Enugu in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Enugu sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 369 mm of rain over about 51 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 31°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 33°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 369 mm; 51 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.6; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Enugu in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early March to 31°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Enugu reaches about 33°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Enugu

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.

Enugu 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°	7	1.8	11.7	3.3
Feb	35° / 24°	18	3.8	11.8	2.6
Mar	35° / 25°	58	10.3	12	2.5
Apr	33° / 24°	118	16.3	12.1	2.7
May	32° / 24°	194	24.2	12.3	2.7
Jun	30° / 23°	241	26.2	12.4	2.9
Jul	29° / 22°	229	28	12.3	3.1
Aug	29° / 22°	239	26.7	12.2	3.3
Sep	29° / 23°	267	28.2	12	2.8
Oct	30° / 23°	215	25.9	11.9	2.9
Nov	32° / 23°	42	7.6	11.7	4.0
Dec	34° / 22°	6	1.2	11.6	4.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 6% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Enugu gets around 369 mm of rain over 51 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 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 5.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Enugu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Enugu sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Enugu?

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.

2.6

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Enugu.

What to pack for Enugu in Spring

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

In spring, Enugu sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 51 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Enugu 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 Enugu peaks around March 19 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	11	10	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	9	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	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 Enugu 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 Enugu 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 Enugu?

Enugu sits at 6.4°N, 7.5°E, 192 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Aku, 36 km away.

Topography around Enugu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Enugu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 229 m around an average of 207 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 487 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 573 m.

The land around Enugu is covered by artificial surfaces (77%) within 3 km, trees (52%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km

229 m

artificial surfaces 77%

16 km

487 m

trees 52%

80 km

573 m

trees 63%

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Spring weather nearby: Aku 36 km · Eha Amufu 38 km · Awgu 41 km · Nsukka 48 km · Awka 54 km · Isieke 60 km · Enugu-Ezike 60 km · Agulu 61 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 Enugu (6.4413°, 7.4988°, elevation 192 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.