Lafia in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Lafia sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 141 mm of rain over about 22 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 37°C in early March to 32°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 35°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 141 mm; 22 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.3; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Lafia in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 37°C in early March to 32°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Lafia reaches about 35°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Lafia

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

36 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.

Lafia 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	35° / 21°	1	0.2	11.6	3.1
Feb	37° / 24°	3	0.5	11.7	2.1
Mar	37° / 26°	12	2	11.9	1.6
Apr	36° / 26°	34	5.7	12.2	2.3
May	33° / 25°	95	13.8	12.4	3.1
Jun	31° / 24°	140	19	12.5	3.5
Jul	29° / 23°	185	25.9	12.4	3.3
Aug	29° / 23°	252	27.3	12.3	3.2
Sep	30° / 23°	190	23.2	12	3.4
Oct	31° / 23°	79	14.5	11.8	3.9
Nov	34° / 22°	4	1	11.6	3.8
Dec	35° / 21°	1	0.1	11.5	3.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 17% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Lafia gets around 141 mm of rain over 22 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 8 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 5.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Lafia

In seasonPeak

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

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

Lafia sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

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May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Lafia?

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.

2.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lafia.

What to pack for Lafia in Spring

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

In spring, Lafia sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 22 days see rain.

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UV index in Lafia 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 Lafia peaks around September 17 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	8	12	11	10	11	11	11	12	12	9	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Lafia 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 Lafia is worst in January — around 113 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× 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)	113	104	74	58	35	29	26	28	31	44	54	90
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	113	Unhealthy
Feb	104	Unhealthy
Mar	74	Unhealthy
Apr	58	Unhealthy
May	35	Moderate
Jun	29	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	44	Poor
Nov	54	Poor
Dec	90	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Lafia?

Lafia sits at 8.5°N, 8.5°E, 179 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Doma, 21 km away.

Topography around Lafia

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lafia has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 82 m around an average of 178 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 166 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,323 m.

The land around Lafia is covered by artificial surfaces (66%) within 3 km, cropland (78%) within 16 km, and cropland (54%) and shrubs (23%) within 80 km.

3 km

82 m

artificial surfaces 66%

16 km

166 m

cropland 78%

80 km

1,323 m

cropland 54%

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Spring weather nearby: Doma 21 km · Akwanga 48 km · Wamba 51 km · Keffi 81 km · Makurdi 85 km · Nasarawa 89 km · Igbor 116 km · Kafanchan 123 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 Lafia (8.4939°, 8.5153°, elevation 179 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.