Jos Weather in March
Jos in March
The short of it: Jos in March averages a high of 31 °C (89 °F) and a low of 18 °C (65 °F), with 10 mm (0.39 in) of rain and about 12 h 3 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 31° · low 18° · rain 10 mm · daylight 12 h 3 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Jos an average March high of 31°, a low of 18° and some 10 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Rain is scarce, about 10 mm, the 8th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 3 min in mid-March.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates March 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Jos runs cooler than most and wetter than most in March. Bukuru, 15 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
March in Jos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 2nd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 8th wettest of 12
- Versus February
- 2° warmer, 8.0 mm more rain
- Versus April
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 13°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 3 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
March averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BukuruPlateau State | 15 km SSW | 31° | 18° | 10 mm |
| VomPlateau State | 25 km SSW | 32° | 18° | 11 mm |
| LereBauchi | 55 km ESE | 34° | 20° | 6.0 mm |
| SaminakaKaduna State | 58 km NNW | 35° | 19° | 5.0 mm |
| LereKaduna State | 62 km NW | 35° | 19° | 5.0 mm |
| KagoroKaduna State | 66 km WSW | 33° | 20° | 14 mm |
| PanyamPlateau State | 68 km SSE | 32° | 18° | 9.0 mm |
| LameBauchi | 69 km NNE | 35° | 20° | 3.0 mm |