Mokwa in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Mokwa sees average daytime highs around 37°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 114 mm of rain over about 20 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 27% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 37°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 114 mm; 20 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 1.3; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Mokwa 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 Mokwa reaches about 37°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Mokwa

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

89 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.

Mokwa 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° / 20°	1	0.2	11.5	3.3
Feb	37° / 23°	2	0.4	11.7	1.8
Mar	39° / 25°	7	1.7	11.9	0.9
Apr	38° / 26°	32	6.3	12.2	1.1
May	36° / 25°	76	12.4	12.4	2.0
Jun	33° / 24°	112	16.6	12.5	3.0
Jul	31° / 24°	181	21.8	12.5	3.3
Aug	30° / 23°	229	23	12.3	3.4
Sep	31° / 23°	186	21.2	12.1	3.4
Oct	33° / 23°	63	11.1	11.8	3.5
Nov	35° / 22°	2	0.4	11.6	3.0
Dec	35° / 20°	0	0.1	11.5	3.3

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

Mokwa gets around 114 mm of rain over 20 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 6.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Mokwa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Mokwa 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 Mokwa?

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.

1.3

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

4.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mokwa.

What to pack for Mokwa in Spring

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

In spring, Mokwa sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

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UV index in Mokwa 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 Mokwa peaks around September 15 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 7 (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	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	High

Air quality in Mokwa 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 Mokwa 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 Mokwa?

Mokwa sits at 9.3°N, 5.1°E, 153 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Jebba, 32 km away.

Topography around Mokwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mokwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 74 m around an average of 159 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 191 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 380 m.

The land around Mokwa is covered by cropland (33%), grassland (24%) and artificial surfaces (21%) within 3 km, cropland (58%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

74 m

cropland 33%

16 km

191 m

cropland 58%

80 km

380 m

cropland 44%

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Spring weather nearby: Jebba 32 km · Bode Saadu 50 km · Lafiagi 63 km · Patigi 100 km · Ilorin 105 km · Bida 108 km · Igbeti 118 km · Kaiama 127 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 Mokwa (9.2948°, 5.0541°, elevation 153 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.