Jimeta weather in March

In March, Jimeta sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 1 mm of rain across 0.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% 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 Jimeta's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Jimeta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
1st warmest
Overnight low
25°
9th coldest
Rainfall
1 mm
0.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:22 AM – 6:18 PM
Cloud cover
51%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Jimeta is place in Adamawa State, Nigeria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical March day in Jimeta reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 14°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 3°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Jimeta

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
15 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.

Jimeta weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 18°0011.54.1
Feb36° / 21°0011.72.5
Mar39° / 25°10.211.90.7
Apr39° / 27°203.912.20.6
May36° / 26°6711.712.41.8
Jun34° / 25°6912.112.52.9
Jul32° / 24°10516.212.53.5
Aug30° / 23°16520.612.33.5
Sep31° / 23°10918.212.13.5
Oct34° / 24°518.911.83.2
Nov36° / 22°20.411.62.8
Dec34° / 19°0011.54.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 39% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16238
26238
36139
46139
56040
66040
76040
86040
95941
105941
115941
125941
135842
145743
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Jimeta gets around 1 mm of rain over 0.2 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 1% and peaks near 2% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 8% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1847810
2837820
3827920
4827920
5827920
6808930
77981030
87881040
97881040
107591150
117591150
127491160
1371101261
1470101271
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1668111281
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2065121391
2164131391
2264131391
2364131391
2464131391
25621413101
26621413101
27601414111
28591414121
29571415131
30561415141
31541416151

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
127calm
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 6:29 AM to 6:13 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:17 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:296:18
211.86:296:18
311.86:286:18
411.86:286:18
511.86:276:18
611.86:276:18
711.96:266:18
811.96:266:18
911.96:256:18
1011.96:256:18
1111.96:246:18
1211.96:246:18
1311.96:236:18
1411.96:236:18
1511.96:226:18
1611.96:226:18
1711.96:216:18
1812.06:216:18
1912.06:206:18
2012.06:196:18
2112.06:196:18
2212.06:186:18
2312.06:186:18
2412.06:176:18
2512.06:176:18
2612.06:166:17
2712.06:156:17
2812.06:156:17
2912.16:146:17
3012.16:146:17
3112.16:136:17

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.99 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.68 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 6.99 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
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86.9Intense
96.9Intense
107.0Intense
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317.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Jimeta

In seasonPeak

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

Jimeta's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Jimeta sees seasonal dust haze (February–May), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Jimeta?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jimeta.

What to pack for Jimeta in March

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

In March, Jimeta sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Jimeta in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jimeta peaks around September 10 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highExtremeVery highSep 10UV 12Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb12Extreme
Mar10Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Jimeta 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 Jimeta is worst in February — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

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

0306090JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 2183 µg/m³Jul 2019 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan74Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May30Moderate
Jun24Moderate
Jul18Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep23Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov41Poor
Dec72Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Jimeta?

Jimeta sits at 9.3°N, 12.5°E, 172 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Yola, 8.0 km away.

TchéboaGarouaGombiGanyePitoaJalingo

Topography around Jimeta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jimeta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,691 m.

The land around Jimeta is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
76 m
16 km
492 m
80 km
1,691 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Yola 8.0 km · Numan 51 km · Tchéboa 84 km · Garoua 103 km · Gombi 103 km · Ganye 104 km · Pitoa 115 km · Jalingo 128 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 Jimeta (9.2795°, 12.4582°, elevation 172 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).