Ohafia-Ifigh weather in March

In March, Ohafia-Ifigh sees average daytime highs of 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 98 mm of rain across 18.1 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. 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 Ohafia-Ifigh's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ohafia-Ifigh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
34°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
98 mm
18.1 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:40 AM – 6:37 PM
Cloud cover
82%
5th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
4.98 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Ohafia-Ifigh is human settlement 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ohafia-Ifigh reaches about 34°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 37°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)
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How March really feels in Ohafia-Ifigh

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
30 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.

Ohafia-Ifigh 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
Jan35° / 22°154.111.73.0
Feb35° / 24°337.711.82.4
Mar34° / 24°9818.1122.4
Apr32° / 24°17623.712.12.5
May31° / 23°23127.812.32.5
Jun30° / 23°26328.212.32.8
Jul29° / 22°27428.512.33.1
Aug29° / 22°25827.712.23.2
Sep29° / 22°29129122.8
Oct30° / 23°27129.411.92.7
Nov31° / 23°881611.73.5
Dec33° / 23°154.211.73.8

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 (%)
12674
22575
32476
42278
52278
62080
72080
82080
91981
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111882
121783
131684
141684
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ohafia-Ifigh gets around 98 mm of rain over 18.1 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 58% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
144
246
348
449
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652
753
854
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3068
3169

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 70% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11287217
21277317
31277218
41267219
51267219
60267220
70257221
80157321
90157222
100147223
110147223
120147124
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Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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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 6:45 AM to 6:32 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:35 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:456:39
211.96:456:38
311.96:456:38
411.96:446:38
511.96:446:38
611.96:446:38
711.96:436:38
811.96:436:38
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1011.96:426:38
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1211.96:416:38
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1512.06:406:37
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1712.06:396:37
1812.06:396:37
1912.06:386:37
2012.06:386:37
2112.06:376:37
2212.06:376:36
2312.06:366:36
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2512.06:356:36
2612.06:356:36
2712.06:346:36
2812.06:346:35
2912.06:336:35
3012.06:336:35
3112.06:326:35

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.98 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 4.98 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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164.9Bright
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284.8Bright
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314.8Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ohafia-Ifigh

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ohafia-Ifigh 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 Ohafia-Ifigh?

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

2.4
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 Ohafia-Ifigh.

What to pack for Ohafia-Ifigh in March

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

In March, Ohafia-Ifigh sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ohafia-Ifigh 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 Ohafia-Ifigh peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highMar 24UV 13Jan 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ohafia-Ifigh 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 Ohafia-Ifigh is worst in January — around 169 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 65 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyJan 14168 µg/m³Aug 1366 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan169Very unhealthy
Feb157Very unhealthy
Mar115Unhealthy
Apr107Unhealthy
May93Unhealthy
Jun81Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep78Unhealthy
Oct98Unhealthy
Nov106Unhealthy
Dec163Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ohafia-Ifigh?

Ohafia-Ifigh sits at 5.6°N, 7.8°E, 124 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Amaigbo, 20 km away.

Topography around Ohafia-Ifigh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ohafia-Ifigh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 113 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 825 m.

The land around Ohafia-Ifigh is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
225 m
80 km
825 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Amaigbo 20 km · Bende 21 km · Afikpo 34 km · Umuahia 37 km · Ugep 37 km · Ikot Ekpene 49 km · Itu 50 km · Okigwe 56 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 Ohafia-Ifigh (5.6146°, 7.8119°, elevation 124 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).