Ogaminana weather in March

In March, Ogaminana sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 34 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 Ogaminana's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ogaminana's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
34 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:46 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
68%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.77 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Ogaminana is town in Kogi State, 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 35°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ogaminana reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Ogaminana

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.

Ogaminana 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
Jan34° / 22°51.311.63.8
Feb35° / 23°122.811.82.9
Mar35° / 24°347.711.92.6
Apr33° / 24°7612.812.22.9
May32° / 24°13519.612.33.1
Jun30° / 23°18023.612.43.3
Jul29° / 22°18526.412.43.4
Aug28° / 22°19924.512.23.7
Sep29° / 22°19624.5123.4
Oct30° / 23°1241911.83.8
Nov32° / 23°204.111.74.4
Dec33° / 22°30.711.64.3

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% 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 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14654
24555
34555
44357
54258
64258
74159
83961
93862
103763
113466
123367
133367
143169
153070
162971
172971
182872
192872
202971
212971
222971
233070
243070
253070
263169
273268
283268
293268
303268
313169

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ogaminana gets around 34 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 31% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
117
218
318
419
520
620
721
821
922
1023
1123
1224
1325
1425
1526
1626
1727
1827
1927
2028
2128
2228
2328
2428
2529
2629
2729
2830
2930
3031
3131

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 72% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 93% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
184727540
284627550
373626580
473526590
573525600
662425630
762424640
862424640
952324660
1052323670
1142323680
1241322700
1341222701
1431222711
1531222711
1621222721
1721222721
1820221741
1920121751
2010121761
2110120771
2210119781
2310118782
2410117792
2510116802
2610115812
2710114822
2810113832
2910113832
3000112852
3100111862

Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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 6:53 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:42 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:536:44
211.86:536:44
311.96:526:44
411.96:526:44
511.96:516:44
611.96:516:44
711.96:516:44
811.96:506:44
911.96:506:44
1011.96:496:44
1111.96:496:44
1211.96:486:43
1311.96:486:43
1411.96:476:43
1511.96:476:43
1611.96:466:43
1712.06:466:43
1812.06:456:43
1912.06:456:43
2012.06:446:43
2112.06:446:43
2212.06:436:43
2312.06:436:43
2412.06:426:43
2512.06:426:42
2612.06:416:42
2712.06:416:42
2812.06:406:42
2912.06:406:42
3012.06:396:42
3112.16:386:42

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.77 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.96 kWh/m² to a high of 5.94 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.77 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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265.7Bright
275.7Bright
285.7Bright
295.7Bright
305.7Bright
315.7Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ogaminana

In seasonPeak

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

Ogaminana's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Ogaminana?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ogaminana.

What to pack for Ogaminana in March

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

In March, Ogaminana sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Ogaminana 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 Ogaminana peaks around September 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highSep 19UV 12Dec 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ogaminana 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 Ogaminana is worst in January — around 148 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 32 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 18146 µg/m³Jul 2133 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan148Unhealthy
Feb136Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May40Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul32Moderate
Aug34Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct58Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec128Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ogaminana?

Ogaminana sits at 7.6°N, 6.2°E, 247 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Okene, 5.0 km away.

Idah

Topography around Ogaminana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ogaminana has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 286 m around an average of 275 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 521 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 756 m.

The land around Ogaminana is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and trees (30%) within 3 km, trees (43%) and shrubs (36%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
286 m
16 km
521 m
80 km
756 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Okene 5.0 km · Kabba 30 km · Ajaokuta 48 km · Ikare 52 km · Auchi 59 km · Ode 60 km · Lokoja 62 km · Idah 78 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 Ogaminana (7.5938°, 6.218°, elevation 247 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).