Nkwerre weather in March

In March, Nkwerre sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 123 mm of rain across 19.5 wet days and about 12 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 6% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Nkwerre's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nkwerre's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
123 mm
19.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:42 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
82%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
4.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

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 Nkwerre reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13424
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33424
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How March really feels in Nkwerre

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.

Nkwerre 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
Jan34° / 22°224.511.73.3
Feb35° / 23°499.111.82.7
Mar33° / 24°12319.5122.5
Apr32° / 23°20423.912.12.5
May31° / 23°25827.912.32.6
Jun29° / 23°28428.212.32.9
Jul28° / 22°27728.812.33.2
Aug28° / 22°26527.612.23.3
Sep29° / 22°30329.2122.9
Oct30° / 22°29329.811.92.7
Nov31° / 22°10516.911.73.5
Dec33° / 22°21511.74.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12377
22377
32278
42080
51981
61981
71981
81882
91783
101783
111585
121585
131585
141585
151585
161585
171387
181387
191387
201387
211387
221387
231288
241288
251288
261288
271288
281387
291387
301387
311387

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Nkwerre gets around 123 mm of rain over 19.5 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 63% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
151
253
354
456
557
658
759
860
961
1062
1162
1263
1364
1464
1564
1664
1764
1864
1965
2065
2165
2265
2365
2466
2566
2667
2768
2869
2969
3070
3171

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 75% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
121397213
221397213
321387214
411277415
511277415
611267416
711267317
811267218
911257318
1011257219
1101247419
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3100007327

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:48 AM to 6:35 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:38 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:486:41
211.96:486:41
311.96:486:41
411.96:476:41
511.96:476:41
611.96:476:41
711.96:466:41
811.96:466:41
911.96:456:41
1011.96:456:41
1111.96:456:41
1211.96:446:41
1311.96:446:40
1411.96:436:40
1512.06:436:40
1612.06:426:40
1712.06:426:40
1812.06:426:40
1912.06:416:40
2012.06:416:40
2112.06:406:39
2212.06:406:39
2312.06:396:39
2412.06:396:39
2512.06:386:39
2612.06:386:39
2712.06:376:38
2812.06:376:38
2912.06:366:38
3012.06:366:38
3112.06:356:38

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.61 kWh/m² to a high of 5.4 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 4.95 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.1Bright
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35.1Bright
45.1Bright
55.1Bright
65.1Bright
75.0Bright
85.0Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
125.0Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
184.9Bright
194.9Bright
204.9Bright
214.9Bright
224.9Bright
234.9Bright
244.9Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Nkwerre

In seasonPeak

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

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

Nkwerre sees seasonal dust haze (December–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 Nkwerre?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nkwerre.

What to pack for Nkwerre in March

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

In March, Nkwerre sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nkwerre 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 Nkwerre peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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 highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 12Jan 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nkwerre 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 Nkwerre is worst in January — around 201 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.5× the cleanest month (August, 58 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 11201 µg/m³Aug 1058 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan201Very unhealthy
Feb171Very unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr98Unhealthy
May83Unhealthy
Jun73Unhealthy
Jul59Unhealthy
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct92Unhealthy
Nov108Unhealthy
Dec197Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nkwerre?

Nkwerre sits at 5.8°N, 7.1°E, 179 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Uga, 20 km away.

Topography around Nkwerre

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nkwerre has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 509 m.

The land around Nkwerre is covered by trees (76%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
162 m
16 km
283 m
80 km
509 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Uga 20 km · Okigwe 28 km · Ihiala 29 km · Igbo-Ukwu 30 km · Owerri 32 km · Oguta 33 km · Ozubulu 35 km · Nnewi 36 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 Nkwerre (5.7592°, 7.1038°, elevation 179 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).