Ilesa in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Ilesa sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 576 mm of rain over about 78 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Ilesa's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Ilesa's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 28°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 22°C
Rainfall: 576 mm; 78 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 3.8; 2nd-best season
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Ilesa in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 28°C.

A typical summer day in Ilesa reaches about 28°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

How summer really feels in Ilesa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 6 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 summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ilesa weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) 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°	14	2.9	11.6	3.9
Feb	34° / 22°	30	5.6	11.7	3.2
Mar	33° / 23°	79	15.4	11.9	3.0
Apr	31° / 23°	104	18.2	12.2	3.3
May	30° / 23°	157	23.3	12.3	3.3
Jun	28° / 22°	199	26.2	12.4	3.5
Jul	27° / 21°	188	26.7	12.4	3.8
Aug	27° / 21°	190	25.1	12.3	4.0
Sep	28° / 21°	228	26.7	12	3.5
Oct	29° / 22°	199	25.9	11.8	3.4
Nov	31° / 22°	48	8.6	11.7	4.4
Dec	33° / 21°	8	2	11.6	4.5

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Ilesa gets around 576 mm of rain over 78 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Summer

Winds average 8 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min in early June to 12 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 3.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Ilesa

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In summer, Ilesa overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Ilesa sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season

Dust

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May

Jun

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Aug

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Oct

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Is summer a good time to visit Ilesa?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.8

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ilesa.

What to pack for Ilesa in Summer

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

In summer, Ilesa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 78 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ilesa in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ilesa peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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	9	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	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	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Ilesa in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ilesa 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 Ilesa?

Ilesa sits at 7.6°N, 4.7°E, 377 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ijebu-Jesa, 10 km away.

Topography around Ilesa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilesa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 83 m around an average of 382 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 416 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 826 m.

The land around Ilesa is covered by artificial surfaces (67%) and trees (27%) within 3 km, trees (88%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km

83 m

artificial surfaces 67%

16 km

416 m

trees 88%

80 km

826 m

trees 78%

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Summer weather nearby: Ijebu-Jesa 10 km · Efon-Alaaye 20 km · Ile-Ife 26 km · Osogbo 26 km · Oke Mesi 29 km · Ikirun 33 km · Aramoko-Ekiti 34 km · Ede 36 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 Ilesa (7.6279°, 4.7416°, elevation 377 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.