Igbo-Ora weather in December
In December, Igbo-Ora sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 7 mm of rain across 2.1 wet days and about 11.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 12th-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 59% of the time in December, and the air most often feels oppressive.
Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Igbo-Ora's 1st-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igbo-Ora's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 33°
- 4th warmest
- Overnight low
- 23°
- 3rd coldest
- Rainfall
- 7 mm
- 2.1 wet days
- Daylight
- 11 h 36 min
- 6:56 AM – 6:30 PM
- Cloud cover
- 37%
- 1st clearest
- Wind
- 5 km/h
- 10th windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.29 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 4.1
- 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 December
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.
A typical December day in Igbo-Ora reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs on par with November and on par with January.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | 23 |
| 2 | 33 | 23 |
| 3 | 33 | 23 |
| 4 | 33 | 23 |
| 5 | 33 | 23 |
| 6 | 33 | 23 |
| 7 | 33 | 23 |
| 8 | 33 | 23 |
| 9 | 33 | 23 |
| 10 | 33 | 23 |
| 11 | 33 | 23 |
| 12 | 33 | 23 |
| 13 | 33 | 23 |
| 14 | 33 | 23 |
| 15 | 33 | 23 |
| 16 | 33 | 23 |
| 17 | 33 | 23 |
| 18 | 33 | 23 |
| 19 | 33 | 23 |
| 20 | 34 | 22 |
| 21 | 34 | 22 |
| 22 | 34 | 22 |
| 23 | 34 | 22 |
| 24 | 34 | 22 |
| 25 | 34 | 22 |
| 26 | 34 | 22 |
| 27 | 33 | 22 |
| 28 | 33 | 22 |
| 29 | 33 | 22 |
| 30 | 33 | 22 |
| 31 | 33 | 22 |
How December really feels in Igbo-Ora
Once humidity and wind are folded in, December 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.
The story in December is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Igbo-Ora weather by month
How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 4th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34° / 22° | 9 | 2.9 | 11.6 | 3.8 |
| Feb | 35° / 24° | 21 | 5.2 | 11.8 | 2.9 |
| Mar | 34° / 25° | 50 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 2.6 |
| Apr | 33° / 25° | 84 | 15.8 | 12.2 | 2.8 |
| May | 32° / 24° | 140 | 22.4 | 12.3 | 2.8 |
| Jun | 30° / 23° | 173 | 24.8 | 12.4 | 3.1 |
| Jul | 29° / 23° | 169 | 24.9 | 12.4 | 3.5 |
| Aug | 29° / 23° | 155 | 22.6 | 12.2 | 3.8 |
| Sep | 29° / 23° | 161 | 24.3 | 12 | 3.3 |
| Oct | 31° / 23° | 111 | 19.8 | 11.8 | 3.4 |
| Nov | 33° / 23° | 22 | 6 | 11.7 | 3.9 |
| Dec | 33° / 23° | 7 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 4.1 |
Cloud cover in December
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 59% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 22%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 69 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 79 |
| Cloudier (%) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 | 31 |
| 2 | 69 | 31 |
| 3 | 69 | 31 |
| 4 | 70 | 30 |
| 5 | 70 | 30 |
| 6 | 71 | 29 |
| 7 | 73 | 27 |
| 8 | 73 | 27 |
| 9 | 74 | 26 |
| 10 | 75 | 25 |
| 11 | 77 | 23 |
| 12 | 78 | 22 |
| 13 | 79 | 21 |
| 14 | 79 | 21 |
| 15 | 81 | 19 |
| 16 | 82 | 18 |
| 17 | 83 | 17 |
| 18 | 83 | 17 |
| 19 | 84 | 16 |
| 20 | 84 | 16 |
| 21 | 85 | 15 |
| 22 | 85 | 15 |
| 23 | 84 | 16 |
| 24 | 84 | 16 |
| 25 | 84 | 16 |
| 26 | 82 | 18 |
| 27 | 82 | 18 |
| 28 | 82 | 18 |
| 29 | 81 | 19 |
| 30 | 80 | 20 |
| 31 | 79 | 21 |
Chance of precipitation in December
Igbo-Ora gets around 7 mm of rain over 2.1 wet days in December, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 7% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 13 |
| 2 | 13 |
| 3 | 13 |
| 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 12 |
| 6 | 12 |
| 7 | 12 |
| 8 | 11 |
| 9 | 11 |
| 10 | 10 |
| 11 | 9 |
| 12 | 9 |
| 13 | 8 |
| 14 | 7 |
| 15 | 6 |
| 16 | 6 |
| 17 | 5 |
| 18 | 4 |
| 19 | 4 |
| 20 | 3 |
| 21 | 3 |
| 22 | 3 |
| 23 | 2 |
| 24 | 2 |
| 25 | 2 |
| 26 | 3 |
| 27 | 3 |
| 28 | 3 |
| 29 | 3 |
| 30 | 4 |
| 31 | 4 |
Humidity in December
Most of December feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, December lands in the oppressive band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Comfortable (%) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Humid (%) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Muggy (%) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Oppressive (%) | 76 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 |
| Miserable (%) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 76 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 77 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 75 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 74 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 74 | 4 |
| 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 73 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 71 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 70 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 70 | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 69 | 2 |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 68 | 2 |
| 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 67 | 1 |
| 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 66 | 1 |
| 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 65 | 1 |
| 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 64 | 1 |
| 16 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 1 |
| 17 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 61 | 1 |
| 18 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 59 | 1 |
| 19 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 56 | 1 |
| 20 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 54 | 1 |
| 21 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 53 | 1 |
| 22 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 51 | 1 |
| 23 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 49 | 1 |
| 24 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 1 |
| 25 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 46 | 1 |
| 26 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 44 | 0 |
| 27 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 0 |
| 28 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 0 |
| 29 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 40 | 0 |
| 30 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 0 |
| 31 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 38 | 0 |
Wind in December
Winds average 5 km/h in December.
