Ibadan in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Ibadan sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 327 mm of rain over about 57 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 30°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 Ibadan's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ibadan's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 327 mm; 57 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 3.0; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Ibadan in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Ibadan 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 Ibadan

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.

Ibadan 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	33° / 22°	13	3.4	11.6	3.9
Feb	34° / 24°	24	6.4	11.8	3.1
Mar	33° / 24°	61	14.5	11.9	2.9
Apr	32° / 24°	102	18.6	12.2	3.1
May	30° / 23°	164	23.9	12.3	3.1
Jun	29° / 23°	205	27	12.4	3.2
Jul	28° / 22°	207	27.5	12.4	3.6
Aug	28° / 22°	193	25.9	12.2	3.8
Sep	28° / 22°	207	26.9	12	3.3
Oct	30° / 23°	148	23.5	11.8	3.5
Nov	31° / 23°	31	8	11.7	4.4
Dec	33° / 22°	7	2.4	11.6	4.4

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

Ibadan gets around 327 mm of rain over 57 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

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 24 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 4.9 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Ibadan

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In spring, Ibadan overlaps its rainy season and dust 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

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Ibadan?

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.

3.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ibadan.

What to pack for Ibadan in Spring

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

In spring, Ibadan sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 57 days see rain.

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UV index in Ibadan 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	7	8	13	12	11	11	11	10	12	11	9	7
Level	High	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	7	High
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Ibadan 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	155	144	78	68	56	50	43	43	55	74	89	142
Level	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	155	Very unhealthy
Feb	144	Unhealthy
Mar	78	Unhealthy
Apr	68	Unhealthy
May	56	Unhealthy
Jun	50	Poor
Jul	43	Poor
Aug	43	Poor
Sep	55	Poor
Oct	74	Unhealthy
Nov	89	Unhealthy
Dec	142	Unhealthy

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

artificial surfaces 94%

16 km

197 m

artificial surfaces 51%

80 km

604 m

trees 67%

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Spring 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

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.