Aku in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Aku sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 421 mm of rain over about 54 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early March to 30°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 Aku's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Aku's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 421 mm; 54 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.9; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

← Winter Aku year-round climate Summer →

Spring Summer Fall Winter

Temperature in Aku in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Aku reaches about 32°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Aku

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

heat index over the day's high

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.

Aku 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	34° / 22°	10	2.1	11.7	3.4
Feb	35° / 24°	23	5.1	11.8	2.7
Mar	34° / 24°	71	12	12	2.7
Apr	32° / 24°	132	17	12.1	3.0
May	31° / 24°	218	24.6	12.3	2.9
Jun	29° / 23°	268	26.9	12.4	3.0
Jul	28° / 22°	247	28.5	12.4	3.3
Aug	28° / 22°	244	27.1	12.2	3.6
Sep	29° / 22°	295	28.4	12	3.0
Oct	30° / 23°	264	27	11.9	3.0
Nov	31° / 23°	60	8.9	11.7	4.2
Dec	33° / 22°	8	1.6	11.6	4.2

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

Aku gets around 421 mm of rain over 54 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 24 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 4.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Aku

In seasonPeak

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

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

Aku 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 spring a good time to visit Aku?

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.

2.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aku.

What to pack for Aku in Spring

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

In spring, Aku sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 54 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aku in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aku peaks around September 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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)	9	10	12	10	10	11	10	10	12	12	10	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Aku 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 Aku is worst in January — around 172 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.6× 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)	172	149	88	75	57	53	47	50	57	75	98	158
Level	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	172	Very unhealthy
Feb	149	Unhealthy
Mar	88	Unhealthy
Apr	75	Unhealthy
May	57	Unhealthy
Jun	53	Poor
Jul	47	Poor
Aug	50	Poor
Sep	57	Unhealthy
Oct	75	Unhealthy
Nov	98	Unhealthy
Dec	158	Very unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Aku?

Aku sits at 6.7°N, 7.3°E, 299 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Nsukka, 19 km away.

Topography around Aku

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aku has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m around an average of 315 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 499 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 570 m.

The land around Aku is covered by grassland (49%) and trees (36%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km

232 m

grassland 49%

16 km

499 m

trees 70%

80 km

570 m

trees 67%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← Winter Aku year-round climate Summer →

Spring weather nearby: Nsukka 19 km · Enugu-Ezike 34 km · Enugu 36 km · Eha Amufu 49 km · Otukpa 58 km · Awka 62 km · Enugu-Ukwu 69 km · Awgu 73 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 Aku (6.709°, 7.3183°, elevation 299 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.