Talata Mafara weather in March

In March, Talata Mafara sees average daytime highs of 38°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0.1 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 40°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in March, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of March to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Talata Mafara's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Talata Mafara's year-round climate.

Daytime high
38°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
24°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:48 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
7 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.0
out of 10

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 40°C by the end.

A typical March day in Talata Mafara reaches about 38°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 35°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°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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How March really feels in Talata Mafara

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
10 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.

Talata Mafara 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° / 18°0011.35.4
Feb35° / 21°0011.63.3
Mar38° / 24°00.111.91.0
Apr40° / 27°51.312.30.1
May38° / 27°326.112.61.0
Jun35° / 26°5210.112.72.6
Jul32° / 24°9715.512.73.5
Aug30° / 23°18620.912.43.6
Sep32° / 23°8912.112.13.9
Oct34° / 23°214.311.73.2
Nov35° / 20°0011.43.5
Dec32° / 18°0011.35.2

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% 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 (%)
17327
27327
37228
47129
57129
67030
77030
87030
96931
106931
116931
126733
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Talata Mafara gets around 0 mm of rain over 0.1 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 0% and peaks near 1% on the wettest days.

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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 93% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
197111
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697111
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2689641
2788741
2887751
2987751
3084862
3183872

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 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 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 24 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:57 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:41 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:576:41
211.76:566:41
311.86:566:41
411.86:556:42
511.86:556:42
611.86:546:42
711.86:546:42
811.86:536:42
911.86:526:42
1011.86:526:42
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1311.96:506:43
1411.96:496:43
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1611.96:486:43
1711.96:476:43
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1911.96:466:43
2012.06:456:43
2112.06:456:43
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2712.06:416:43
2812.16:406:43
2912.16:396:43
3012.16:396:43
3112.16:386:44

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 7 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.76 kWh/m² to a high of 7.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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

Hazard calendar for Talata Mafara

In seasonPeak

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

Talata Mafara sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is March a good time to visit Talata Mafara?

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

1.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Talata Mafara.

What to pack for Talata Mafara in March

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

In March, Talata Mafara sees daytime highs around 38°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Talata Mafara in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Talata Mafara peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 5 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 15UV 13Dec 16UV 5
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar8Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec5Moderate

Air quality in Talata Mafara 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 Talata Mafara is worst in February — around 108 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 15107 µg/m³Aug 1222 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan100Unhealthy
Feb108Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr77Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun36Poor
Jul24Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct55Poor
Nov75Unhealthy
Dec95Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Talata Mafara?

Talata Mafara sits at 12.6°N, 6.1°E, 316 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kaura Namoda, 57 km away.

GusauSokotoGummiGwadabawaGuidan RoumdjiMadarounfa

Topography around Talata Mafara

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Talata Mafara has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m around an average of 312 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 142 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 384 m.

The land around Talata Mafara is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (77%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and grassland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km
32 m
16 km
142 m
80 km
384 m
shrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
March weather nearby: Kaura Namoda 57 km · Moriki 57 km · Gusau 79 km · Sokoto 104 km · Gummi 113 km · Gwadabawa 125 km · Guidan Roumdji 139 km · Madarounfa 144 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 Talata Mafara (12.5684°, 6.0622°, elevation 316 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).