Lafiagi in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Lafiagi sees average daytime highs around 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 146 mm of rain over about 26 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 38°C in early March to 34°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 37°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 146 mm; 26 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 1.5; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Lafiagi in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 38°C in early March to 34°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Lafiagi reaches about 37°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Lafiagi

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

85 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.

Lafiagi 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	11.5	3.2
Feb	37° / 23°	2	0.4	11.7	1.8
Mar	38° / 26°	9	2.3	11.9	1.0
Apr	37° / 26°	38	7.8	12.2	1.3
May	35° / 25°	99	15.9	12.4	2.1
Jun	32° / 24°	161	20.9	12.5	2.8
Jul	31° / 23°	195	24.3	12.5	3.1
Aug	30° / 23°	233	24.1	12.3	3.3
Sep	31° / 23°	217	23.5	12.1	3.1
Oct	32° / 23°	86	14	11.8	3.4
Nov	35° / 23°	2	0.5	11.6	3.2
Dec	35° / 21°	0	0.1	11.5	3.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Lafiagi gets around 146 mm of rain over 26 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

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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 6.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Lafiagi

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

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

Lafiagi sees seasonal dust haze (December–May), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Lafiagi?

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.

1.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.2

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Lafiagi.

What to pack for Lafiagi in Spring

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

In spring, Lafiagi sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Lafiagi 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 Lafiagi peaks around September 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (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)	8	9	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	9	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Lafiagi 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 Lafiagi is worst in January — around 116 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (July, 27 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)	116	113	73	57	36	30	27	28	33	51	59	86
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	116	Unhealthy
Feb	113	Unhealthy
Mar	73	Unhealthy
Apr	57	Unhealthy
May	36	Poor
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	28	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	51	Poor
Nov	59	Unhealthy
Dec	86	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Lafiagi?

Lafiagi sits at 8.9°N, 5.4°E, 116 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Patigi, 40 km away.

Topography around Lafiagi

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Lafiagi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 86 m around an average of 92 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 206 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 m.

The land around Lafiagi is covered by cropland (61%) within 3 km, cropland (48%) within 16 km, and cropland (33%), shrubs (31%) and trees (22%) within 80 km.

3 km

86 m

cropland 61%

16 km

206 m

cropland 48%

80 km

581 m

cropland 33%

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Spring weather nearby: Patigi 40 km · Mokwa 63 km · Bida 70 km · Bode Saadu 70 km · Egbe 71 km · Jebba 72 km · Isanlu-Itedoijowa 79 km · Ilorin 104 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 Lafiagi (8.853°, 5.4164°, elevation 116 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.