Ubiaja weather in March

In March, Ubiaja sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 53 mm of rain across 12.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-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 12% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Ubiaja's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ubiaja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
53 mm
12.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:45 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
75%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Ubiaja is town in Edo 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 Ubiaja reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 2°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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43625
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How March really feels in Ubiaja

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
31 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.

Ubiaja 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
Jan35° / 22°61.811.73.0
Feb36° / 24°154.211.82.2
Mar35° / 25°5312.3122.2
Apr34° / 25°11717.712.12.5
May32° / 24°18723.912.32.6
Jun30° / 23°23026.612.42.8
Jul29° / 23°22227.912.33.1
Aug29° / 23°20625.812.23.3
Sep30° / 23°24027122.9
Oct31° / 23°17122.911.93.2
Nov33° / 24°296.111.73.9
Dec34° / 23°41.111.63.6

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 75%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23664
33565
43367
53169
63070
72971
82872
92872
102773
112476
122476
132377
142377
152278
162278
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182278
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202179
212179
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232179
242278
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272377
282278
292377
302377
312476

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ubiaja gets around 53 mm of rain over 12.3 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 40% and peaks near 46% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
128
229
331
432
533
634
735
836
937
1038
1139
1240
1341
1442
1542
1642
1743
1843
1943
2042
2142
2242
2342
2443
2543
2643
2743
2844
2944
3045
3146

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 82% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 96% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
152415695
242314716
342313726
442312727
532311747
632310757
73239758
83238768
92137798
102127808
112126818
122125828
132125828
141124848
151124848
161113868
171013878
181013878
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211012888
220012898
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3100018712

Wind in March

Winds average 8 km/h in March, the windiest month of the year.

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
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218calm
228calm
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248calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:44 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:526:44
211.96:516:44
311.96:516:44
411.96:516:44
511.96:506:44
611.96:506:43
711.96:506:43
811.96:496:43
911.96:496:43
1011.96:486:43
1111.96:486:43
1211.96:476:43
1311.96:476:43
1411.96:466:43
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1612.06:456:43
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1912.06:446:42
2012.06:446:42
2112.06:436:42
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2312.06:426:42
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2512.06:416:42
2612.06:416:42
2712.06:406:41
2812.06:406:41
2912.06:396:41
3012.06:386:41
3112.06:386:41

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.87 kWh/m² to a high of 5.61 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 5.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.4Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.3Bright
95.3Bright
105.3Bright
115.3Bright
125.3Bright
135.3Bright
145.2Bright
155.2Bright
165.2Bright
175.2Bright
185.2Bright
195.2Bright
205.2Bright
215.2Bright
225.2Bright
235.2Bright
245.2Bright
255.2Bright
265.2Bright
275.2Bright
285.2Bright
295.2Bright
305.1Bright
315.1Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ubiaja

In seasonPeak

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

Ubiaja's monsoon runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ubiaja sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is March a good time to visit Ubiaja?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ubiaja.

What to pack for Ubiaja in March

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

In March, Ubiaja sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ubiaja 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 Ubiaja peaks around September 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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 highSep 21UV 12Dec 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ubiaja 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 Ubiaja is worst in January — around 196 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 18193 µg/m³Jul 2239 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan196Very unhealthy
Feb176Very unhealthy
Mar85Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May52Poor
Jun47Poor
Jul39Poor
Aug40Poor
Sep48Poor
Oct67Unhealthy
Nov88Unhealthy
Dec162Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ubiaja?

Ubiaja sits at 6.7°N, 6.4°E, 286 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Uromi, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Ubiaja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ubiaja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 184 m around an average of 268 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 395 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 m.

The land around Ubiaja is covered by trees (53%) and grassland (21%) within 3 km, trees (65%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
184 m
16 km
395 m
80 km
604 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Uromi 8.0 km · Ekpoma 29 km · Auchi 48 km · Agbor 49 km · Ogwashi-Uku 55 km · Asaba 64 km · Idah 64 km · Onitsha 72 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 Ubiaja (6.6558°, 6.3849°, elevation 286 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).