Ibadan weather in October

In October, Ibadan sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 148 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ibadan's 7th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ibadan's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
148 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:34 AM – 6:24 PM
Cloud cover
80%
7th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.5
out of 10

Ibadan is capital city of Oyo State in Nigeria.

Density
1,185/km²
people per km²
Founded
1829

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Ibadan reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Ibadan

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in October is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ibadan weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 22°133.411.63.9
Feb34° / 24°246.411.83.1
Mar33° / 24°6114.511.92.9
Apr32° / 24°10218.612.23.1
May30° / 23°16423.912.33.1
Jun29° / 23°2052712.43.2
Jul28° / 22°20727.512.43.6
Aug28° / 22°19325.912.23.8
Sep28° / 22°20726.9123.3
Oct30° / 23°14823.511.83.5
Nov31° / 23°31811.74.4
Dec33° / 22°72.411.64.4

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 85%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7991
8991
9991
101090
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121189
131288
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312872

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ibadan gets around 148 mm of rain over 23.5 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 75% and peaks near 88% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
188
287
387
487
586
685
785
884
983
1082
1181
1280
1379
1478
1577
1676
1775
1874
1972
2071
2170
2269
2368
2467
2566
2664
2762
2860
2958
3056
3154

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101000
201000
301000
401000
50991
60991
70991
80991
90991
100991
110982
120982
130982
140973
150973
160973
170973
180964
190964
200964
210964
220964
230964
240964
250964
260964
270964
281954
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301954
311954

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:35 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:20 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:356:31
211.96:356:31
311.96:356:30
411.96:356:30
511.96:356:29
611.96:356:29
711.96:356:28
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911.96:356:27
1011.96:356:27
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.66 kWh/m² to a high of 5.6 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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264.4Bright
274.4Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ibadan

In seasonPeak

In October, Ibadan sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Ibadan sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Ibadan?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.7
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ibadan.

What to pack for Ibadan in October

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

In October, Ibadan sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ibadan in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks 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 Ibadan peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 12Jan 13UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7High
Feb8Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Ibadan in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ibadan is worst in January — around 155 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 43 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17153 µg/m³Jul 2443 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan155Very unhealthy
Feb144Unhealthy
Mar78Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun50Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep55Poor
Oct74Unhealthy
Nov89Unhealthy
Dec142Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ibadan?

Ibadan sits at 7.4°N, 3.9°E, 181 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Lalupon, 20 km away.

Topography around Ibadan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ibadan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 117 m around an average of 201 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 604 m.

The land around Ibadan is covered by artificial surfaces (94%) within 3 km, artificial surfaces (51%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) within 80 km.

3 km
117 m
16 km
197 m
80 km
604 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Lalupon 20 km · Apomu 31 km · Ikire 31 km · Fiditi 37 km · Modakeke 39 km · Olupona 40 km · Iwo 42 km · Ijebu-Igbo 46 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
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 1%

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 Ibadan (7.3776°, 3.9059°, elevation 181 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).