Ile-Ife in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Ile-Ife sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 343 mm of rain over about 60 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 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 32°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 343 mm; 60 wet days
Avg wind: 7 km/h
Travel score: 3.0; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Ile-Ife in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Ile-Ife reaches about 32°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Ile-Ife

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.

Ile-Ife 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°	14	3.7	11.6	3.7
Feb	34° / 23°	29	7.2	11.8	3.0
Mar	33° / 24°	72	16	11.9	2.8
Apr	32° / 24°	103	19.4	12.2	3.1
May	30° / 23°	168	24.5	12.3	3.1
Jun	29° / 23°	204	27	12.4	3.2
Jul	28° / 22°	193	27.4	12.4	3.6
Aug	28° / 22°	185	25.6	12.2	3.9
Sep	29° / 22°	218	27.5	12	3.2
Oct	30° / 22°	165	25.2	11.8	3.2
Nov	31° / 23°	39	9.8	11.7	4.2
Dec	33° / 22°	9	2.5	11.6	4.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Ile-Ife gets around 343 mm of rain over 60 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

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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 4.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Ile-Ife

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

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

Ile-Ife sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season

Dust

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Is spring a good time to visit Ile-Ife?

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.

3.0

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ile-Ife.

What to pack for Ile-Ife in Spring

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

In spring, Ile-Ife sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 60 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ile-Ife 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 Ile-Ife peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (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	9	12	12	11	11	11	10	12	11	9	7
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	9	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Ile-Ife 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 Ile-Ife is worst in January — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.8× the cleanest month (July, 45 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	158	86	72	58	52	45	46	58	78	100	157
Level	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	170	Very unhealthy
Feb	158	Very unhealthy
Mar	86	Unhealthy
Apr	72	Unhealthy
May	58	Unhealthy
Jun	52	Poor
Jul	45	Poor
Aug	46	Poor
Sep	58	Unhealthy
Oct	78	Unhealthy
Nov	100	Unhealthy
Dec	157	Very unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Ile-Ife?

Ile-Ife sits at 7.5°N, 4.6°E, 295 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Gbongan, 23 km away.

Topography around Ile-Ife

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ile-Ife has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 103 m around an average of 274 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 489 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 871 m.

The land around Ile-Ife is covered by artificial surfaces (72%) and trees (23%) within 3 km, trees (87%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km

103 m

artificial surfaces 72%

16 km

489 m

trees 87%

80 km

871 m

trees 83%

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Spring weather nearby: Gbongan 23 km · Ilesa 26 km · Ede 31 km · Osogbo 32 km · Modakeke 35 km · Ijebu-Jesa 36 km · Ilobu 40 km · Olupona 43 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 Ile-Ife (7.4824°, 4.5603°, elevation 295 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.