Gusau weather in March

In March, Gusau sees average daytime highs of 37°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 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% 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 Gusau's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Gusau's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:46 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.8
out of 10

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 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in Gusau reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°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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23621
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43621
53621
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313923

How March really feels in Gusau

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.

Gusau 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
Jan30° / 16°0011.46.3
Feb34° / 19°0011.64.2
Mar37° / 22°00.111.91.8
Apr39° / 25°71.812.30.8
May37° / 26°407.212.61.6
Jun34° / 24°6711.312.73.1
Jul31° / 23°1161812.63.7
Aug29° / 22°20222.812.43.6
Sep31° / 22°11415.812.13.9
Oct33° / 21°305.411.73.8
Nov33° / 18°0011.44.2
Dec31° / 16°0011.36.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17327
27327
37327
47327
57327
67228
77129
87129
97129
107129
116931
126931
136832
146832
156634
166634
176535
186535
196535
206535
216535
226535
236535
246535
256535
266634
276634
286634
296634
306634
316634

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Gusau 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 1% and peaks near 2% 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 92% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197120
296220
396220
496220
596220
695221
794321
894321
994321
1094321
1192431
1292431
1392431
1492431
1591441
1691441
1791441
1891441
1991441
2091441
2191441
2291441
2391441
2491441
2589551
2689551
2789551
2887661
2987661
3084772
3184772

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1111calm
1211calm
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3110calm

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 6:54 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:41 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:546:39
211.86:546:39
311.86:536:39
411.86:536:39
511.86:526:40
611.86:526:40
711.86:516:40
811.86:506:40
911.86:506:40
1011.86:496:40
1111.96:496:40
1211.96:486:40
1311.96:476:40
1411.96:476:40
1511.96:466:40
1611.96:466:40
1711.96:456:41
1811.96:446:41
1912.06:446:41
2012.06:436:41
2112.06:426:41
2212.06:426:41
2312.06:416:41
2412.06:406:41
2512.06:406:41
2612.06:396:41
2712.06:386:41
2812.16:386:41
2912.16:376:41
3012.16:366:41
3112.16:366:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.74 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.08 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
76.9Intense
86.9Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
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137.0Intense
147.0Intense
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167.0Intense
177.1Intense
187.1Intense
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267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Gusau

In seasonPeak

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

Gusau's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Gusau sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Gusau?

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

1.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gusau.

What to pack for Gusau in March

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

In March, Gusau sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Gusau in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gusau peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 16UV 13Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr10Very high
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Gusau 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 Gusau is worst in February — around 118 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14117 µg/m³Aug 925 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan110Unhealthy
Feb118Unhealthy
Mar108Unhealthy
Apr80Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul25Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep37Poor
Oct64Unhealthy
Nov87Unhealthy
Dec108Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gusau?

Gusau sits at 12.2°N, 6.7°E, 451 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kaura Namoda, 48 km away.

Talata MafaraMorikiFuntuaMalumfashiSofo-Birnin-GwariKatsinaMadarounfa

Topography around Gusau

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gusau has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 55 m around an average of 444 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 538 m.

The land around Gusau is covered by artificial surfaces (58%) and cropland (27%) within 3 km, cropland (80%) within 16 km, and cropland (60%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
55 m
16 km
348 m
80 km
538 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Kaura Namoda 48 km · Talata Mafara 79 km · Moriki 81 km · Funtua 101 km · Malumfashi 112 km · Sofo-Birnin-Gwari 129 km · Katsina 137 km · Madarounfa 137 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 Gusau (12.1702°, 6.6641°, elevation 451 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).