Igbo-Ora weather in March

In March, Igbo-Ora sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 50 mm of rain across 11.9 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 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% 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 Igbo-Ora's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igbo-Ora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
11.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:58 AM – 6:55 PM
Cloud cover
70%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Igbo-Ora is City and headquarters of Ibarapa Central, Oyo State, south-western 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 34°C through the month.

A typical March day in Igbo-Ora reaches about 34°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 32°C and 36°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)
13525
23525
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43525
53525
63525
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How March really feels in Igbo-Ora

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.

Igbo-Ora 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°92.911.63.8
Feb35° / 24°215.211.82.9
Mar34° / 25°5011.911.92.6
Apr33° / 25°8415.812.22.8
May32° / 24°14022.412.32.8
Jun30° / 23°17324.812.43.1
Jul29° / 23°16924.912.43.5
Aug29° / 23°15522.612.23.8
Sep29° / 23°16124.3123.3
Oct31° / 23°11119.811.83.4
Nov33° / 23°22611.73.9
Dec33° / 23°72.111.64.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34654
44456
54456
64456
74357
84159
94060
103961
113763
123664
133367
143367
153169
163169
172971
182971
192872
202872
212872
222872
232872
242872
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272971
282971
292971
302971
312971

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Igbo-Ora gets around 50 mm of rain over 11.9 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 39% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
231
332
433
534
635
736
837
937
1038
1139
1240
1340
1441
1541
1642
1742
1842
1941
2041
2141
2241
2340
2440
2540
2640
2741
2841
2941
3042
3142

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
122267513
222267414
322257415
422257415
512257416
611257417
711257417
811257318
911257318
1011247418
1111247319
1211247319
1311147419
1410147420
1510137520
1610137520
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1810037620
1900037621
2000027721
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2400027325
2500027226
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2700017128
2800017029
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3000016930
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Wind in March

Winds average 8 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
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
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 6:50 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:056:55
211.97:046:55
311.97:046:56
411.97:046:56
511.97:036:56
611.97:036:55
711.97:026:55
811.97:026:55
911.97:016:55
1011.97:016:55
1111.97:006:55
1211.97:006:55
1311.97:006:55
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
2112.06:556:55
2212.06:556:54
2312.06:546:54
2412.06:546:54
2512.06:536:54
2612.06:536:54
2712.06:526:54
2812.06:526:54
2912.06:516:54
3012.06:516:54
3112.16:506:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.5Bright
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45.5Bright
55.5Bright
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95.5Bright
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115.5Bright
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135.4Bright
145.4Bright
155.4Bright
165.4Bright
175.4Bright
185.4Bright
195.4Bright
205.4Bright
215.4Bright
225.4Bright
235.4Bright
245.4Bright
255.4Bright
265.3Bright
275.3Bright
285.3Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Igbo-Ora

In seasonPeak

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

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

Igbo-Ora 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 Igbo-Ora?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Igbo-Ora.

What to pack for Igbo-Ora in March

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

In March, Igbo-Ora sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Igbo-Ora 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 Igbo-Ora 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 Igbo-Ora 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 Igbo-Ora 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 Igbo-Ora?

Igbo-Ora sits at 7.4°N, 3.3°E, 170 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Eruwa, 19 km away.

Topography around Igbo-Ora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igbo-Ora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m.

The land around Igbo-Ora is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), trees (20%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (31%), shrubs (29%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
305 m
80 km
497 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Eruwa 19 km · Orita-Eruwa 22 km · Igangan 30 km · Abeokuta 32 km · Ilaro 68 km · Ibadan 68 km · Iseyin 69 km · Ifo 70 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 Igbo-Ora (7.4338°, 3.2879°, elevation 170 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).