Igboho weather in March

In March, Igboho sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 30 mm of rain across 6 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 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 Igboho's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igboho's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
11th coldest
Rainfall
30 mm
6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:56 AM – 6:53 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Igboho is town/place in Oyo State, Nigeria.

Founded
1550

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 35°C through the month.

A typical March day in Igboho reaches about 35°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 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 Igboho

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.

Igboho 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
Jan33° / 20°30.611.54.2
Feb35° / 22°61.611.73.1
Mar35° / 24°30611.92.4
Apr34° / 24°7613.112.22.6
May32° / 23°13420.612.42.9
Jun30° / 22°1502212.53.4
Jul29° / 22°1822512.53.6
Aug28° / 22°19724.712.33.8
Sep29° / 22°19324.312.13.3
Oct31° / 22°9916.911.83.6
Nov33° / 22°82.111.64.0
Dec33° / 20°10.311.54.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% 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 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25248
35248
45248
55248
65149
75050
85050
94852
104852
114654
124555
134456
144357
154159
164159
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184060
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204060
214159
224159
234258
244258
254258
264258
274258
284258
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Igboho gets around 30 mm of rain over 6 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 20% and peaks near 26% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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312
413
514
615
716
817
918
1019
1120
1221
1322
1422
1523
1624
1724
1824
1924
2024
2123
2223
2323
2423
2523
2623
2723
2824
2925
3025
3126

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 45% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1216134318
2195134419
3185124520
4174124522
5164124523
6154114624
7144114626
8134104627
9124104628
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148494435
157484436
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271254547
281254348
291244251
301244152
310134155

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
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219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:04 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:046:53
211.87:036:53
311.87:036:53
411.87:026:53
511.87:026:53
611.97:026:53
711.97:016:53
811.97:016:53
911.97:006:53
1011.97:006:53
1111.96:596:53
1211.96:596:53
1311.96:586:53
1411.96:586:53
1511.96:576:53
1611.96:566:53
1711.96:566:53
1812.06:556:53
1912.06:556:53
2012.06:546:53
2112.06:546:53
2212.06:536:53
2312.06:536:52
2412.06:526:52
2512.06:516:52
2612.06:516:52
2712.06:506:52
2812.06:506:52
2912.06:496:52
3012.16:496:52
3112.16:486:52

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 6.17 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.12 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
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
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286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Igboho

In seasonPeak

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

Igboho's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Igboho 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 Igboho?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Igboho.

What to pack for Igboho in March

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

In March, Igboho sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Igboho 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 Igboho peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Igboho 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 Igboho is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1094 µg/m³Jul 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr48Poor
May30Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Igboho?

Igboho sits at 8.8°N, 3.8°E, 405 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kisi, 29 km away.

OkutaKaiamaIlorinOgbomosoIseyin

Topography around Igboho

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igboho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 153 m around an average of 398 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 182 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 360 m.

The land around Igboho is covered by shrubs (26%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (42%), cropland (30%) and trees (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
153 m
16 km
182 m
80 km
360 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Kisi 29 km · Igbeti 42 km · Saki 44 km · Okuta 74 km · Kaiama 88 km · Ilorin 94 km · Ogbomoso 95 km · Iseyin 98 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 Igboho (8.8378°, 3.7563°, elevation 405 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).