Warri weather in March

In March, Warri sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 198 mm of rain across 27.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in March, and the air most often feels miserable.

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 Warri's 5th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Warri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
25°
12th coldest
Rainfall
198 mm
27.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:48 AM – 6:46 PM
Cloud cover
82%
5th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.4
out of 10

Warri is Local government areas in Delta State,in 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 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Warri reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs on par with February and on par with April.

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How March really feels in Warri

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.

Warri 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
Jan32° / 23°5914.111.73.5
Feb32° / 24°9618.611.82.8
Mar32° / 25°19827.3122.4
Apr31° / 24°26728.412.12.3
May31° / 24°32429.712.22.5
Jun29° / 23°33029.512.32.8
Jul28° / 23°32929.212.33.3
Aug28° / 23°27427.912.23.5
Sep28° / 23°33129.7122.9
Oct30° / 23°35730.711.92.6
Nov31° / 23°17825.311.72.8
Dec32° / 23°6215.411.73.7

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% 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 84%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12674
22575
32476
42377
52179
62179
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82080
91981
101882
111783
121684
131684
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Warri gets around 198 mm of rain over 27.3 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 88% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
181
282
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483
584
685
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886
986
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1288
1388
1489
1589
1689
1789
1889
1990
2090
2190
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2490
2591
2691
2791
2891
2991
3092
3192

Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, March lands in the miserable band about 88% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111980
211881
311782
411782
511683
611584
711584
801486
901486
1001387
1101387
1201288
1301288
1401189
1501189
1601189
1701090
1801090
190991
200991
210991
220892
230892
240892
250793
260793
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280694
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310595

Wind in March

Winds average 6 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
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107calm
117calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
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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 6:54 AM to 6:41 AM, and sunset from 6:47 PM to 6:43 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:546:47
211.96:536:47
311.96:536:47
411.96:536:47
511.96:526:47
611.96:526:47
711.96:526:47
811.96:516:46
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 4.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.28 kWh/m² to a high of 5.1 kWh/m² in January across the year — March's 4.73 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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

Hazard calendar for Warri

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is March a good time to visit Warri?

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

2.4
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Warri.

What to pack for Warri in March

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

In March, Warri sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Warri in March

The nearest coast averages about 30°C in March — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 44 km away) is warmest in March at about 30°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar30Tropical
Apr30Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov29Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Warri 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 Warri peaks around March 22 at about 13 (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 highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 22UV 13Dec 22UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Warri 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 Warri is worst in January — around 118 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (August, 30 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 16116 µg/m³Aug 1630 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan118Unhealthy
Feb101Unhealthy
Mar63Unhealthy
Apr57Unhealthy
May49Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug30Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct47Poor
Nov57Unhealthy
Dec102Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Warri?

Warri sits at 5.5°N, 5.8°E, 6 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ughelli, 28 km away.

KwaleYenagoaBenin CityAgborOgwashi-Uku

Topography around Warri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Warri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 19 m around an average of 4 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 156 m.

The land around Warri is covered by artificial surfaces (55%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and mangroves (24%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) within 80 km.

3 km
19 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
156 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
March weather nearby: Ughelli 28 km · Burutu 32 km · Sapele 43 km · Kwale 79 km · Yenagoa 87 km · Benin City 92 km · Agbor 95 km · Ogwashi-Uku 113 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 Warri (5.5174°, 5.7501°, elevation 6 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).