Ogbomoso weather in March

In March, Ogbomoso sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 38 mm of rain across 7.5 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-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 19% 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 Ogbomoso's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ogbomoso's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
38 mm
7.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:54 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
65%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.88 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Ogbomoso is city in 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 Ogbomoso 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 1°C warmer than April.

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

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
1 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.

Ogbomoso weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 1st-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 21°40.911.64.2
Feb35° / 23°102.611.73.1
Mar35° / 24°387.511.92.6
Apr34° / 24°7112.212.22.9
May32° / 23°11317.812.43.2
Jun30° / 23°14421.912.53.5
Jul28° / 22°16424.112.43.9
Aug28° / 22°16723.512.34.2
Sep29° / 22°17523.1123.7
Oct30° / 22°9717.211.83.9
Nov32° / 22°112.511.64.5
Dec33° / 21°20.511.54.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 59%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15050
25050
34951
44951
54852
64753
74753
84555
94555
104258
114258
124060
133961
143763
153763
163664
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193565
203664
213664
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ogbomoso gets around 38 mm of rain over 7.5 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 25% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
115
216
316
417
518
619
720
821
922
1023
1124
1225
1326
1427
1528
1628
1728
1828
1928
2028
2128
2228
2328
2428
2528
2628
2728
2829
2929
3030
3130

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 64% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1134735420
2123635430
3123635450
4113535460
5112535480
6112434490
7102433510
8102433510
991432540
1091431550
1181430570
1271429590
1361428610
1461427620
1551426640
1641425651
1741425651
1831424671
1931423681
2021423691
2121422701
2221321721
2321321721
2411320741
2511319751
2611218771
2711217781
2810217791
2910116811
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3100115831

Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 9 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
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
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3110calm

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 6:51 PM to 6:50 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:016:51
211.87:016:51
311.87:016:51
411.97:006:51
511.97:006:51
611.96:596:51
711.96:596:51
811.96:586:51
911.96:586:51
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
2312.06:516:51
2412.06:506:50
2512.06:506:50
2612.06:496:50
2712.06:486:50
2812.06:486:50
2912.06:476:50
3012.16:476:50
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 5.88 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.78 kWh/m² to a high of 5.99 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.88 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.9Bright
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Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ogbomoso

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ogbomoso 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 Ogbomoso?

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 Ogbomoso.

What to pack for Ogbomoso in March

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

In March, Ogbomoso 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 Ogbomoso 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 Ogbomoso peaks around March 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highMar 24UV 12Dec 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ogbomoso 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 Ogbomoso is worst in February — around 140 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 35 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 8140 µg/m³Jul 1935 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan139Unhealthy
Feb140Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May44Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov93Unhealthy
Dec124Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ogbomoso?

Ogbomoso sits at 8.1°N, 4.2°E, 361 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ejigbo, 27 km away.

Topography around Ogbomoso

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ogbomoso has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 69 m around an average of 334 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 300 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 504 m.

The land around Ogbomoso is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, trees (29%), shrubs (28%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (44%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
69 m
16 km
300 m
80 km
504 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Ejigbo 27 km · Inisa 33 km · Ilobu 43 km · Oyo 46 km · Ede 49 km · Ilorin 52 km · Offa 53 km · Ikirun 53 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 Ogbomoso (8.1337°, 4.2401°, elevation 361 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).