Ilorin weather in August

In August, Ilorin sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 152 mm of rain across 20.8 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Ilorin's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ilorin's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
152 mm
20.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:37 AM – 6:54 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.95 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
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 August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ilorin reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12822
22822
32822
42822
52822
62822
72822
82822
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112822
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292822
302822
312822

How August really feels in Ilorin

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ilorin weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
9892
10892
11892
12892
13892
14793
15793
16793
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18793
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ilorin gets around 152 mm of rain over 20.8 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 67% and peaks near 75% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
163
263
362
463
563
663
763
863
963
1064
1164
1264
1365
1465
1566
1667
1767
1868
1968
2069
2169
2270
2370
2471
2572
2672
2773
2874
2974
3075
3175

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the oppressive band about 74% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13070
23169
33169
43268
53268
63268
73367
83367
93367
103268
113268
123169
133169
143070
152971
162872
172773
182674
192575
202476
212377
222278
232080
241981
251882
261783
271684
281585
291486
301387
311288

Wind in August

Winds average 9 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of August to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:37 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 6:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:376:59
212.46:376:59
312.46:376:59
412.46:376:58
512.46:376:58
612.36:376:58
712.36:376:58
812.36:376:57
912.36:376:57
1012.36:376:57
1112.36:376:56
1212.36:376:56
1312.36:376:56
1412.36:376:55
1512.36:376:55
1612.36:376:54
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2012.36:376:53
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2712.26:376:49
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2912.26:376:48
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3112.26:376:47

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.95 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

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 — August's 3.95 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
74.0Moderate
84.0Moderate
94.0Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
153.9Moderate
163.9Moderate
173.9Moderate
183.9Moderate
193.9Moderate
203.9Moderate
213.9Moderate
223.9Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Moderate
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ilorin

In seasonPeak

In August, Ilorin sits inside its rainy season 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 August a good time to visit Ilorin?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Ilorin for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ilorin in August

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

In August, Ilorin sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ilorin in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks 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 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 August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August 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
August 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).