Igangan weather in March

In March, Igangan sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 44 mm of rain across 10.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Igangan's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igangan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
10.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:58 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical March day in Igangan reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with 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 Igangan

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
31 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.

Igangan 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
Jan34° / 22°7211.63.7
Feb35° / 24°173.811.72.8
Mar35° / 25°4410.411.92.5
Apr34° / 24°7714.812.22.7
May32° / 24°12220.112.32.9
Jun30° / 23°15823.812.43.1
Jul29° / 23°16824.412.43.5
Aug29° / 22°16122.812.33.8
Sep30° / 23°16023.2123.4
Oct31° / 23°9316.911.83.6
Nov33° / 23°15411.63.9
Dec34° / 22°61.511.64.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 64%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44654
54654
64456
74456
84357
94258
104159
113961
123862
133664
143565
153367
163268
173268
183169
193169
203070
213070
223070
233070
243070
253070
263070
273070
283070
293070
303169
313169

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Igangan gets around 44 mm of rain over 10.4 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 34% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
125
226
327
428
529
630
731
832
933
1034
1134
1235
1336
1436
1537
1637
1737
1837
1937
2036
2136
2236
2335
2435
2535
2635
2735
2836
2936
3036
3137

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 83% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
152211755
251210775
341110795
44119796
54119796
64118806
74118797
84118797
93117817
103117817
113116818
123016828
132016838
142015848
152015848
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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 8 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
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 18 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 7:05 AM to 6:51 AM, and sunset from 6:56 PM to 6:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:056:56
211.87:056:56
311.97:046:56
411.97:046:56
511.97:046:56
611.97:036:56
711.97:036:56
811.97:026:56
911.97:026:56
1011.97:016:56
1111.97:016:56
1211.97:006:56
1311.97:006:56
1411.96:596:55
1511.96:596:55
1611.96:586:55
1712.06:586:55
1812.06:576:55
1912.06:576:55
2012.06:566:55
2112.06:566:55
2212.06:556:55
2312.06:556:55
2412.06:546:55
2512.06:546:55
2612.06:536:54
2712.06:536:54
2812.06:526:54
2912.06:526:54
3012.06:516:54
3112.16:516:54

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.69 kWh/m² to a high of 5.76 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.7Bright
25.7Bright
35.7Bright
45.7Bright
55.7Bright
65.6Bright
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95.6Bright
105.6Bright
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155.5Bright
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275.5Bright
285.5Bright
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305.5Bright
315.5Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Igangan

In seasonPeak

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

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

Igangan 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 Igangan?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Igangan.

What to pack for Igangan in March

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

In March, Igangan sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Igangan 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 Igangan peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Dec 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Igangan 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 Igangan is worst in January — around 119 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 17117 µg/m³Aug 1029 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan119Unhealthy
Feb107Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May38Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov60Unhealthy
Dec104Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Igangan?

Igangan sits at 7.7°N, 3.2°E, 166 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Igbo-Ora, 30 km away.

FiditiOyo

Topography around Igangan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igangan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 149 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 263 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 516 m.

The land around Igangan is covered by cropland (39%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, shrubs (33%), trees (30%) and cropland (26%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
82 m
16 km
263 m
80 km
516 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Igbo-Ora 30 km · Eruwa 31 km · Orita-Eruwa 32 km · Iseyin 56 km · Abeokuta 61 km · Kétou 73 km · Fiditi 81 km · Oyo 85 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 Igangan (7.6807°, 3.1841°, elevation 166 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).