Idanre weather in March

In March, Idanre sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 109 mm of rain across 22.5 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Idanre's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Idanre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
22.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:51 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
78%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Idanre 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 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Idanre reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than 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 Idanre

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.

Idanre 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
Jan32° / 22°226.311.64.2
Feb33° / 23°4411.511.83.2
Mar32° / 24°10922.5122.7
Apr31° / 24°16824.512.22.8
May30° / 23°22927.912.32.8
Jun29° / 23°26028.712.43.0
Jul28° / 22°25529.512.43.4
Aug27° / 22°23627.812.23.6
Sep28° / 22°27128.9123.2
Oct29° / 22°20828.111.83.0
Nov31° / 23°6716.211.73.9
Dec32° / 22°185.811.64.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 79%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23367
33268
43169
53070
62971
72872
82872
92575
102476
112476
122278
132080
141981
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201585
211684
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301684
311684

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Idanre gets around 109 mm of rain over 22.5 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 72% and peaks near 80% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
160
261
363
464
565
666
766
867
967
1068
1168
1269
1370
1471
1571
1672
1773
1874
1974
2075
2176
2277
2377
2478
2578
2679
2779
2879
2980
3079
3179

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 61% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112266623
211266624
311266624
411256625
501256626
601256527
701256527
801256428
901256329
1000246430
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1500136234
1600126334
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1900116236
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2400105841
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3000005644
3100005743

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
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187calm
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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 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 6:43 AM, and sunset from 6:48 PM to 6:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:576:48
211.96:576:48
311.96:566:48
411.96:566:48
511.96:566:48
611.96:556:48
711.96:556:48
811.96:546:48
911.96:546:48
1011.96:536:48
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1311.96:526:48
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1912.06:496:47
2012.06:496:47
2112.06:486:47
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2312.06:476:47
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2512.06:466:47
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2712.06:456:47
2812.06:456:46
2912.06:446:46
3012.06:436:46
3112.16:436:46

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.5 kWh/m² to a high of 5.37 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 4.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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144.9Bright
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314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Idanre

In seasonPeak

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

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

Idanre sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is March a good time to visit Idanre?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Idanre.

What to pack for Idanre in March

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

In March, Idanre sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Idanre 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 Idanre peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near February 8 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highMar 22UV 13Feb 8UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Idanre 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 Idanre is worst in January — around 159 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 31 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 22158 µg/m³Aug 1232 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan159Very unhealthy
Feb153Very unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul34Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct53Poor
Nov66Unhealthy
Dec123Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Idanre?

Idanre sits at 7.1°N, 5.1°E, 332 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Akure, 18 km away.

Topography around Idanre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Idanre has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 378 m around an average of 383 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 730 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 893 m.

The land around Idanre is covered by trees (66%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (89%) within 16 km, and trees (91%) within 80 km.

3 km
378 m
16 km
730 m
80 km
893 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Akure 18 km · Ondo 31 km · Igbara-Odo 44 km · Ikere-Ekiti 45 km · Ise-Ekiti 52 km · Emure-Ekiti 52 km · Owo 53 km · Ado-Ekiti 58 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 Idanre (7.1127°, 5.1159°, elevation 332 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).