day in Egbe reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Egbe

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.

Egbe 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°20.611.63.5
Feb36° / 23°51.311.72.4
Mar37° / 24°235.411.91.9
Apr35° / 24°6112.112.22.2
May33° / 24°12420.112.42.6
Jun31° / 23°17623.612.53.0
Jul29° / 22°18025.212.43.3
Aug29° / 22°21124.312.33.5
Sep30° / 22°20625.7123.0
Oct31° / 22°12219.511.83.3
Nov34° / 22°82.111.63.8
Dec34° / 21°10.211.53.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 57%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45149
55149
65149
75050
84951
94753
104753
114555
124357
134357
144060
153961
163961
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193862
203862
213862
223862
233961
243961
254060
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274060
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304060
314159

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Egbe gets around 23 mm of rain over 5.4 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 18% and peaks near 24% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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715
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2020
2120
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3124

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 84% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1156134619
2156134621
3145124722
4135114723
5125114725
6124104726
7114104728
811494729
910494731
109484732
119484634
128474635
137374636
146374638
156374639
165364640
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261234450
271134352
281134253
291134055
301123957
310123859

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 10 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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89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
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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 6:56 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:45 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:566:46
211.86:566:46
311.86:556:46
411.96:556:46
511.96:556:46
611.96:546:46
711.96:546:46
811.96:536:46
911.96:536:46
1011.96:526:46
1111.96:526:46
1211.96:516:46
1311.96:516:46
1411.96:506:46
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1611.96:496:46
1712.06:496:46
1812.06:486:46
1912.06:486:46
2012.06:476:46
2112.06:476:46
2212.06:466:46
2312.06:466:45
2412.06:456:45
2512.06:446:45
2612.06:446:45
2712.06:436:45
2812.06:436:45
2912.06:426:45
3012.16:426:45
3112.16:416:45

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.06 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.12 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.1Intense
26.1Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Egbe

In seasonPeak

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

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

Egbe 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 Egbe?

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

1.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Egbe.

What to pack for Egbe in March

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

In March, Egbe sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Egbe 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 Egbe peaks around September 16 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 16UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Egbe 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 Egbe is worst in February — around 145 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 8145 µg/m³Jul 1735 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan145Unhealthy
Feb145Unhealthy
Mar81Unhealthy
Apr63Unhealthy
May43Poor
Jun38Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug38Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct67Unhealthy
Nov91Unhealthy
Dec122Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Egbe?

Egbe sits at 8.2°N, 5.5°E, 351 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Isanlu-Itedoijowa, 37 km away.

Topography around Egbe

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Egbe has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 203 m around an average of 352 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 728 m.

The land around Egbe is covered by trees (37%) and shrubs (26%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), trees (33%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and shrubs (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
203 m
16 km
374 m
80 km
728 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Isanlu-Itedoijowa 37 km · Ode 53 km · Ipoti 61 km · Patigi 63 km · Oke Ila 65 km · Ijero-Ekiti 66 km · Ila Orangun 70 km · Lafiagi 71 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 Egbe (8.219°, 5.5076°, elevation 351 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).