Jalingo weather in March

In March, Jalingo sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 3 mm of rain across 0.5 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 39°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Jalingo's 5th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jalingo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
26°
10th coldest
Rainfall
3 mm
0.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:26 AM – 6:22 PM
Cloud cover
53%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
6.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.8
out of 10

Jalingo is city in Nigeria.

Density
617/km²
people per km²

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 39°C through the month.

A typical March day in Jalingo reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 37°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 2°C warmer than February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13824
23824
33824
43824
53825
63825
73925
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113925
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How March really feels in Jalingo

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.

Jalingo 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
Jan35° / 20°0011.53.5
Feb37° / 22°00.111.72.0
Mar39° / 26°30.511.90.8
Apr38° / 27°20412.21.1
May35° / 27°528.712.42.3
Jun33° / 25°538.612.53.5
Jul31° / 24°9916.112.53.8
Aug29° / 23°18321.612.33.7
Sep30° / 23°10316.512.13.8
Oct33° / 24°488.511.83.7
Nov35° / 22°30.711.62.8
Dec35° / 20°0011.53.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16436
26436
36337
46337
56139
66139
76139
85941
95941
105842
115644
125644
135446
145347
155347
165248
175248
185248
195149
205149
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225248
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245248
255347
265347
275347
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315347

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Jalingo gets around 3 mm of rain over 0.5 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 2% and peaks near 4% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
41
51
61
71
81
91
101
111
122
132
142
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162
173
183
193
203
213
223
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263
273
283
293
303
314

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 51% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 22% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
169912100
268912110
366913111
465913121
5631013131
6631013131
7611014141
8601014151
9601014151
10581014162
11571014172
12561015172
13541015183
14521016193
15511016194
16511016194
17491017204
18481117204
19471118205
20461118205
21451118205
22441219205
23431220205
24421220215
25411221225
26391221225
27381222235
28371122255
29351122266
30341122276
31331022287

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 9 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
199calm
209calm
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 6:33 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:21 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:336:22
211.86:336:22
311.86:326:22
411.86:326:22
511.86:326:22
611.96:316:22
711.96:316:23
811.96:306:23
911.96:306:23
1011.96:296:23
1111.96:296:23
1211.96:286:23
1311.96:286:22
1411.96:276:22
1511.96:276:22
1611.96:266:22
1711.96:266:22
1812.06:256:22
1912.06:246:22
2012.06:246:22
2112.06:236:22
2212.06:236:22
2312.06:226:22
2412.06:226:22
2512.06:216:22
2612.06:206:22
2712.06:206:22
2812.06:196:22
2912.06:196:22
3012.16:186:22
3112.16:186:21

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.81 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 6.81 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.81 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
26.8Intense
36.8Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
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246.8Intense
256.8Intense
266.8Intense
276.8Intense
286.8Intense
296.8Intense
306.8Intense
316.8Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Jalingo

In seasonPeak

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

Jalingo's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Jalingo sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Jalingo?

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

0.8
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jalingo.

What to pack for Jalingo in March

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

In March, Jalingo sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jalingo 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 Jalingo peaks around March 16 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highMar 16UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Jalingo 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 Jalingo is worst in February — around 91 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1390 µg/m³Jul 1918 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan85Unhealthy
Feb91Unhealthy
Mar81Unhealthy
Apr56Unhealthy
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep22Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov43Poor
Dec69Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Jalingo?

Jalingo sits at 8.9°N, 11.4°E, 208 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ganye, 92 km away.

GanyeNumanBiliriBeliJimetaYolaPindigaKumo

Topography around Jalingo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jalingo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 169 m around an average of 203 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 670 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,571 m.

The land around Jalingo is covered by artificial surfaces (61%) and cropland (24%) within 3 km, cropland (68%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) within 80 km.

3 km
169 m
16 km
670 m
80 km
1,571 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Ganye 92 km · Numan 97 km · Biliri 109 km · Beli 123 km · Jimeta 128 km · Yola 128 km · Pindiga 129 km · Kumo 129 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 Jalingo (8.8937°, 11.3596°, elevation 208 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).