Jos in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Jos sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 175 mm of rain over about 25 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 31°C in early March to 29°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Jos's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Jos's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 20°C
Rainfall: 175 mm; 25 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 4.2; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Jos in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 31°C in early March to 29°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Jos reaches about 32°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Jos

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 46 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.

Jos 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	27° / 13°	0	0	11.5	8.2
Feb	30° / 15°	2	0.2	11.7	6.6
Mar	32° / 18°	5	0.8	11.9	4.8
Apr	33° / 21°	39	6.8	12.2	3.9
May	30° / 20°	131	17.8	12.4	3.9
Jun	28° / 19°	223	26.1	12.6	3.9
Jul	26° / 19°	264	28.6	12.5	3.8
Aug	26° / 18°	306	28.8	12.3	3.7
Sep	27° / 18°	185	23.9	12.1	4.3
Oct	28° / 18°	47	9.1	11.8	5.8
Nov	29° / 16°	0	0.1	11.5	7.1
Dec	27° / 13°	0	0	11.4	8.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 27% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Jos gets around 175 mm of rain over 25 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 9 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 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 6.6 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Jos

In seasonPeak

In spring, Jos overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Jos's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Jos sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Jos?

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.

4.2

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

6.6

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Jos for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Jos in Spring

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

In spring, Jos sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jos in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring 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 Jos peaks around August 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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)	11	12	12	12	10	11	12	13	13	11	10	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Jos 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 Jos is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (July, 26 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)	91	103	99	75	47	36	26	27	39	60	65	83
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	91	Unhealthy
Feb	103	Unhealthy
Mar	99	Unhealthy
Apr	75	Unhealthy
May	47	Poor
Jun	36	Poor
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	39	Poor
Oct	60	Unhealthy
Nov	65	Unhealthy
Dec	83	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Jos?

Jos sits at 9.9°N, 8.9°E, 1,186 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Bukuru, 15 km away.

Topography around Jos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 200 m around an average of 1,189 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 894 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,260 m.

The land around Jos is covered by artificial surfaces (80%) within 3 km, cropland (31%), grassland (28%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (49%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

200 m

artificial surfaces 80%

16 km

894 m

cropland 31%

80 km

1,260 m

cropland 49%

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Spring weather nearby: Bukuru 15 km · Lere 62 km · Kagoro 66 km · Kafanchan 76 km · Pankshin 90 km · Kachia 103 km · Bauchi 113 km · Wamba 114 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 Jos (9.9285°, 8.8921°, elevation 1,186 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.