Ilorin weather in April

In April, Ilorin sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 50 mm of rain across 10 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Ilorin's 6th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ilorin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
24°
12th coldest
Rainfall
50 mm
10 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:36 AM – 6:48 PM
Cloud cover
69%
6th clearest
Wind
11 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.3
out of 10

Ilorin is city in Nigeria.

Density
1,412/km²
people per km²
Founded
~18 CE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 34°C by the end.

A typical April day in Ilorin reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and about 2°C warmer than May.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How April really feels in Ilorin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
28 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ilorin weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 3rd-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 21°20.511.63.7
Feb36° / 23°41.211.72.5
Mar37° / 24°224.711.91.9
Apr35° / 24°501012.22.3
May33° / 24°8715.912.42.9
Jun31° / 23°11519.112.53.5
Jul29° / 22°12821.412.43.9
Aug28° / 22°15220.812.34.2
Sep29° / 22°15721.2123.8
Oct31° / 22°781511.84.0
Nov34° / 22°51.411.63.9
Dec34° / 21°10.211.53.8

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 19% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14555
24555
34555
44555
54555
64456
74357
84357
94357
104159
114159
124060
133961
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Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Ilorin gets around 50 mm of rain over 10 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 33% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%50%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
122
224
325
426
527
628
728
829
930
1031
1132
1232
1332
1433
1533
1633
1734
1834
1935
2035
2136
2236
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2539
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2740
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2942
3043

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11336600
21235620
31233640
41232650
51230670
60229690
70228700
80126730
90125740
100124750
110123760
120122770
130121780
140120790
150119800
160118810
170016840
180015850
190014860
200013870
210012880
220011890
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Wind in April

Winds average 11 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of April to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:44 AM to 6:31 AM, and sunset from 6:49 PM to 6:48 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:446:49
212.16:446:49
312.16:436:48
412.16:436:48
512.16:426:48
612.16:426:48
712.16:416:48
812.16:416:48
912.16:406:48
1012.16:396:48
1112.16:396:48
1212.26:386:48
1312.26:386:48
1412.26:376:48
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1612.26:366:48
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2012.26:356:48
2112.26:346:48
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2512.36:326:48
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2712.36:326:48
2812.36:316:48
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Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.13 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.84 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Intense
36.0Intense
46.0Intense
56.0Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Bright
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115.9Bright
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305.6Bright
Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Ilorin

In seasonPeak

In April, Ilorin sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is April a good time to visit Ilorin?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.3
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ilorin.

What to pack for Ilorin in April

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

In April, Ilorin sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Ilorin in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks 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 Ilorin peaks around March 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highMar 24UV 12Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ilorin in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ilorin is worst in February — around 140 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 35 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 8140 µg/m³Jul 1935 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan139Unhealthy
Feb140Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May44Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov93Unhealthy
Dec124Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ilorin?

Ilorin sits at 8.5°N, 4.5°E, 320 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Offa, 43 km away.

Topography around Ilorin

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ilorin has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 70 m around an average of 300 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 167 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 589 m.

The land around Ilorin is covered by artificial surfaces (90%) within 3 km, shrubs (28%), artificial surfaces (24%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%) and trees (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
70 m
16 km
167 m
80 km
589 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
April weather nearby: Offa 43 km · Ogbomoso 52 km · Igbeti 53 km · Oyan 55 km · Bode Saadu 56 km · Ikirun 66 km · Ila Orangun 67 km · Otan Ayegbaju 67 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
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 1%

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 Ilorin (8.4966°, 4.5421°, elevation 320 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).