Tambuwal weather in March

In March, Tambuwal sees average daytime highs of 39°C and overnight lows near 26°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 38°C in the first days to 40°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 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 Tambuwal's 5th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Tambuwal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
39°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
26°
9th coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0.1 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:54 AM – 6:49 PM
Cloud cover
41%
5th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
6.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.7
out of 10

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 38°C in the first days to 40°C by the end.

A typical March day in Tambuwal reaches about 39°C in the afternoon and slips back to 26°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 36°C and 41°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 3°C warmer than February and about 1°C cooler than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23824
33825
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103825
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How March really feels in Tambuwal

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
15 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.

Tambuwal 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
Jan33° / 20°0011.44.9
Feb36° / 23°00.111.62.9
Mar39° / 26°00.111.90.7
Apr40° / 28°61.712.30.0
May38° / 28°34712.61.0
Jun35° / 26°549.812.72.6
Jul32° / 24°11216.112.73.4
Aug31° / 24°21320.912.43.4
Sep32° / 24°891212.13.7
Oct35° / 24°214.711.72.9
Nov36° / 22°0011.42.8
Dec33° / 20°0011.34.5

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 17% 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
37327
47228
57228
67129
77030
87030
96931
106931
116733
126733
136634
146634
156535
166535
176436
186436
196436
206436
216436
226436
236535
246535
256535
266535
276535
286535
296535
306535
316535

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Tambuwal 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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Rain chance (%)
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311

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
196211
296211
396211
496211
596211
695311
795311
895311
994411
1094411
1193421
1293421
1393421
1493421
1592521
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1891531
1991531
2090541
2190541
2290541
2390541
2490541
2589641
2688741
2787742
2885852
2985852
3082963
3182963

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
211calm
311calm
411calm
511calm
611calm
711calm
811calm
911calm
1011calm
1110calm
1210calm
1310calm
1410calm
1510calm
1610calm
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3010calm
3110calm

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 7:02 AM to 6:44 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:49 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.77:026:47
211.87:026:47
311.87:016:47
411.87:016:47
511.87:006:47
611.87:006:48
711.86:596:48
811.86:596:48
911.86:586:48
1011.86:576:48
1111.96:576:48
1211.96:566:48
1311.96:566:48
1411.96:556:48
1511.96:546:48
1611.96:546:49
1711.96:536:49
1811.96:526:49
1911.96:526:49
2012.06:516:49
2112.06:506:49
2212.06:506:49
2312.06:496:49
2412.06:486:49
2512.06:486:49
2612.06:476:49
2712.06:466:49
2812.16:466:49
2912.16:456:49
3012.16:446:49
3112.16:446:49

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 6.95 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.86 kWh/m² to a high of 6.99 kWh/m² in April across the year — March's 6.95 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.7Intense
26.7Intense
36.7Intense
46.8Intense
56.8Intense
66.8Intense
76.8Intense
86.8Intense
96.8Intense
106.8Intense
116.9Intense
126.9Intense
136.9Intense
146.9Intense
156.9Intense
166.9Intense
176.9Intense
187.0Intense
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217.0Intense
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237.0Intense
247.0Intense
257.0Intense
267.1Intense
277.1Intense
287.1Intense
297.1Intense
307.1Intense
317.1Intense
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Tambuwal

In seasonPeak

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

Tambuwal's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Tambuwal?

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

0.7
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.9
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Tambuwal.

What to pack for Tambuwal in March

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

In March, Tambuwal sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Tambuwal in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Tambuwal peaks around August 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 6 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highHighAug 15UV 13Dec 17UV 6
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar10Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec6High

Air quality in Tambuwal 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 Tambuwal is worst in February — around 100 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (August, 20 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 1699 µg/m³Aug 1220 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan90Unhealthy
Feb100Unhealthy
Mar93Unhealthy
Apr71Unhealthy
May41Poor
Jun32Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct47Poor
Nov60Unhealthy
Dec82Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Tambuwal?

Tambuwal sits at 12.4°N, 4.6°E, 261 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Jega, 35 km away.

SokotoGwadabawaKambaZuru

Topography around Tambuwal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Tambuwal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 45 m around an average of 250 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 108 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 209 m.

The land around Tambuwal is covered by cropland (68%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
45 m
16 km
108 m
80 km
209 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
March weather nearby: Jega 35 km · Argungu 40 km · Birnin Kebbi 49 km · Gummi 59 km · Sokoto 98 km · Gwadabawa 124 km · Kamba 124 km · Zuru 126 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 Tambuwal (12.4059°, 4.646°, elevation 261 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).