Pindiga weather in March

In March, Pindiga sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.3 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

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 Pindiga's 5th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Pindiga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:28 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
50%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
7.09 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.6
out of 10

Pindiga 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 climb over the month, from about 37°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in Pindiga reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and on par with April.

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

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.

Pindiga 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
Jan32° / 17°0011.55.3
Feb35° / 20°00.111.73.4
Mar37° / 23°20.311.91.6
Apr38° / 25°143.312.21.4
May35° / 25°469.212.52.4
Jun33° / 24°6010.912.63.6
Jul30° / 22°12217.712.54.0
Aug28° / 22°21022.912.33.9
Sep29° / 22°10816.512.14.3
Oct32° / 22°448.111.84.2
Nov34° / 20°10.211.54.0
Dec32° / 18°0011.45.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% 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 42%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16634
26634
36535
46535
56337
66337
76238
86139
96040
105941
115842
125743
135743
145644
155545
165545
175545
185545
195446
205446
215545
225545
235545
245644
255644
265644
275644
285644
295644
305743
315743

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Pindiga gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.3 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 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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41
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313

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the dry band about 79% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 6% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1915310
2915310
3915310
4905410
5896410
6896410
7876520
8867520
9857620
10847630
11838630
12818740
13808750
14789850
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16779860
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25759880
26749980
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3068911111
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Wind in March

Winds average 10 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 10 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
111calm
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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 6:36 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:23 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:366:23
211.86:356:23
311.86:356:23
411.86:346:23
511.86:346:24
611.86:336:24
711.86:336:24
811.96:326:24
911.96:326:24
1011.96:316:24
1111.96:316:24
1211.96:306:24
1311.96:306:24
1411.96:296:24
1511.96:286:24
1611.96:286:24
1711.96:276:24
1812.06:276:24
1912.06:266:24
2012.06:266:24
2112.06:256:24
2212.06:246:24
2312.06:246:24
2412.06:236:24
2512.06:236:24
2612.06:226:24
2712.06:216:24
2812.06:216:23
2912.16:206:23
3012.16:206:23
3112.16:196:23

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.09 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.59 kWh/m² to a high of 7.09 kWh/m² in March across the year — March's 7.09 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
26.9Intense
36.9Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.0Intense
97.0Intense
107.0Intense
117.0Intense
127.0Intense
137.0Intense
147.0Intense
157.0Intense
167.0Intense
177.1Intense
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217.1Intense
227.1Intense
237.1Intense
247.1Intense
257.1Intense
267.2Intense
277.2Intense
287.2Intense
297.2Intense
307.2Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Pindiga

In seasonPeak

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

Pindiga's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pindiga sees seasonal dust haze (December–June), heaviest in March.

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

Is March a good time to visit Pindiga?

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

1.6
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pindiga.

What to pack for Pindiga in March

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

In March, Pindiga sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Pindiga 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 Pindiga peaks around March 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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 17UV 12Dec 17UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Pindiga 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 Pindiga is worst in February — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (July, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1798 µg/m³Jul 1920 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan89Unhealthy
Feb98Unhealthy
Mar94Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May32Moderate
Jun26Moderate
Jul20Moderate
Aug23Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov54Poor
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Pindiga?

Pindiga sits at 10.0°N, 11.0°E, 490 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kumo, 29 km away.

DukkuBauchiDarazo

Topography around Pindiga

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pindiga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m around an average of 491 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 339 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 954 m.

The land around Pindiga is covered by cropland (62%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (61%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
161 m
16 km
339 m
80 km
954 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Kumo 29 km · Garko 31 km · Biliri 33 km · Gombe 41 km · Deba 54 km · Dukku 95 km · Bauchi 127 km · Darazo 127 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 Pindiga (9.9843°, 10.9523°, elevation 490 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).