Kukawa weather in March

In March, Kukawa sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 Kukawa's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kukawa's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
4th warmest
Overnight low
22°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:18 AM – 6:13 PM
Cloud cover
37%
6th clearest
Wind
14 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
7.17 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.1
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical March day in Kukawa reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 42°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 3°C cooler than April.

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How March really feels in Kukawa

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
9 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.

Kukawa weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 4th-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 15°0011.35.6
Feb35° / 18°0011.63.6
Mar38° / 22°0011.91.1
Apr41° / 26°10.412.30.0
May41° / 27°102.612.60.0
Jun38° / 27°185.512.70.9
Jul35° / 25°5812.112.72.6
Aug32° / 24°1331612.43.3
Sep35° / 24°508.612.12.7
Oct38° / 24°82.211.71.6
Nov36° / 20°0011.42.7
Dec32° / 16°0011.35.1

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% 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 27%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17723
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67624
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137228
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317426

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Kukawa gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 0% 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 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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Wind in March

Winds average 14 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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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 6:27 AM to 6:08 AM, and sunset from 6:11 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:276:11
211.76:276:11
311.86:266:11
411.86:256:11
511.86:256:12
611.86:246:12
711.86:246:12
811.86:236:12
911.86:236:12
1011.86:226:12
1111.86:216:12
1211.96:216:12
1311.96:206:12
1411.96:196:13
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1611.96:186:13
1711.96:176:13
1811.96:176:13
1911.96:166:13
2012.06:156:13
2112.06:156:13
2212.06:146:13
2312.06:136:13
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2512.06:126:13
2612.06:116:13
2712.06:116:13
2812.16:106:13
2912.16:096:13
3012.16:096:14
3112.16:086:14

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.17 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.69 kWh/m² to a high of 7.36 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.17 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
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57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Kukawa

In seasonPeak

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

Kukawa sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Kukawa?

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

1.1
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
4.4
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kukawa.

What to pack for Kukawa in March

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

In March, Kukawa sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kukawa 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 Kukawa peaks around August 18 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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 highAug 18UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kukawa 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 Kukawa is worst in February — around 113 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModerateUnhealthyFeb 13112 µg/m³Aug 1726 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan107Unhealthy
Feb113Unhealthy
Mar104Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun45Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep30Moderate
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec101Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kukawa?

Kukawa sits at 12.9°N, 13.6°E, 291 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Monguno, 29 km away.

GamboruDikwaBlangwaDiffaMagumeriMaiduguri

Topography around Kukawa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kukawa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 6 m around an average of 287 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 17 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 35 m.

The land around Kukawa is covered by grassland (95%) within 3 km, grassland (97%) within 16 km, and grassland (68%) and wetland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
6 m
16 km
17 m
80 km
35 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
March weather nearby: Monguno 29 km · Marte 68 km · Gamboru 93 km · Dikwa 106 km · Blangwa 108 km · Diffa 112 km · Magumeri 121 km · Maiduguri 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 Kukawa (12.9247°, 13.5662°, elevation 291 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).