Lere weather in March

In March, Lere sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.6 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 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 Lere's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Lere's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
20°
6th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:38 AM – 6:33 PM
Cloud cover
47%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Lere is town in Kaduna, 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 33°C in the first days to 35°C by the end.

A typical March day in Lere reaches about 34°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 36°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 Lere

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.

Lere 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
Jan29° / 14°0011.57.2
Feb32° / 16°10.211.75.4
Mar34° / 20°20.611.93.5
Apr35° / 22°285.912.22.9
May32° / 22°9816.512.53.3
Jun29° / 21°14822.612.63.7
Jul27° / 20°17825.812.53.9
Aug27° / 20°25727.412.33.8
Sep28° / 20°2032612.13.6
Oct30° / 19°7211.711.84.8
Nov31° / 16°00.111.56.1
Dec29° / 14°0011.47.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 43% 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 39%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16832
26832
36733
46733
56634
66634
76634
86436
96436
106436
116337
126238
136139
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Lere gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.6 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 2% and peaks near 6% 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 82% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
192431
292431
392431
490541
590541
690541
788651
888651
986761
1086761
1184871
1283872
1382972
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297311106
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
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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 6:45 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:33 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:456:32
211.86:456:33
311.86:446:33
411.86:446:33
511.86:446:33
611.86:436:33
711.86:426:33
811.96:426:33
911.96:416:33
1011.96:416:33
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1211.96:406:33
1311.96:396:33
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1511.96:386:33
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1711.96:376:33
1811.96:366:33
1912.06:366:33
2012.06:356:33
2112.06:356:33
2212.06:346:33
2312.06:336:33
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2512.06:326:33
2612.06:316:33
2712.06:316:33
2812.06:306:33
2912.16:306:33
3012.16:296:33
3112.16:286:33

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 — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in March 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
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
46.9Intense
56.9Intense
66.9Intense
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87.0Intense
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Lere

In seasonPeak

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

Lere's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Lere sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Lere?

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

3.5
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
7.1
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lere. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Lere in March

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

In March, Lere sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Lere 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 Lere peaks around August 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 20UV 12Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Lere 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 Lere is worst in February — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 15113 µg/m³Jul 2327 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan106Unhealthy
Feb115Unhealthy
Mar106Unhealthy
Apr78Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun37Poor
Jul27Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep43Poor
Oct69Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec97Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Lere?

Lere sits at 10.4°N, 8.6°E, 753 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Jos, 62 km away.

SobaKachiaKagoroKafanchan

Topography around Lere

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lere has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 753 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 187 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,192 m.

The land around Lere is covered by cropland (87%) within 3 km, cropland (85%) within 16 km, and cropland (55%) and shrubs (26%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
187 m
80 km
1,192 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Jos 62 km · Dutsen Wai 66 km · Anchau 67 km · Bukuru 73 km · Soba 87 km · Kachia 89 km · Kagoro 89 km · Kafanchan 95 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 Lere (10.3858°, 8.5729°, elevation 753 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).