Bode Saadu in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Bode Saadu sees average daytime highs around 37°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 140 mm of rain over about 25 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 24% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 37°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 140 mm; 25 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 1.6; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Bode Saadu 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 Bode Saadu reaches about 37°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Bode Saadu

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

81 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.

Bode Saadu 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° / 21°	1	0.2	11.5	3.5
Feb	37° / 23°	2	0.6	11.7	2.1
Mar	38° / 25°	9	2.3	11.9	1.2
Apr	37° / 26°	37	7.1	12.2	1.5
May	35° / 25°	94	15.3	12.4	2.2
Jun	32° / 24°	130	19.2	12.5	2.9
Jul	30° / 23°	171	22.3	12.5	3.3
Aug	30° / 23°	207	23	12.3	3.5
Sep	31° / 23°	186	22.2	12.1	3.2
Oct	33° / 23°	68	11.6	11.8	3.5
Nov	35° / 23°	1	0.5	11.6	3.4
Dec	34° / 21°	0	0.1	11.5	3.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Bode Saadu gets around 140 mm of rain over 25 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 9 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 6.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Bode Saadu

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

Bode Saadu's monsoon runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Monsoon

Dust

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Mar

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Bode Saadu?

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 Bode Saadu.

What to pack for Bode Saadu in Spring

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

In spring, Bode Saadu sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Bode Saadu 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 Bode Saadu peaks around March 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (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	11	11	11	12	11	9	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
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	7	High

Air quality in Bode Saadu 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 Bode Saadu is worst in February — around 107 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 25 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)	105	107	68	54	35	29	25	26	31	49	58	84
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	105	Unhealthy
Feb	107	Unhealthy
Mar	68	Unhealthy
Apr	54	Poor
May	35	Moderate
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	26	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	49	Poor
Nov	58	Unhealthy
Dec	84	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Bode Saadu?

Bode Saadu sits at 8.9°N, 4.8°E, 151 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Jebba, 21 km away.

Topography around Bode Saadu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bode Saadu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 90 m around an average of 168 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 299 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 567 m.

The land around Bode Saadu is covered by cropland (55%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and shrubs (32%) within 16 km, and shrubs (38%) and cropland (33%) within 80 km.

3 km

90 m

cropland 55%

16 km

299 m

cropland 42%

80 km

567 m

shrubs 38%

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Spring weather nearby: Jebba 21 km · Mokwa 50 km · Ilorin 56 km · Lafiagi 70 km · Igbeti 75 km · Offa 88 km · Oyan 99 km · Ila Orangun 103 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 Bode Saadu (8.939°, 4.7823°, elevation 151 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.