Igbo-Ora in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Igbo-Ora sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 275 mm of rain over about 50 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early March to 31°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 Igbo-Ora's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Igbo-Ora's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 33°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 275 mm; 50 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 2.7; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Igbo-Ora in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early March to 31°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Igbo-Ora reaches about 33°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Igbo-Ora

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

50 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.

Igbo-Ora 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	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 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

Igbo-Ora gets around 275 mm of rain over 50 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 7 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

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 5.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Igbo-Ora

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In spring, Igbo-Ora overlaps 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

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May

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Is spring a good time to visit Igbo-Ora?

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.

2.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

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

What to pack for Igbo-Ora in Spring

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

In spring, Igbo-Ora sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 50 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Igbo-Ora 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 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 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 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

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

artificial surfaces 29%

16 km

305 m

trees 31%

80 km

497 m

trees 50%

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Spring 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

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.