Baro in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Baro sees average daytime highs around 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 138 mm of rain over about 23 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 38°C in early March to 33°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 37°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 138 mm; 23 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 1.6; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Baro in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 38°C in early March to 33°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Baro 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 Baro

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

84 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.

Baro 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	36° / 22°	1	0.3	11.6	2.4
Feb	38° / 24°	3	0.7	11.7	1.4
Mar	38° / 26°	12	2.5	11.9	0.9
Apr	37° / 27°	38	6.7	12.2	1.5
May	34° / 26°	88	13.7	12.4	2.5
Jun	32° / 25°	143	18.7	12.5	3.1
Jul	30° / 24°	199	23.7	12.5	3.2
Aug	30° / 24°	226	24.2	12.3	3.3
Sep	31° / 24°	201	22.4	12.1	3.2
Oct	32° / 24°	82	13.4	11.8	3.6
Nov	35° / 24°	4	1.1	11.6	3.1
Dec	36° / 22°	1	0.1	11.5	2.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Baro gets around 138 mm of rain over 23 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 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 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 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Baro

In seasonPeak

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

Baro's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Baro sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

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Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Baro?

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.

1.6

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.4

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Baro.

What to pack for Baro in Spring

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

In spring, Baro sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

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UV index in Baro 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 Baro peaks around September 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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	11	11	10	11	11	11	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	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 Baro 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 Baro is worst in January — around 117 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (July, 26 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)	117	113	69	54	33	28	26	28	31	45	55	83
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	117	Unhealthy
Feb	113	Unhealthy
Mar	69	Unhealthy
Apr	54	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	28	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	45	Poor
Nov	55	Poor
Dec	83	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Baro?

Baro sits at 8.6°N, 6.4°E, 62 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Lapai, 51 km away.

Topography around Baro

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Baro has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 138 m around an average of 96 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 219 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 629 m.

The land around Baro is covered by cropland (31%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (39%), trees (32%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

138 m

cropland 31%

16 km

219 m

cropland 43%

80 km

629 m

cropland 39%

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Spring weather nearby: Lapai 51 km · Bida 68 km · Patigi 74 km · Isanlu-Itedoijowa 75 km · Kuje 94 km · Kabba 95 km · Lokoja 98 km · Suleja 105 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 Baro (8.6157°, 6.4185°, elevation 62 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.