Idah in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Idah sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 244 mm of rain over about 39 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 37°C in early March to 32°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 34°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 244 mm; 39 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.4; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Idah in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 37°C in early March to 32°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Idah reaches about 34°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Idah

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

75 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.

Idah 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	36° / 24°	3	0.8	11.6	2.7
Feb	37° / 25°	8	2.1	11.8	2.0
Mar	36° / 26°	32	7.1	12	2.0
Apr	34° / 26°	81	11.9	12.2	2.5
May	33° / 25°	131	19.6	12.3	2.7
Jun	31° / 24°	188	23.8	12.4	2.9
Jul	30° / 24°	193	25.8	12.4	3.2
Aug	30° / 24°	196	23.6	12.2	3.4
Sep	30° / 24°	198	24.3	12	3.1
Oct	31° / 24°	126	19.4	11.8	3.4
Nov	33° / 24°	19	3.6	11.7	4.0
Dec	35° / 24°	3	0.5	11.6	3.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Idah gets around 244 mm of rain over 39 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 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 Idah

In seasonPeak

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

Idah's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Idah?

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.

2.4

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 Idah.

What to pack for Idah in Spring

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

In spring, Idah sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 39 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Idah 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 Idah peaks around September 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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)	8	10	12	11	10	11	10	10	13	12	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	8	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	13	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Idah 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 Idah is worst in January — around 196 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 39 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)	196	176	85	70	52	47	39	40	48	67	88	162
Level	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	196	Very unhealthy
Feb	176	Very unhealthy
Mar	85	Unhealthy
Apr	70	Unhealthy
May	52	Poor
Jun	47	Poor
Jul	39	Poor
Aug	40	Poor
Sep	48	Poor
Oct	67	Unhealthy
Nov	88	Unhealthy
Dec	162	Very unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Idah?

Idah sits at 7.1°N, 6.7°E, 73 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ajaokuta, 51 km away.

Topography around Idah

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Idah has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 107 m around an average of 49 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 291 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 637 m.

The land around Idah is covered by artificial surfaces (33%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (50%) within 16 km, and trees (65%) within 80 km.

3 km

107 m

artificial surfaces 33%

16 km

291 m

trees 50%

80 km

637 m

trees 65%

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Spring weather nearby: Ajaokuta 51 km · Auchi 53 km · Ubiaja 64 km · Uromi 64 km · Okene 74 km · Lokoja 76 km · Ekpoma 78 km · Nsukka 78 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 Idah (7.1135°, 6.7387°, elevation 73 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.