Saki weather in March

In March, Saki sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 32 mm of rain across 6.4 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 24% of the time in March, and the air most often feels muggy.

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 Saki's 5th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Saki's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
32 mm
6.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:58 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
62%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
6.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Saki is town in Oyo 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 35°C through the month.

A typical March day in Saki 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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23623
33623
43624
53624
63624
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How March really feels in Saki

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.

Saki 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° / 20°30.711.64.3
Feb35° / 22°71.611.73.1
Mar35° / 24°326.411.92.5
Apr34° / 24°7813.712.22.6
May32° / 23°13520.212.42.9
Jun30° / 22°14521.812.53.4
Jul29° / 22°17924.912.53.6
Aug28° / 22°19825.112.33.7
Sep29° / 22°19424.312.13.3
Oct31° / 22°10117.911.83.5
Nov33° / 22°102.411.64.0
Dec33° / 20°20.311.54.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45149
55050
65050
74951
84951
94852
104654
114654
124456
134357
144258
154159
164159
174159
184060
194060
204159
214258
224159
234258
244258
254357
264357
274357
284456
294357
304357
314357

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Saki gets around 32 mm of rain over 6.4 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 22% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
111
211
312
413
514
615
716
817
918
1019
1120
1221
1322
1423
1524
1625
1725
1825
1925
2025
2125
2225
2325
2425
2525
2625
2726
2827
2927
3029
3130

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the muggy band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1205134319
2195134420
3174134421
4164124423
5154124524
6153114526
7143114527
8133114529
9123104530
10113104531
1110394433
129494434
139494435
148494336
157494337
166484338
175484339
185484339
194484440
204484441
213474441
223374442
232374443
242364445
252364346
262264248
271254151
281254052
291143955
301143856
310143659

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March.

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
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

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 7:05 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.87:056:54
211.87:056:54
311.87:046:54
411.87:046:54
511.97:036:54
611.97:036:54
711.97:026:54
811.97:026:54
911.97:016:54
1011.97:016:54
1111.97:006:54
1211.97:006:54
1311.96:596:54
1411.96:596:54
1511.96:586:54
1611.96:586:54
1711.96:576:54
1812.06:576:54
1912.06:566:54
2012.06:566:54
2112.06:556:54
2212.06:556:54
2312.06:546:54
2412.06:536:54
2512.06:536:54
2612.06:526:54
2712.06:526:54
2812.06:516:54
2912.06:516:53
3012.16:506:53
3112.16:496:53

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.16 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 6.11 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.1Intense
76.1Intense
86.1Intense
96.1Intense
106.1Intense
116.1Intense
126.1Intense
136.1Intense
146.1Intense
156.1Intense
166.1Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.1Intense
236.1Intense
246.1Intense
256.1Intense
266.1Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Saki

In seasonPeak

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

Saki's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Saki sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

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

Is March a good time to visit Saki?

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
5.5
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saki.

What to pack for Saki in March

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

In March, Saki sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Saki 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 Saki peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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 23UV 13Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Saki 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 Saki is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (July, 21 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1094 µg/m³Jul 2221 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan88Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar59Unhealthy
Apr48Poor
May30Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct43Poor
Nov51Poor
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Saki?

Saki sits at 8.7°N, 3.4°E, 472 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Igboho, 44 km away.

IseyinIgbetiTchaourouOuesséOyo

Topography around Saki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 457 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 405 m.

The land around Saki is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (35%), cropland (26%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%), trees (30%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
180 m
16 km
283 m
80 km
405 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
March weather nearby: Igboho 44 km · Okuta 65 km · Kisi 68 km · Iseyin 81 km · Igbeti 82 km · Tchaourou 91 km · Ouessé 108 km · Oyo 108 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 Saki (8.6676°, 3.3939°, elevation 472 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).