Kiyawa weather in March

In March, Kiyawa sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% 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 Kiyawa's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kiyawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
20°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:34 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.0
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kiyawa reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 17°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)
13518
23518
33618
43619
53619
63619
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313822

How March really feels in Kiyawa

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.

Kiyawa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 13°0011.46.8
Feb33° / 16°0011.64.6
Mar37° / 20°00.111.92.0
Apr39° / 24°3112.30.6
May38° / 26°265.312.51.1
Jun35° / 25°611112.72.5
Jul32° / 23°15420.912.63.1
Aug30° / 23°22823.412.43.2
Sep32° / 23°10614.712.13.5
Oct34° / 22°183.811.73.3
Nov34° / 17°0011.54.2
Dec30° / 14°0011.36.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 53% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17426
27426
37426
47426
57327
67327
77327
87327
97129
107129
117129
127030
136931
146931
156832
166733
176733
186733
196535
206535
216535
226535
236535
246634
256634
266634
276634
286634
296634
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kiyawa 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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Rain chance (%)
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
110
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130
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151
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171
181
191
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261
271
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301
311

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 94% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
199100
298110
398110
497210
597210
697210
797210
897210
997210
1096310
1195320
1295320
1395320
1495320
1595320
1694330
1794330
1894330
1994330
2094330
2194330
2294330
2393430
2493430
2593430
2692431
2791531
2890541
2989641
3089641
3187751

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 6:42 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:27 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:426:27
211.86:426:28
311.86:416:28
411.86:416:28
511.86:406:28
611.86:406:28
711.86:396:28
811.86:386:28
911.86:386:28
1011.96:376:28
1111.96:376:29
1211.96:366:29
1311.96:366:29
1411.96:356:29
1511.96:346:29
1611.96:346:29
1711.96:336:29
1811.96:326:29
1912.06:326:29
2012.06:316:29
2112.06:306:29
2212.06:306:29
2312.06:296:29
2412.06:296:29
2512.06:286:29
2612.06:276:29
2712.06:276:29
2812.16:266:29
2912.16:256:29
3012.16:256:29
3112.16:246:29

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.32 kWh/m² to a high of 7.21 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
117.1Intense
127.1Intense
137.1Intense
147.1Intense
157.2Intense
167.2Intense
177.2Intense
187.2Intense
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207.2Intense
217.3Intense
227.3Intense
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267.3Intense
277.3Intense
287.3Intense
297.3Intense
307.3Intense
317.3Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kiyawa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kiyawa sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Kiyawa?

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

2.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kiyawa.

What to pack for Kiyawa in March

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

In March, Kiyawa sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kiyawa 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 Kiyawa peaks around August 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 19UV 12Dec 16UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kiyawa 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 Kiyawa is worst in February — around 121 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.1× the cleanest month (August, 38 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 17120 µg/m³Aug 1039 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan114Unhealthy
Feb121Unhealthy
Mar117Unhealthy
Apr101Unhealthy
May72Unhealthy
Jun58Unhealthy
Jul39Poor
Aug38Poor
Sep51Poor
Oct77Unhealthy
Nov82Unhealthy
Dec106Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kiyawa?

Kiyawa sits at 11.8°N, 9.6°E, 395 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Chakwama, 26 km away.

WudilHadejia

Topography around Kiyawa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kiyawa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 389 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 49 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 392 m.

The land around Kiyawa is covered by cropland (87%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
49 m
80 km
392 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
March weather nearby: Chakwama 26 km · Dutse 29 km · Birnin Kudu 40 km · Gwaram 64 km · Azare 65 km · Gaya 66 km · Wudil 83 km · Hadejia 88 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 Kiyawa (11.7844°, 9.6069°, elevation 395 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).