Kaiama in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Kaiama sees average daytime highs around 36°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 160 mm of rain over about 27 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 37°C in early March to 33°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 36°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 25°C
Rainfall: 160 mm; 27 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 2.0; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Kaiama in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 37°C in early March to 33°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Kaiama reaches about 36°C and drops to 25°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Kaiama

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

49 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

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.

Kaiama 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° / 20°	1	0.2	11.5	4.1
Feb	36° / 23°	2	0.5	11.7	2.6
Mar	37° / 25°	10	2.2	11.9	1.6
Apr	36° / 25°	43	8.3	12.2	1.8
May	34° / 24°	107	16.5	12.4	2.5
Jun	32° / 23°	152	20.5	12.5	3.1
Jul	30° / 23°	206	24.7	12.5	3.3
Aug	29° / 22°	255	25.7	12.3	3.3
Sep	30° / 22°	214	23.7	12.1	3.2
Oct	32° / 23°	73	11.8	11.8	3.6
Nov	34° / 22°	1	0.4	11.6	3.6
Dec	34° / 20°	0	0.1	11.4	4.2

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 26% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Kaiama gets around 160 mm of rain over 27 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 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 6.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Kaiama

In seasonPeak

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

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

Kaiama sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

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Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Kaiama?

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.

2.0

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 Kaiama.

What to pack for Kaiama in Spring

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

In spring, Kaiama sees daytime highs around 36°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kaiama 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 Kaiama peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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)	9	10	13	12	11	11	11	12	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	10	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Kaiama 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 Kaiama is worst in February — around 90 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.6× the cleanest month (August, 16 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)	85	90	59	46	26	21	16	16	20	35	45	72
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	85	Unhealthy
Feb	90	Unhealthy
Mar	59	Unhealthy
Apr	46	Poor
May	26	Moderate
Jun	21	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	16	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	35	Poor
Nov	45	Poor
Dec	72	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Kaiama?

Kaiama sits at 9.6°N, 3.9°E, 325 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Kisi, 59 km away.

Topography around Kaiama

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaiama has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 130 m around an average of 342 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 165 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 434 m.

The land around Kaiama is covered by cropland (39%), grassland (25%) and shrubs (21%) within 3 km, shrubs (50%) and cropland (29%) within 16 km, and shrubs (52%) and cropland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

130 m

cropland 39%

16 km

165 m

shrubs 50%

80 km

434 m

shrubs 52%

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Spring weather nearby: Kisi 59 km · Igboho 88 km · Nikki 88 km · Okuta 92 km · Babana 93 km · Igbeti 97 km · Kalalé 98 km · Pèrèrè 107 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 Kaiama (9.6053°, 3.941°, elevation 325 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.