Ikire weather in March

In March, Ikire sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 84 mm of rain across 19.8 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 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 Ikire's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ikire's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
19.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:54 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
75%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.08 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Ikire is town in Osun state..

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 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ikire reaches about 33°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 35°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 Ikire

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.

Ikire 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
Jan33° / 22°205.411.64.0
Feb34° / 24°35911.83.2
Mar33° / 24°8419.8122.8
Apr31° / 24°1432312.22.9
May30° / 23°20927.112.32.9
Jun29° / 23°23228.212.43.1
Jul28° / 22°23228.512.43.5
Aug27° / 22°2052712.23.7
Sep28° / 22°23928.3123.2
Oct29° / 23°18726.811.83.2
Nov31° / 23°5313.911.74.0
Dec32° / 22°154.711.64.5

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 76%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23565
33466
43466
53367
63268
73070
83070
92872
102872
112575
122575
132377
142377
152179
162179
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201981
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292179
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312179

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ikire gets around 84 mm of rain over 19.8 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 63% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
149
251
353
454
555
657
757
858
959
1060
1161
1262
1363
1464
1564
1665
1766
1866
1967
2067
2167
2268
2368
2469
2569
2669
2770
2870
2970
3070
3170

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 49% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
112245734
212245635
312235735
412235636
512235636
612235537
712235537
802235538
901235539
1001235440
1101135441
1201125442
1301125343
1401125244
1501125145
1600125146
1700125047
1800114948
1900114849
2000114751
2100114652
2200114454
2300114355
2400114157
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2700013960
2800003961
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3000003961
3100003961

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
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
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 7:01 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:50 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:016:52
211.97:016:52
311.97:006:52
411.97:006:52
511.96:596:52
611.96:596:52
711.96:596:52
811.96:586:52
911.96:586:52
1011.96:576:52
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1211.96:566:52
1311.96:566:52
1411.96:556:52
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1611.96:546:51
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1812.06:536:51
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2012.06:526:51
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2212.06:516:51
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2612.06:496:50
2712.06:496:50
2812.06:486:50
2912.06:486:50
3012.06:476:50
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 5.08 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.08 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
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35.2Bright
45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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95.2Bright
105.2Bright
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175.0Bright
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255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ikire

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ikire 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 Ikire?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ikire.

What to pack for Ikire in March

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

In March, Ikire sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ikire 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 Ikire peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 highMar 23UV 12Jan 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ikire 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 Ikire is worst in January — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (July, 45 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17168 µg/m³Jul 2345 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan170Very unhealthy
Feb158Very unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May58Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep58Unhealthy
Oct78Unhealthy
Nov100Unhealthy
Dec157Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ikire?

Ikire sits at 7.4°N, 4.2°E, 209 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Apomu, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Ikire

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ikire has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 206 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 204 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 650 m.

The land around Ikire is covered by artificial surfaces (48%) and trees (44%) within 3 km, trees (83%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
113 m
16 km
204 m
80 km
650 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Apomu 2.0 km · Modakeke 8.0 km · Lalupon 17 km · Gbongan 22 km · Olupona 26 km · Iwo 30 km · Ibadan 31 km · Ile-Ife 43 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 Ikire (7.3698°, 4.1863°, elevation 209 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).