Modakeke weather in March

In March, Modakeke sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 62 mm of rain across 15.1 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 Modakeke's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Modakeke's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
62 mm
15.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:54 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
74%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.9
out of 10

Modakeke is Town in Osun State, South West Nigeria.

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 33°C through the month.

A typical March day in Modakeke reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13424
23424
33424
43424
53424
63424
73424
83424
93424
103324
113324
123324
133324
143324
153324
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How March really feels in Modakeke

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.

Modakeke 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
Jan33° / 22°133.411.63.9
Feb34° / 24°246.211.83.1
Mar33° / 24°6215.111.92.9
Apr32° / 24°9818.712.23.1
May30° / 23°15323.612.33.2
Jun29° / 23°18827.112.43.2
Jul28° / 22°19427.212.43.6
Aug28° / 22°18125.712.23.8
Sep28° / 22°19926.8123.3
Oct30° / 23°14324.211.83.4
Nov31° / 23°318.411.74.4
Dec33° / 22°82.411.64.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 10% 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 72%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23763
33862
43763
53763
63565
73565
83565
93367
103367
113070
122971
132872
142674
152575
162575
172377
182377
192377
202377
212377
222377
232377
242377
252377
262377
272377
282377
292476
302476
312476

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Modakeke gets around 62 mm of rain over 15.1 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 49% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
136
237
338
440
541
642
743
844
945
1045
1146
1247
1348
1449
1550
1650
1751
1852
1952
2052
2153
2253
2353
2454
2554
2655
2755
2856
2956
3056
3157

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 73% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
132197312
232187313
332187313
432177314
532177215
622177216
722167316
822167217
922167217
1022157218
1111157418
1211157418
1311147419
1411147419
1511147419
1611037619
1711037619
1811037520
1911037520
2001027720
2100027721
2200027721
2300027622
2400027523
2500017524
2600017425
2700017326
2800017227
2900017227
3000017128
3100017128

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 7:01 AM to 6:46 AM, and sunset from 6:52 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:016:52
211.97:006:52
311.97:006:52
411.97:006:52
511.96:596:52
611.96:596:52
711.96:586:52
811.96:586:52
911.96:576:52
1011.96:576:51
1111.96:576:51
1211.96:566:51
1311.96:566:51
1411.96:556:51
1511.96:556:51
1611.96:546:51
1712.06:546:51
1812.06:536:51
1912.06:536:51
2012.06:526:51
2112.06:526:51
2212.06:516:51
2312.06:516:50
2412.06:506:50
2512.06:496:50
2612.06:496:50
2712.06:486:50
2812.06:486:50
2912.06:476:50
3012.06:476:50
3112.16:466:50

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.63 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.23 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Modakeke

In seasonPeak

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

Modakeke's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Modakeke?

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

2.9
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Modakeke.

What to pack for Modakeke in March

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

In March, Modakeke sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Modakeke 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 Modakeke peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 12Jan 11UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Modakeke 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 Modakeke is worst in January — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (July, 45 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17168 µg/m³Jul 2345 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan170Very unhealthy
Feb158Very unhealthy
Mar86Unhealthy
Apr72Unhealthy
May58Unhealthy
Jun52Poor
Jul45Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep58Unhealthy
Oct78Unhealthy
Nov100Unhealthy
Dec157Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Modakeke?

Modakeke sits at 7.4°N, 4.3°E, 238 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ikire, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Modakeke

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Modakeke has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 234 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 170 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 746 m.

The land around Modakeke is covered by trees (98%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
66 m
16 km
170 m
80 km
746 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Ikire 8.0 km · Apomu 9.0 km · Gbongan 15 km · Lalupon 23 km · Olupona 25 km · Iwo 29 km · Ile-Ife 35 km · Ibadan 39 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 Modakeke (7.383°, 4.2603°, elevation 238 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).