Igbo-Ora weather in April

In April, Igbo-Ora sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 84 mm of rain across 15.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Igbo-Ora's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igbo-Ora's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
5th warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
84 mm
15.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:42 AM – 6:52 PM
Cloud cover
77%
6th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

Igbo-Ora is City and headquarters of Ibarapa Central, Oyo State, south-western Nigeria.

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

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical April day in Igbo-Ora reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 1°C warmer than May.

20°25°30°35°40°151015202530
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13425
23425
33425
43425
53425
63425
73425
83425
93425
103325
113325
123325
133325
143325
153325
163325
173325
183325
193325
203325
213325
223324
233324
243324
253324
263324
273324
283324
293324
303324

How April really feels in Igbo-Ora

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 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
30
19 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Igbo-Ora weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 5th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°92.911.63.8
Feb35° / 24°215.211.82.9
Mar34° / 25°5011.911.92.6
Apr33° / 25°8415.812.22.8
May32° / 24°14022.412.32.8
Jun30° / 23°17324.812.43.1
Jul29° / 23°16924.912.43.5
Aug29° / 23°15522.612.23.8
Sep29° / 23°16124.3123.3
Oct31° / 23°11119.811.83.4
Nov33° / 23°22611.73.9
Dec33° / 23°72.111.64.1

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33070
43070
53070
62971
72971
82872
92872
102773
112773
122575
132575
142476
152377
162278
172179
181981
191981
201882
211882
221882
231882
241783
251783
261783
271783
281783
291783
301882

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Igbo-Ora gets around 84 mm of rain over 15.8 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 52% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
143
243
344
445
545
646
747
847
948
1048
1149
1249
1350
1450
1550
1651
1751
1852
1953
2054
2155
2256
2357
2458
2559
2660
2761
2862
2963
3064

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 63% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
16832
26832
36733
46634
56634
66634
76535
86535
96535
106535
116535
126535
136436
146436
156436
166337
176337
186238
196238
206139
216139
226139
236040
246040
255941
265941
275941
285842
295842
305842

Wind in April

Winds average 8 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:53 PM to 6:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:506:53
212.16:496:53
312.16:496:53
412.16:486:53
512.16:486:53
612.16:476:53
712.16:476:53
812.16:466:53
912.16:466:53
1012.16:456:52
1112.16:456:52
1212.16:446:52
1312.16:446:52
1412.26:436:52
1512.26:436:52
1612.26:426:52
1712.26:426:52
1812.26:416:52
1912.26:416:52
2012.26:406:52
2112.26:406:52
2212.26:406:52
2312.26:396:52
2412.26:396:52
2512.26:386:52
2612.26:386:52
2712.26:386:52
2812.26:376:52
2912.26:376:52
3012.36:376:52

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.7 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.3Bright
45.3Bright
55.3Bright
65.3Bright
75.2Bright
85.2Bright
95.2Bright
105.2Bright
115.2Bright
125.2Bright
135.2Bright
145.1Bright
155.1Bright
165.1Bright
175.1Bright
185.1Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
254.9Bright
264.9Bright
274.9Bright
284.9Bright
294.9Bright
304.8Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Igbo-Ora

In seasonPeak

In April, Igbo-Ora sits inside its rainy season and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Igbo-Ora 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 April a good time to visit Igbo-Ora?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Igbo-Ora.

What to pack for Igbo-Ora in April

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

In April, Igbo-Ora sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Igbo-Ora in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Igbo-Ora peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Dec 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Igbo-Ora in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Igbo-Ora is worst in January — around 119 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 17117 µg/m³Aug 1029 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan119Unhealthy
Feb107Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May38Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov60Unhealthy
Dec104Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Igbo-Ora?

Igbo-Ora sits at 7.4°N, 3.3°E, 170 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Eruwa, 19 km away.

Topography around Igbo-Ora

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igbo-Ora has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 89 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 305 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 497 m.

The land around Igbo-Ora is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), trees (20%) and cropland (20%) within 3 km, trees (31%), shrubs (29%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
89 m
16 km
305 m
80 km
497 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
April weather nearby: Eruwa 19 km · Orita-Eruwa 22 km · Igangan 30 km · Abeokuta 32 km · Ilaro 68 km · Ibadan 68 km · Iseyin 69 km · Ifo 70 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 Igbo-Ora (7.4338°, 3.2879°, elevation 170 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).