Itu weather in March

In March, Itu sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 128 mm of rain across 23.2 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-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 4% of the time in March, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Itu's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
128 mm
23.2 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:39 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
83%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

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 Itu reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°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 Itu

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.

Itu weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°236.311.73.5
Feb34° / 24°4510.611.82.7
Mar33° / 24°12823.2122.4
Apr32° / 24°21526.512.12.4
May31° / 24°26628.712.22.5
Jun29° / 23°31829.112.32.8
Jul28° / 23°32229.112.33.1
Aug28° / 23°30128.812.23.1
Sep29° / 23°34029.3122.8
Oct30° / 23°32430.211.92.6
Nov31° / 23°13321.711.83.1
Dec32° / 23°277.211.74.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 4% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32377
42377
52278
62179
72179
82179
91981
101882
111783
121684
131684
141585
151486
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201288
211189
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231090
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301090
311090

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Itu gets around 128 mm of rain over 23.2 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 74% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
159
261
362
464
565
667
768
869
970
1072
1173
1274
1375
1476
1577
1677
1778
1878
1978
2078
2179
2279
2379
2479
2579
2680
2780
2880
2981
3081
3182

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the miserable band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
145244
245145
344947
434848
534849
634750
724652
824553
924454
1024355
1124256
1214158
1314158
1414059
1513960
1613960
1713861
1813861
1903763
2003664
2103565
2203466
2303466
2403367
2503367
2603268
2703268
2803268
2903268
3003268
3103268

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
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246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:38 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:456:38
211.96:446:38
311.96:446:38
411.96:446:38
511.96:436:38
611.96:436:38
711.96:426:38
811.96:426:38
911.96:426:38
1011.96:416:37
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1211.96:406:37
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1412.06:406:37
1512.06:396:37
1612.06:396:37
1712.06:386:37
1812.06:386:36
1912.06:376:36
2012.06:376:36
2112.06:376:36
2212.06:366:36
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2412.06:356:35
2512.06:356:35
2612.06:346:35
2712.06:346:35
2812.06:336:35
2912.06:336:35
3012.06:326:34
3112.06:326:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 4.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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85.0Bright
94.9Bright
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274.7Bright
284.7Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Itu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Itu sees seasonal dust haze (December–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 Itu?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.2
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Itu.

What to pack for Itu in March

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

In March, Itu sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Itu 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 Itu peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Jan 1UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Itu 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 Itu is worst in February — around 145 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 11142 µg/m³Aug 1345 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan128Unhealthy
Feb145Unhealthy
Mar83Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May58Unhealthy
Jun51Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct60Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec113Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Itu?

Itu sits at 5.2°N, 8.0°E, 32 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Uyo, 18 km away.

Topography around Itu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,019 m.

The land around Itu is covered by trees (76%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
1,019 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
March weather nearby: Uyo 18 km · Ikot Ekpene 30 km · Calabar 47 km · Ohafia-Ifigh 50 km · Esuk Oron 53 km · Bende 56 km · Eket 63 km · Umuahia 65 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 Itu (5.2013°, 7.9837°, elevation 32 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).