Kabba weather in March

In March, Kabba sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 44 mm of rain across 8.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 Kabba's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kabba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
44 mm
8.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:47 AM – 6:44 PM
Cloud cover
67%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.9 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Kabba is place in Kogi State, Nigeria.

Density
151/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 34°C through the month.

A typical March day in Kabba reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43523
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How March really feels in Kabba

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.

Kabba weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 21°61.411.64.1
Feb35° / 22°14311.73.2
Mar34° / 23°448.511.92.8
Apr33° / 23°8613.612.23.1
May31° / 23°15020.312.43.2
Jun30° / 22°20624.412.43.3
Jul28° / 21°21126.712.43.6
Aug28° / 21°22624.812.34.0
Sep29° / 21°22825.7123.4
Oct30° / 22°14621.111.83.7
Nov32° / 22°214.411.64.5
Dec33° / 21°30.811.64.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% 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 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14951
24951
34852
44654
54654
64555
74456
84357
94159
104060
113961
123664
133664
143466
153367
163268
173169
183169
193169
203169
213169
223169
233169
243268
253367
263367
273466
283466
293565
303664
313664

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kabba gets around 44 mm of rain over 8.5 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 28% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
118
219
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421
522
622
723
824
925
1026
1126
1227
1328
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2130
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2632
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2833
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3035
3135

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 60% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1113103739
2102103741
39293742
49293744
59283745
68173647
78173648
87163650
97163551
106153454
116153355
125153257
135143258
144143160
154143061
163143062
173143062
182033065
192032966
202032867
212032867
221032769
231032670
241022671
251022473
261022374
271022374
281022275
291022176
300012079
310012079

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 10 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
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89calm
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109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
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159calm
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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 6:54 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:546:44
211.86:536:44
311.96:536:44
411.96:536:44
511.96:526:44
611.96:526:44
711.96:516:44
811.96:516:44
911.96:506:44
1011.96:506:44
1111.96:496:44
1211.96:496:44
1311.96:486:44
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1511.96:476:44
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1712.06:466:44
1812.06:466:44
1912.06:456:44
2012.06:456:43
2112.06:446:43
2212.06:446:43
2312.06:436:43
2412.06:436:43
2512.06:426:43
2612.06:426:43
2712.06:416:43
2812.06:416:43
2912.06:406:43
3012.06:396:42
3112.16:396:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 6.02 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.9 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Bright
36.0Bright
46.0Bright
56.0Bright
65.9Bright
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295.9Bright
305.9Bright
315.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kabba

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kabba sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is March a good time to visit Kabba?

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
5.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kabba.

What to pack for Kabba in March

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

In March, Kabba sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kabba in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kabba peaks around September 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near February 10 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 highSep 18UV 12Feb 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kabba 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 Kabba is worst in January — around 148 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 18146 µg/m³Jul 2133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan148Unhealthy
Feb136Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May40Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec128Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kabba?

Kabba sits at 7.8°N, 6.1°E, 436 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ogaminana, 30 km away.

Egbe

Topography around Kabba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kabba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 429 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 460 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 745 m.

The land around Kabba is covered by artificial surfaces (30%) and trees (29%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and shrubs (30%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
460 m
80 km
745 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Ogaminana 30 km · Okene 35 km · Ode 40 km · Ikare 49 km · Isanlu-Itedoijowa 56 km · Ajaokuta 70 km · Lokoja 73 km · Egbe 76 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 Kabba (7.8272°, 6.075°, elevation 436 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).