Gwarzo in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Gwarzo sees average daytime highs around 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 50 mm of rain over about 9 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 36°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Gwarzo's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Gwarzo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
36°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
50 mm
9 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
2.1
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Gwarzo in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 36°C.

A typical spring day in Gwarzo reaches about 36°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Gwarzo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Gwarzo weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 14°0011.47.7
Feb32° / 17°0011.65.5
Mar35° / 20°00.111.92.9
Apr38° / 24°51.312.31.5
May36° / 25°447.112.52.0
Jun33° / 24°7714.612.73.2
Jul30° / 22°15821.712.63.6
Aug29° / 22°23124.812.43.5
Sep31° / 22°12917.412.13.8
Oct33° / 21°274.911.74.2
Nov32° / 17°0011.55.2
Dec29° / 15°0011.37.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 46% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Gwarzo gets around 50 mm of rain over 9 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 7.0 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Gwarzo

In seasonPeak

In spring, Gwarzo overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Gwarzo sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is spring a good time to visit Gwarzo?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gwarzo.

What to pack for Gwarzo in Spring

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

In spring, Gwarzo sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

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UV index in Gwarzo in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gwarzo peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 17UV 13Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Gwarzo in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Gwarzo is worst in February — around 144 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 40 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 17144 µg/m³Jul 2340 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan138Unhealthy
Feb144Unhealthy
Mar141Unhealthy
Apr115Unhealthy
May75Unhealthy
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul40Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep64Unhealthy
Oct103Unhealthy
Nov118Unhealthy
Dec132Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Gwarzo?

Gwarzo sits at 11.9°N, 7.9°E, 581 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Malumfashi, 37 km away.

FuntuaRanoZariaWudilSobaGaya

Topography around Gwarzo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gwarzo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 578 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m.

The land around Gwarzo is covered by cropland (78%) within 3 km, cropland (87%) within 16 km, and cropland (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
327 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Malumfashi 37 km · Kano 64 km · Funtua 81 km · Rano 81 km · Zaria 92 km · Wudil 100 km · Soba 105 km · Gaya 116 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 Gwarzo (11.916°, 7.9337°, elevation 581 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.