Igbeti weather in March

In March, Igbeti sees average daytime highs of 36°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 24 mm of rain across 4.9 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Igbeti's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igbeti's year-round climate.

Daytime high
36°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
24 mm
4.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:55 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
60%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.21 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Igbeti is town in northern Oyo 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

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 36°C through the month.

A typical March day in Igbeti reaches about 36°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 38°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 Igbeti

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
10 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.

Igbeti weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°30.511.53.8
Feb36° / 23°51.111.72.6
Mar36° / 24°244.911.92.0
Apr35° / 24°5911.612.22.3
May33° / 24°11318.312.42.8
Jun31° / 23°14521.112.53.3
Jul29° / 22°17324.312.53.5
Aug28° / 22°19723.812.33.7
Sep30° / 22°18523.612.13.3
Oct32° / 22°8214.711.83.7
Nov34° / 22°4111.63.8
Dec34° / 20°10.211.54.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35347
45347
55347
65347
75248
85149
95050
105050
114852
124753
134654
144555
154357
164357
174258
184258
194159
204258
214258
224258
234357
244258
254357
264357
274357
284357
294456
304456
314555

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Igbeti gets around 24 mm of rain over 4.9 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 17% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
19
29
310
411
511
612
713
813
914
1015
1116
1216
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 46% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 77% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1238144214
2218144315
3207144316
4187134417
5177134518
6167134520
7156124521
8146124622
9136114624
10136114625
11125114626
12115104628
13105104629
14105104630
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272354842
282254743
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301244647
311234549

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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209calm
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229calm
239calm
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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 7:02 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:51 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:026:51
211.87:026:51
311.87:016:51
411.87:016:51
511.97:006:51
611.97:006:51
711.96:596:51
811.96:596:51
911.96:596:51
1011.96:586:51
1111.96:586:51
1211.96:576:51
1311.96:576:51
1411.96:566:51
1511.96:556:51
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1711.96:546:51
1812.06:546:51
1912.06:536:51
2012.06:536:51
2112.06:526:51
2212.06:526:51
2312.06:516:51
2412.06:516:51
2512.06:506:51
2612.06:496:51
2712.06:496:51
2812.06:486:51
2912.06:486:51
3012.16:476:50
3112.16:476:50

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.21 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.99 kWh/m² to a high of 6.21 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.21 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.2Intense
46.2Intense
56.2Intense
66.2Intense
76.2Intense
86.2Intense
96.2Intense
106.2Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
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146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.2Intense
186.2Intense
196.2Intense
206.2Intense
216.2Intense
226.2Intense
236.2Intense
246.2Intense
256.2Intense
266.2Intense
276.2Intense
286.2Intense
296.2Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Igbeti

In seasonPeak

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

Igbeti's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Igbeti sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

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

Is March a good time to visit Igbeti?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Igbeti.

What to pack for Igbeti in March

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

In March, Igbeti sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 5 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Igbeti 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 Igbeti peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Dec 18UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Igbeti 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 Igbeti is worst in February — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 8106 µg/m³Jul 2025 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan105Unhealthy
Feb107Unhealthy
Mar68Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May35Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul25Moderate
Aug26Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct49Poor
Nov58Unhealthy
Dec84Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Igbeti?

Igbeti sits at 8.7°N, 4.1°E, 371 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Igboho, 42 km away.

Bode SaaduSakiJebbaOffa

Topography around Igbeti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igbeti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 198 m around an average of 390 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 472 m.

The land around Igbeti is covered by shrubs (28%) and trees (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%), trees (21%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%), cropland (28%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
198 m
16 km
257 m
80 km
472 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Igboho 42 km · Kisi 48 km · Ilorin 53 km · Ogbomoso 69 km · Bode Saadu 75 km · Saki 82 km · Jebba 87 km · Offa 93 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 Igbeti (8.7492°, 4.1311°, elevation 371 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).