Babana in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Babana sees average daytime highs around 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 108 mm of rain over about 21 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 38°C in early March to 34°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 37°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 108 mm; 21 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 1.3; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Babana in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 38°C in early March to 34°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Babana reaches about 37°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Babana

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

55 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.

Babana 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	33° / 20°	1	0.1	11.5	4.3
Feb	36° / 23°	1	0.4	11.7	2.5
Mar	38° / 26°	4	1.3	11.9	1.0
Apr	38° / 27°	24	5.8	12.2	0.9
May	36° / 26°	79	13.7	12.5	2.0
Jun	32° / 24°	112	17.2	12.6	3.1
Jul	30° / 23°	197	22.5	12.5	3.4
Aug	29° / 23°	280	26	12.3	3.3
Sep	30° / 23°	179	19.7	12.1	3.7
Oct	32° / 23°	46	8.1	11.8	4.0
Nov	35° / 22°	1	0.1	11.5	3.4
Dec	34° / 20°	0	0	11.4	4.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 32% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Babana gets around 108 mm of rain over 21 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 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 36 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 6.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Babana

In seasonPeak

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

Babana's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Babana sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

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Nov

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Is spring a good time to visit Babana?

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.

1.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Babana.

What to pack for Babana in Spring

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

In spring, Babana sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 21 days see rain.

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UV index in Babana 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 Babana peaks around March 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 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	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Babana 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 Babana is worst in February — around 94 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 6.5× the cleanest month (August, 15 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)	86	94	67	49	27	21	15	15	19	34	46	74
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	86	Unhealthy
Feb	94	Unhealthy
Mar	67	Unhealthy
Apr	49	Poor
May	27	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	15	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	34	Moderate
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	74	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Babana?

Babana sits at 10.4°N, 3.8°E, 291 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kalalé, 50 km away.

Topography around Babana

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Babana has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 42 m around an average of 291 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 100 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 373 m.

The land around Babana is covered by cropland (52%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, shrubs (39%), grassland (30%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and shrubs (44%) and cropland (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

42 m

cropland 52%

16 km

100 m

shrubs 39%

80 km

373 m

shrubs 44%

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Spring weather nearby: Kalalé 50 km · Ségbana 57 km · Nikki 86 km · Kaiama 93 km · Pèrèrè 115 km · Kandi 124 km · Bembèrèkè 128 km · Ndali 135 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 Babana (10.4295°, 3.815°, elevation 291 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.