Across December, 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) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | calm |
| 2 | 6 | calm |
| 3 | 6 | calm |
| 4 | 6 | calm |
| 5 | 6 | calm |
| 6 | 6 | calm |
| 7 | 6 | calm |
| 8 | 6 | calm |
| 9 | 6 | calm |
| 10 | 6 | calm |
| 11 | 6 | calm |
| 12 | 6 | calm |
| 13 | 6 | calm |
| 14 | 6 | calm |
| 15 | 6 | calm |
| 16 | 5 | calm |
| 17 | 5 | calm |
| 18 | 5 | calm |
| 19 | 5 | calm |
| 20 | 5 | calm |
| 21 | 5 | calm |
| 22 | 5 | calm |
| 23 | 5 | calm |
| 24 | 5 | calm |
| 25 | 5 | calm |
| 26 | 5 | calm |
| 27 | 5 | calm |
| 28 | 5 | calm |
| 29 | 5 | calm |
| 30 | 5 | calm |
| 31 | 6 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in December
Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of December to 11 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 0 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:49 AM to 7:03 AM, and sunset from 6:25 PM to 6:37 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:49 | 6:49 | 6:50 | 6:50 | 6:51 | 6:51 | 6:51 | 6:52 | 6:52 | 6:53 | 6:53 | 6:54 | 6:54 | 6:55 | 6:55 | 6:56 | 6:56 | 6:57 | 6:57 | 6:58 | 6:58 | 6:59 | 6:59 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:01 | 7:01 | 7:02 | 7:02 | 7:02 | 7:03 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:25 | 6:25 | 6:25 | 6:25 | 6:26 | 6:26 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:27 | 6:28 | 6:28 | 6:28 | 6:29 | 6:29 | 6:30 | 6:30 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:31 | 6:32 | 6:32 | 6:33 | 6:33 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 6:35 | 6:35 | 6:36 | 6:36 | 6:37 | 6:37 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.6 | 6:49 | 6:25 |
| 2 | 11.6 | 6:49 | 6:25 |
| 3 | 11.6 | 6:50 | 6:25 |
| 4 | 11.6 | 6:50 | 6:25 |
| 5 | 11.6 | 6:51 | 6:26 |
| 6 | 11.6 | 6:51 | 6:26 |
| 7 | 11.6 | 6:51 | 6:27 |
| 8 | 11.6 | 6:52 | 6:27 |
| 9 | 11.6 | 6:52 | 6:27 |
| 10 | 11.6 | 6:53 | 6:28 |
| 11 | 11.6 | 6:53 | 6:28 |
| 12 | 11.6 | 6:54 | 6:28 |
| 13 | 11.6 | 6:54 | 6:29 |
| 14 | 11.6 | 6:55 | 6:29 |
| 15 | 11.6 | 6:55 | 6:30 |
| 16 | 11.6 | 6:56 | 6:30 |
| 17 | 11.6 | 6:56 | 6:31 |
| 18 | 11.6 | 6:57 | 6:31 |
| 19 | 11.6 | 6:57 | 6:31 |
| 20 | 11.6 | 6:58 | 6:32 |
| 21 | 11.6 | 6:58 | 6:32 |
| 22 | 11.6 | 6:59 | 6:33 |
| 23 | 11.6 | 6:59 | 6:33 |
| 24 | 11.6 | 7:00 | 6:34 |
| 25 | 11.6 | 7:00 | 6:34 |
| 26 | 11.6 | 7:01 | 6:35 |
| 27 | 11.6 | 7:01 | 6:35 |
| 28 | 11.6 | 7:02 | 6:36 |
| 29 | 11.6 | 7:02 | 6:36 |
| 30 | 11.6 | 7:02 | 6:37 |
| 31 | 11.6 | 7:03 | 6:37 |
Solar energy in December
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.29 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 — December's 5.29 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 2 | 5.0 | Bright |
| 3 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 4 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 5 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 6 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 7 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 8 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 9 | 5.1 | Bright |
| 10 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 11 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 12 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 13 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 14 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 15 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 16 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 17 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 18 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 19 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 20 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 21 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 22 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 23 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 24 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 25 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 26 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 27 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 28 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 29 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 30 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 31 | 5.5 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for Igbo-Ora
None of Igbo-Ora's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.
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.
Is December a good time to visit Igbo-Ora?
Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
December is a reasonable time to visit Igbo-Ora for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Igbo-Ora in December
From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In December, Igbo-Ora sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.
UV index in Igbo-Ora in December
Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
| Level | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | Very high |
| Feb | 8 | Very high |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 13 | Extreme |
| May | 11 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 10 | Extreme |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 9 | Very high |
| Dec | 7 | High |
Air quality in Igbo-Ora in December
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December 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).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 119 | 107 | 58 | 51 | 38 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 35 | 48 | 60 | 104 |
| Level | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 119 | Unhealthy |
| Feb | 107 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 58 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 51 | Poor |
| May | 38 | Poor |
| Jun | 34 | Moderate |
| Jul | 30 | Moderate |
| Aug | 29 | Moderate |
| Sep | 35 | Poor |
| Oct | 48 | Poor |
| Nov | 60 | Unhealthy |
| Dec | 104 | Unhealthy |
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.
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 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).