Afikpo in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Afikpo sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 351 mm of rain over about 53 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 31°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Spring is Afikpo's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Afikpo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 34°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 351 mm; 53 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.4; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Afikpo in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 31°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Afikpo reaches about 34°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Afikpo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

73 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Afikpo weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 24°	6	1.6	11.7	2.8
Feb	36° / 25°	16	3	11.8	2.1
Mar	35° / 25°	54	10.6	12	2.2
Apr	34° / 25°	120	17.6	12.1	2.4
May	32° / 24°	177	24.5	12.3	2.5
Jun	31° / 24°	215	26.2	12.3	2.8
Jul	30° / 23°	207	27.1	12.3	3.0
Aug	30° / 23°	221	25.9	12.2	3.1
Sep	30° / 23°	234	27.7	12	2.7
Oct	31° / 23°	208	26.8	11.9	2.7
Nov	32° / 24°	54	9.8	11.7	3.6
Dec	34° / 23°	5	1.1	11.7	3.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Afikpo gets around 351 mm of rain over 53 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min in early March to 12 h 18 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 4.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Afikpo

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In spring, Afikpo overlaps its rainy season and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Rainy season

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Afikpo?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

2.4

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Afikpo.

What to pack for Afikpo in Spring

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

In spring, Afikpo sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 53 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Afikpo in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages 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 Afikpo 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	9	12	12	11	10	10	10	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Afikpo in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where spring falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Afikpo 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	151	157	84	69	54	51	47	48	52	61	76	133
Level	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	151	Very unhealthy
Feb	157	Very unhealthy
Mar	84	Unhealthy
Apr	69	Unhealthy
May	54	Poor
Jun	51	Poor
Jul	47	Poor
Aug	48	Poor
Sep	52	Poor
Oct	61	Unhealthy
Nov	76	Unhealthy
Dec	133	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Afikpo?

Afikpo sits at 5.9°N, 7.9°E, 92 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Amaigbo, 16 km away.

Topography around Afikpo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Afikpo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,018 m.

The land around Afikpo is covered by trees (36%), grassland (36%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km

136 m

trees 36%

16 km

267 m

trees 49%

80 km

1,018 m

trees 71%

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Spring weather nearby: Amaigbo 16 km · Ugep 19 km · Ohafia-Ifigh 34 km · Bende 50 km · Abakaliki 52 km · Awgu 54 km · Isieke 56 km · Ezza-Ohu 63 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

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 Afikpo (5.8926°, 7.9353°, elevation 92 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.