Ogwashi-Uku weather in March

In March, Ogwashi-Uku sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 92 mm of rain across 17 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 34°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% 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 Ogwashi-Uku's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ogwashi-Uku's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
92 mm
17 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:45 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
78%
5th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.07 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Ogwashi-Uku is town in Aniocha South Local Government Area in Delta 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 34°C through the month.

A typical March day in Ogwashi-Uku reaches about 34°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 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)
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How March really feels in Ogwashi-Uku

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
9 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.

Ogwashi-Uku 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° / 23°143.711.73.3
Feb35° / 24°357.711.82.6
Mar34° / 24°9217122.5
Apr32° / 24°14921.112.12.6
May31° / 24°21826.412.32.6
Jun30° / 23°24328.112.42.8
Jul29° / 23°22728.512.33.2
Aug29° / 23°21926.212.23.4
Sep29° / 23°26528.2122.9
Oct30° / 23°2302711.92.9
Nov32° / 23°6511.811.73.8
Dec33° / 23°112.811.64.0

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 9% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 11% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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62674
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ogwashi-Uku gets around 92 mm of rain over 17 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 55% and peaks near 61% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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244
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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 77% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
132387212
222387312
322377313
422367413
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622357315
712357415
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Wind in March

Winds average 9 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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319calm

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 6:51 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:516:43
211.96:516:43
311.96:506:43
411.96:506:43
511.96:506:43
611.96:496:43
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811.96:486:43
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2012.06:436:42
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.07 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.74 kWh/m² to a high of 5.49 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.07 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Ogwashi-Uku

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ogwashi-Uku 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 Ogwashi-Uku?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ogwashi-Uku.

What to pack for Ogwashi-Uku in March

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

In March, Ogwashi-Uku sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ogwashi-Uku 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 Ogwashi-Uku peaks around September 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 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 highSep 22UV 12Jan 10UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ogwashi-Uku 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 Ogwashi-Uku 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 Ogwashi-Uku?

Ogwashi-Uku sits at 6.2°N, 6.5°E, 198 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Asaba, 23 km away.

Topography around Ogwashi-Uku

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ogwashi-Uku has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m around an average of 165 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 268 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m.

The land around Ogwashi-Uku is covered by trees (34%), grassland (33%) and artificial surfaces (31%) within 3 km, trees (55%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and trees (64%) and grassland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
171 m
16 km
268 m
80 km
449 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Asaba 23 km · Onitsha 29 km · Atani 31 km · Nkpor 34 km · Agbor 37 km · Ozubulu 44 km · Nnewi 47 km · Ihiala 52 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 Ogwashi-Uku (6.1781°, 6.5246°, elevation 198 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).