Esuk Oron weather in March

In March, Esuk Oron sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 202 mm of rain across 27.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in March, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Esuk Oron's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Esuk Oron's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
202 mm
27.4 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:38 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
83%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.97 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Esuk Oron is human settlement in 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 30°C through the month.

A typical March day in Esuk Oron reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13125
23125
33125
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53125
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93025
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How March really feels in Esuk Oron

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.

Esuk Oron 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
Jan31° / 25°501511.84.2
Feb31° / 25°8217.811.83.5
Mar30° / 25°20227.4122.8
Apr30° / 25°26828.112.12.7
May29° / 25°34729.812.22.8
Jun28° / 24°46029.612.33.1
Jul27° / 24°50430.212.33.3
Aug27° / 24°45030.112.23.3
Sep28° / 24°42729.7123.2
Oct28° / 24°37230.511.93.0
Nov29° / 25°19527.411.83.1
Dec30° / 25°6217.411.74.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12575
22476
32377
42278
52179
62080
71981
81981
91882
101783
111684
121684
131486
141486
151486
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311189

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Esuk Oron gets around 202 mm of rain over 27.4 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 88% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
179
280
381
482
583
684
785
885
986
1087
1188
1288
1389
1490
1590
1690
1791
1891
1991
2091
2191
2291
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2491
2591
2691
2791
2891
2991
3091
3192

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the miserable band about 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11288
21288
31288
41288
51189
61189
71189
81090
91090
10991
11991
12991
13892
14892
15892
16892
17793
18793
19694
20694
21694
22694
23595
24595
25595
26595
27595
28595
29595
30595
31595

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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188calm
197calm
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317calm

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 6:43 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:436:37
211.96:436:37
311.96:436:37
411.96:426:37
511.96:426:37
611.96:426:37
711.96:416:37
811.96:416:37
911.96:406:37
1011.96:406:36
1111.96:406:36
1211.96:396:36
1312.06:396:36
1412.06:386:36
1512.06:386:36
1612.06:386:36
1712.06:376:36
1812.06:376:35
1912.06:366:35
2012.06:366:35
2112.06:356:35
2212.06:356:35
2312.06:356:34
2412.06:346:34
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2612.06:336:34
2712.06:336:34
2812.06:326:34
2912.06:326:33
3012.06:316:33
3112.06:316:33

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.97 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.32 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 4.97 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Esuk Oron

In seasonPeak

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

Esuk Oron's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Esuk Oron sees seasonal dust haze (January–March), heaviest in February.

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

Is March a good time to visit Esuk Oron?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Esuk Oron.

What to pack for Esuk Oron in March

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

In March, Esuk Oron sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Esuk Oron in March

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 24 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Esuk Oron 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 Esuk Oron peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Esuk Oron 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 Esuk Oron is worst in January — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.5× the cleanest month (August, 24 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 2283 µg/m³Aug 1924 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan84Unhealthy
Feb82Unhealthy
Mar50Poor
Apr39Poor
May29Moderate
Jun27Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug24Moderate
Sep25Moderate
Oct30Moderate
Nov37Poor
Dec69Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Esuk Oron?

Esuk Oron sits at 4.8°N, 8.3°E, 38 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Calabar, 19 km away.

BamussoEkondo TitiOhafia-Ifigh

Topography around Esuk Oron

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Esuk Oron has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 19 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,086 m.

The land around Esuk Oron is covered by water (32%), artificial surfaces (23%) and trees (21%) within 3 km, trees (41%), mangroves (25%) and water (24%) within 16 km, and trees (59%) and water (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
42 m
16 km
53 m
80 km
1,086 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Calabar 19 km · Eket 41 km · Uyo 45 km · Itu 53 km · Ikot Ekpene 73 km · Bamusso 81 km · Ekondo Titi 90 km · Ohafia-Ifigh 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 Esuk Oron (4.8029°, 8.2534°, elevation 38 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).