Bende in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Bende sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 505 mm of rain over about 70 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 3% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 32°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 505 mm; 70 wet days
Avg wind: 6 km/h
Travel score: 2.5; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Bende 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 Bende 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 Bende

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

30 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.

Bende 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° / 22°	15	4.1	11.7	3.0
Feb	35° / 24°	33	7.7	11.8	2.4
Mar	34° / 24°	98	18.1	12	2.4
Apr	32° / 24°	176	23.7	12.1	2.5
May	31° / 23°	231	27.8	12.2	2.5
Jun	30° / 23°	263	28.2	12.3	2.8
Jul	29° / 22°	274	28.5	12.3	3.1
Aug	29° / 22°	258	27.7	12.2	3.2
Sep	29° / 22°	291	29	12	2.8
Oct	30° / 23°	271	29.4	11.9	2.7
Nov	31° / 23°	88	16	11.7	3.5
Dec	33° / 23°	15	4.2	11.7	3.8

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Bende gets around 505 mm of rain over 70 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 6 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 4.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Bende

In seasonPeak

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

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

Bende 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 Bende?

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.

2.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Bende.

What to pack for Bende in Spring

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

In spring, Bende sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 70 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bende 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 Bende peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 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	10	13	12	11	11	10	10	12	11	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	8	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Bende 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 Bende is worst in January — around 169 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 65 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)	169	157	115	107	93	81	69	65	78	98	106	163
Level	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	169	Very unhealthy
Feb	157	Very unhealthy
Mar	115	Unhealthy
Apr	107	Unhealthy
May	93	Unhealthy
Jun	81	Unhealthy
Jul	69	Unhealthy
Aug	65	Unhealthy
Sep	78	Unhealthy
Oct	98	Unhealthy
Nov	106	Unhealthy
Dec	163	Very unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Bende?

Bende sits at 5.6°N, 7.6°E, 123 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Umuahia, 16 km away.

Topography around Bende

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bende has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 93 m around an average of 88 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 161 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 449 m.

The land around Bende is covered by trees (93%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (82%) within 80 km.

3 km

93 m

trees 93%

16 km

161 m

trees 88%

80 km

449 m

trees 82%

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Spring weather nearby: Umuahia 16 km · Ohafia-Ifigh 21 km · Amaigbo 34 km · Ikot Ekpene 43 km · Okigwe 43 km · Afikpo 50 km · Itu 56 km · Ugep 57 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 Bende (5.5587°, 7.6336°, elevation 123 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.