Ikere-Ekiti in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Ikere-Ekiti sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 338 mm of rain over about 59 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 29°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 Ikere-Ekiti's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ikere-Ekiti's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 338 mm; 59 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 3.1; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Ikere-Ekiti in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Ikere-Ekiti reaches about 32°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Ikere-Ekiti

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.

Ikere-Ekiti 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° / 21°	10	2.6	11.6	4.2
Feb	34° / 23°	25	5.9	11.8	3.3
Mar	33° / 23°	71	14.8	11.9	3.0
Apr	32° / 23°	106	19.7	12.2	3.1
May	30° / 23°	161	24	12.3	3.2
Jun	29° / 22°	194	27	12.4	3.3
Jul	27° / 22°	187	27.4	12.4	3.7
Aug	27° / 21°	190	26.1	12.2	3.8
Sep	28° / 22°	213	27.4	12	3.4
Oct	29° / 22°	176	26.1	11.8	3.3
Nov	31° / 22°	38	8.6	11.7	4.5
Dec	32° / 21°	6	1.7	11.6	4.9

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

Ikere-Ekiti gets around 338 mm of rain over 59 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 5.0 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Ikere-Ekiti

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In spring, Ikere-Ekiti overlaps its rainy season and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Ikere-Ekiti sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Ikere-Ekiti?

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.

3.1

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 Ikere-Ekiti.

What to pack for Ikere-Ekiti in Spring

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

In spring, Ikere-Ekiti sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 59 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ikere-Ekiti in Spring

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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 Ikere-Ekiti peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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	8	12	12	11	11	11	10	12	12	10	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Ikere-Ekiti in Spring

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

Air quality in Ikere-Ekiti is worst in January — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.4× 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)	170	156	80	65	50	45	39	40	50	70	94	154
Level	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	170	Very unhealthy
Feb	156	Very unhealthy
Mar	80	Unhealthy
Apr	65	Unhealthy
May	50	Poor
Jun	45	Poor
Jul	39	Poor
Aug	40	Poor
Sep	50	Poor
Oct	70	Unhealthy
Nov	94	Unhealthy
Dec	154	Very unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Ikere-Ekiti?

Ikere-Ekiti sits at 7.5°N, 5.2°E, 381 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ado-Ekiti, 14 km away.

Topography around Ikere-Ekiti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ikere-Ekiti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 228 m around an average of 378 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 417 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 859 m.

The land around Ikere-Ekiti is covered by trees (48%) and artificial surfaces (36%) within 3 km, trees (70%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and trees (81%) within 80 km.

3 km

228 m

trees 48%

16 km

417 m

trees 70%

80 km

859 m

trees 81%

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Spring weather nearby: Ado-Ekiti 14 km · Igbara-Odo 19 km · Ise-Ekiti 22 km · Igede-Ekiti 22 km · Emure-Ekiti 26 km · Akure 28 km · Aramoko-Ekiti 31 km · Efon-Alaaye 38 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 Ikere-Ekiti (7.4975°, 5.2304°, elevation 381 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.