Kaura Namoda weather in March

In March, Kaura Namoda sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Kaura Namoda's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaura Namoda's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
22°
6th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:46 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
40%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.7
out of 10

Kaura Namoda is LGA and town in Zamfara State, Nigeria.

Density
80/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

Highs climb over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 39°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kaura Namoda reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 34°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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

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.

Kaura Namoda 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
Jan31° / 16°0011.36.2
Feb34° / 19°0011.64.1
Mar37° / 22°00.111.91.7
Apr39° / 25°61.312.30.6
May37° / 26°367.212.61.5
Jun34° / 25°6011.612.72.9
Jul31° / 23°11217.112.73.7
Aug30° / 22°20922.312.43.6
Sep31° / 23°1081512.13.9
Oct34° / 22°245.511.73.6
Nov34° / 19°0011.44.1
Dec31° / 16°0011.35.9

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 32%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57426
67327
77327
87228
97228
107129
117030
127030
136832
146832
156634
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216436
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kaura Namoda gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 1% on the wettest days.

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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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197111
297111
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2789551
2888651
2987661
3085762
3184772

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
111calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:55 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:556:39
211.76:546:39
311.86:546:39
411.86:536:39
511.86:536:40
611.86:526:40
711.86:516:40
811.86:516:40
911.86:506:40
1011.86:506:40
1111.96:496:40
1211.96:486:40
1311.96:486:40
1411.96:476:41
1511.96:476:41
1611.96:466:41
1711.96:456:41
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1911.96:446:41
2012.06:436:41
2112.06:436:41
2212.06:426:41
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2512.06:406:41
2612.06:396:41
2712.06:396:41
2812.16:386:41
2912.16:376:41
3012.16:376:41
3112.16:366:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.83 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.05 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.8Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kaura Namoda

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kaura Namoda sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Kaura Namoda?

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

1.7
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kaura Namoda.

What to pack for Kaura Namoda in March

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

In March, Kaura Namoda sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kaura Namoda in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kaura Namoda peaks around August 16 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 5 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 16UV 13Dec 17UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar9Very high
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec4Moderate

Air quality in Kaura Namoda 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 Kaura Namoda is worst in February — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (August, 23 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 15110 µg/m³Aug 1223 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan103Unhealthy
Feb111Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr80Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul25Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct59Unhealthy
Nov80Unhealthy
Dec99Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kaura Namoda?

Kaura Namoda sits at 12.6°N, 6.6°E, 396 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Moriki, 33 km away.

MadarounfaMaradiKatsinaTibiriGuidan Roumdji

Topography around Kaura Namoda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaura Namoda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 46 m around an average of 387 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 151 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 461 m.

The land around Kaura Namoda is covered by cropland (69%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (81%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and grassland (28%) within 80 km.

3 km
46 m
16 km
151 m
80 km
461 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Moriki 33 km · Gusau 48 km · Talata Mafara 57 km · Madarounfa 101 km · Maradi 115 km · Katsina 119 km · Tibiri 119 km · Guidan Roumdji 119 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 Kaura Namoda (12.5937°, 6.5865°, elevation 396 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).