Potiskum weather in March

In March, Potiskum sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% 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 Potiskum's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Potiskum's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
5th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:28 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
42%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
7.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.1
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical March day in Potiskum reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 39°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 4°C warmer than February and about 2°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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313822

How March really feels in Potiskum

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.

Potiskum 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
Jan29° / 14°0011.46.9
Feb33° / 17°0011.64.8
Mar37° / 21°0011.92.1
Apr39° / 24°41.112.30.8
May38° / 26°234.912.51.3
Jun35° / 25°439.712.72.6
Jul32° / 23°1321912.63.3
Aug30° / 23°20222.412.43.4
Sep32° / 23°9714.312.13.7
Oct34° / 22°234.411.73.5
Nov33° / 18°0011.54.4
Dec30° / 15°0011.36.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 50% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47030
57030
67030
76931
86931
96931
106832
116832
126832
136733
146733
156634
166634
176535
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196535
206436
216436
226436
236436
246436
256436
266535
276436
286436
296436
306436
316436

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Potiskum gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 95% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1100000
2100000
3100000
4100000
599100
699100
798110
897210
997210
1097210
1197210
1296310
1395320
1495320
1595320
1694420
1794420
1894420
1994420
2094420
2194420
2294420
2394420
2494420
2595320
2693430
2793430
2893430
2993430
3091441
3190541

Wind in March

Winds average 11 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 11 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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
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1211calm
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3111calm

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 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:366:22
211.86:366:22
311.86:356:22
411.86:356:22
511.86:346:22
611.86:346:22
711.86:336:22
811.86:336:22
911.86:326:22
1011.96:316:23
1111.96:316:23
1211.96:306:23
1311.96:306:23
1411.96:296:23
1511.96:286:23
1611.96:286:23
1711.96:276:23
1811.96:266:23
1912.06:266:23
2012.06:256:23
2112.06:256:23
2212.06:246:23
2312.06:236:23
2412.06:236:23
2512.06:226:23
2612.06:216:23
2712.06:216:23
2812.16:206:23
2912.16:196:23
3012.16:196:23
3112.16:186:23

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.18 kWh/m² to a high of 7.23 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7.2 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.9Intense
27.0Intense
37.0Intense
47.0Intense
57.0Intense
67.0Intense
77.0Intense
87.1Intense
97.1Intense
107.1Intense
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137.1Intense
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287.3Intense
297.4Intense
307.4Intense
317.4Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Potiskum

In seasonPeak

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

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

Potiskum sees dust haze year-round, heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Potiskum?

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

2.1
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Potiskum.

What to pack for Potiskum in March

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

In March, Potiskum sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Potiskum in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Potiskum peaks around August 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 19UV 12Dec 15UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Potiskum 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 Potiskum is worst in February — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14106 µg/m³Aug 1528 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan101Unhealthy
Feb107Unhealthy
Mar99Unhealthy
Apr78Unhealthy
May54Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul31Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep32Moderate
Oct52Poor
Nov63Unhealthy
Dec93Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Potiskum?

Potiskum sits at 11.7°N, 11.1°E, 427 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Daura, 40 km away.

NafadaKariDamaturuAzareDukkuDarazoGashua

Topography around Potiskum

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Potiskum has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 29 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 327 m.

The land around Potiskum is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) within 3 km, cropland (74%) within 16 km, and cropland (66%) and grassland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
29 m
16 km
98 m
80 km
327 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Daura 40 km · Nafada 74 km · Kari 77 km · Damaturu 96 km · Azare 97 km · Dukku 105 km · Darazo 108 km · Gashua 129 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 Potiskum (11.7139°, 11.0811°, elevation 427 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).