Ugep weather in March

In March, Ugep sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 73 mm of rain across 13.9 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% 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 Ugep's 5th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ugep's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
73 mm
13.9 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:39 AM – 6:36 PM
Cloud cover
80%
5th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.13 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Ugep is town in Cross River 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

Highs ease over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical March day in Ugep 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 32°C and 37°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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23525
33525
43525
53525
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How March really feels in Ugep

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.

Ugep 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
Jan35° / 23°112.611.72.9
Feb36° / 24°255.311.82.3
Mar35° / 25°7313.9122.3
Apr33° / 24°14621.112.12.5
May31° / 24°19926.512.32.5
Jun30° / 23°23827.712.32.8
Jul29° / 23°23127.912.33.1
Aug29° / 23°2452712.23.1
Sep30° / 23°25928.6122.7
Oct30° / 23°24228.311.92.7
Nov32° / 23°7212.911.73.6
Dec34° / 23°102.211.73.8

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 80%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
22872
32773
42773
52773
62575
72575
82575
92476
102377
112179
122179
132080
142080
151981
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201684
211684
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231585
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311486

Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Ugep gets around 73 mm of rain over 13.9 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 45% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
132
234
335
436
538
639
740
841
942
1043
1144
1245
1345
1446
1547
1647
1747
1847
1947
2047
2148
2248
2349
2449
2550
2651
2752
2853
2954
3055
3156

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 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1123117013
2123107113
311397214
411287315
511287315
611277316
711267416
801267417
901257418
1001257418
1101247419
1201247419
1301237420
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1500127621
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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 8 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
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

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 6:45 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:34 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:456:37
211.96:446:37
311.96:446:37
411.96:436:37
511.96:436:37
611.96:436:37
711.96:426:37
811.96:426:37
911.96:426:37
1011.96:416:37
1111.96:416:37
1211.96:406:37
1311.96:406:36
1411.96:396:36
1512.06:396:36
1612.06:396:36
1712.06:386:36
1812.06:386:36
1912.06:376:36
2012.06:376:36
2112.06:366:35
2212.06:366:35
2312.06:356:35
2412.06:356:35
2512.06:346:35
2612.06:346:35
2712.06:336:35
2812.06:336:34
2912.06:326:34
3012.06:326:34
3112.06:316:34

Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.13 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.56 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.13 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.3Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.1Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
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195.0Bright
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215.0Bright
225.0Bright
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255.0Bright
265.0Bright
275.0Bright
285.0Bright
295.0Bright
305.0Bright
315.0Bright
Planning a trip in March

Hazard calendar for Ugep

In seasonPeak

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

Ugep's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Ugep?

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

2.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ugep.

What to pack for Ugep in March

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

In March, Ugep sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 14 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ugep 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 Ugep peaks around March 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 highExtremeVery highMar 22UV 12Dec 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ugep 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 Ugep is worst in February — around 157 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (July, 47 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 9155 µg/m³Jul 2247 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan151Very unhealthy
Feb157Very unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr69Unhealthy
May54Poor
Jun51Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug48Poor
Sep52Poor
Oct61Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec133Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ugep?

Ugep sits at 5.8°N, 8.1°E, 101 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Afikpo, 19 km away.

Topography around Ugep

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ugep has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 67 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 162 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,018 m.

The land around Ugep is covered by trees (63%) within 3 km, trees (74%) within 16 km, and trees (75%) within 80 km.

3 km
86 m
16 km
162 m
80 km
1,018 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Afikpo 19 km · Amaigbo 27 km · Ohafia-Ifigh 37 km · Bende 57 km · Abakaliki 58 km · Isieke 64 km · Itu 68 km · Ezza-Ohu 70 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 Ugep (5.8087°, 8.081°, elevation 101 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).