Gashua weather in March

In March, Gashua sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 Gashua's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gashua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:28 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
37%
5th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.4
out of 10

Gashua is place in Yobe 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 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Gashua reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Gashua

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
5 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.

Gashua weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 15°0011.36.5
Feb34° / 18°0011.64.2
Mar38° / 22°00.111.91.4
Apr41° / 25°10.312.30.0
May40° / 27°102.612.60.0
Jun38° / 27°20512.71.1
Jul34° / 25°7813.312.72.6
Aug32° / 24°15317.612.43.3
Sep34° / 24°50812.13.0
Oct37° / 23°8211.72.1
Nov34° / 19°0011.43.6
Dec31° / 16°0011.36.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% 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 28%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17921
27921
37822
47723
57723
67525
77525
87525
97426
107327
117228
127228
137129
147129
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237030
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257030
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277129
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317129

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Gashua 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 0% 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 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
79910
89910
99910
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119910
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139820
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259910
269910
279910
289721
299721
309721
319721

Wind in March

Winds average 12 km/h in March.

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
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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 6:37 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:21 PM to 6:24 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:376:21
211.76:376:21
311.86:366:21
411.86:366:21
511.86:356:22
611.86:346:22
711.86:346:22
811.86:336:22
911.86:336:22
1011.86:326:22
1111.96:316:22
1211.96:316:22
1311.96:306:23
1411.96:296:23
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1611.96:286:23
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1811.96:276:23
1911.96:266:23
2012.06:256:23
2112.06:256:23
2212.06:246:23
2312.06:236:23
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2512.06:226:23
2612.06:216:23
2712.06:216:23
2812.16:206:24
2912.16:196:24
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3112.16:186:24

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.6 kWh/m² to a high of 7.37 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Gashua

In seasonPeak

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

Gashua 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 Gashua?

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

1.4
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gashua.

What to pack for Gashua in March

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

In March, Gashua sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gashua in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gashua peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 17UV 13Dec 19UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun9Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Gashua 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 Gashua is worst in February — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 28 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 12110 µg/m³Aug 1729 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan106Unhealthy
Feb111Unhealthy
Mar101Unhealthy
Apr80Unhealthy
May58Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct55Poor
Nov67Unhealthy
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gashua?

Gashua sits at 12.9°N, 11.0°E, 339 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kumagunnam, 54 km away.

GeidamMaïné SoroaHadejiaPotiskumGouréDaura

Topography around Gashua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gashua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 13 m around an average of 335 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 16 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m.

The land around Gashua is covered by cropland (41%), artificial surfaces (28%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, grassland (55%) and cropland (41%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and cropland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
13 m
16 km
16 m
80 km
52 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwetland
March weather nearby: Kumagunnam 54 km · Nguru 63 km · Geidam 96 km · Maïné Soroa 113 km · Hadejia 118 km · Potiskum 129 km · Gouré 149 km · Daura 152 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 Gashua (12.874°, 11.0406°, elevation 339 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).