Gwoza in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Gwoza sees average daytime highs around 36°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 69 mm of rain over about 16 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 36°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 36°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 69 mm; 16 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 2.2; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Gwoza in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across spring, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 36°C.

A typical spring day in Gwoza reaches about 36°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Gwoza

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.

Gwoza 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	30° / 15°	0	0	11.4	6.8
Feb	32° / 17°	0	0	11.6	4.9
Mar	36° / 21°	1	0.2	11.9	2.6
Apr	37° / 24°	12	3.7	12.2	1.7
May	35° / 25°	57	11.7	12.5	2.4
Jun	32° / 24°	96	18	12.6	3.2
Jul	29° / 22°	173	24.6	12.6	3.5
Aug	28° / 22°	249	27.6	12.4	3.4
Sep	30° / 22°	181	24	12.1	3.4
Oct	32° / 21°	55	9.9	11.8	4.0
Nov	32° / 19°	0	0.2	11.5	4.9
Dec	30° / 15°	0	0	11.4	6.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Gwoza gets around 69 mm of rain over 16 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of spring feels dry — 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

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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 6.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Gwoza

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

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

Gwoza sees seasonal dust haze (January–July), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Gwoza?

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.

2.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.4

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Gwoza.

What to pack for Gwoza in Spring

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

In spring, Gwoza sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 16 days see rain.

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UV index in Gwoza in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Gwoza peaks around August 17 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 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)	9	9	12	10	9	9	11	13	11	11	9	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	High

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	9	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	High

Air quality in Gwoza 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 Gwoza is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× 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)	99	103	100	73	43	35	25	25	33	72	90	96
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	99	Unhealthy
Feb	103	Unhealthy
Mar	100	Unhealthy
Apr	73	Unhealthy
May	43	Poor
Jun	35	Moderate
Jul	25	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	72	Unhealthy
Nov	90	Unhealthy
Dec	96	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Gwoza?

Gwoza sits at 11.1°N, 13.7°E, 418 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Mokolo, 40 km away.

Topography around Gwoza

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Gwoza has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m around an average of 440 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 977 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,156 m.

The land around Gwoza is covered by grassland (35%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, grassland (58%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and grassland (61%) within 80 km.

3 km

412 m

grassland 35%

16 km

977 m

grassland 58%

80 km

1,156 m

grassland 61%

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Spring weather nearby: Mokolo 40 km · Mora 49 km · Bama 49 km · Maroua 87 km · Mubi 102 km · Damboa 103 km · Maiduguri 103 km · Bogo 107 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 Gwoza (11.0831°, 13.6959°, elevation 418 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.