Numan in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Numan sees average daytime highs around 39°C and overnight lows near 27°C, with 55 mm of rain over about 12 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 39°C in early March to 36°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high: 39°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 27°C
Rainfall: 55 mm; 12 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 0.8; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Numan in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 39°C in early March to 36°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Numan reaches about 39°C and drops to 27°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Numan

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

86 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.

Numan 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° / 19°	0	0	11.5	3.6
Feb	37° / 21°	0	0	11.7	2.0
Mar	40° / 25°	1	0.3	11.9	0.3
Apr	39° / 28°	13	2.9	12.2	0.4
May	37° / 27°	40	8.6	12.4	1.6
Jun	35° / 26°	40	7.8	12.5	2.8
Jul	32° / 25°	71	12.5	12.5	3.5
Aug	31° / 24°	136	17.5	12.3	3.7
Sep	32° / 24°	72	13.6	12.1	3.7
Oct	35° / 25°	28	6.3	11.8	2.8
Nov	37° / 22°	1	0.3	11.6	2.2
Dec	35° / 19°	0	0	11.5	3.5

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Numan gets around 55 mm of rain over 12 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 10 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 Numan

In seasonPeak

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

Numan sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

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Is spring a good time to visit Numan?

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.

0.8

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.6

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Numan.

What to pack for Numan in Spring

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

In spring, Numan sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 27°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Numan in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Numan peaks around August 24 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 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)	8	11	11	11	9	11	11	12	12	11	10	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Numan 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 Numan is worst in February — around 98 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× the cleanest month (July, 21 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)	90	98	94	65	34	27	21	24	29	45	54	78
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	90	Unhealthy
Feb	98	Unhealthy
Mar	94	Unhealthy
Apr	65	Unhealthy
May	34	Moderate
Jun	27	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	29	Moderate
Oct	45	Poor
Nov	54	Poor
Dec	78	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Numan?

Numan sits at 9.5°N, 12.0°E, 161 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Jimeta, 51 km away.

Topography around Numan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Numan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 47 m around an average of 151 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,140 m.

The land around Numan is covered by cropland (33%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, cropland (45%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (53%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km

47 m

cropland 33%

16 km

172 m

cropland 45%

80 km

1,140 m

cropland 53%

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Spring weather nearby: Jimeta 51 km · Yola 57 km · Jalingo 97 km · Biliri 99 km · Deba 109 km · Gombi 110 km · Kumo 111 km · Ganye 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 Numan (9.4637°, 12.0306°, elevation 161 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.