Weather in Jijiga in March 2025
- March is usually the hottest month of the year in Jijiga;
Average weather
Average temperature in Jijiga in March
Going from a maximum of +30°C during the day to a minimum of +13°C during the night, the temperature in March averages around +27°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 18% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +28°C to +25°C.
Is Jijiga warm or cold in March?
Jijiga is typically warm in March.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +27°C to +28°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +14°C to +16°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
March is the hottest month in Jijiga, here is the comparison with other months:
Climate in Jijiga in March
| February | March | April | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +27°C | +28°C | +27°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +5°C | +8°C | +12°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +32°C | +33°C | +32°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 8 mm | 27 mm | 71 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 1 m/s | 1 m/s | 1 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 49% | 53% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 13 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 12 | 12 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 3 | 9 | 19 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
March weather is still as good as in February. It’s getting warmer as March arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +27°C to +28°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 8 mm to 27 mm. Humidity rises from 49% to 53%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during March, staying around 1 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 13 sunny days in February to 10 in March.
April brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Jijiga is gradually decreasing during March, going from 2 m/s to 1 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last March in Jijiga?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Jijiga in March has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1981 (+25°C) and the highest in 2022 (+27°C). The driest year was 2022 with only 181 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1983 with 548 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Jijiga, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.