Obudu in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Obudu sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 270 mm of rain over about 45 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early March to 30°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 33°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 270 mm; 45 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 2.9; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Obudu in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early March to 30°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Obudu reaches about 33°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Obudu

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

heat index over the day's high

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.

Obudu 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° / 21°	6	1.3	11.7	3.6
Feb	35° / 23°	15	2.6	11.8	2.8
Mar	35° / 24°	40	8.8	12	2.7
Apr	33° / 24°	85	14.4	12.1	3.0
May	31° / 23°	144	22.2	12.3	3.0
Jun	29° / 23°	153	24.1	12.4	3.3
Jul	28° / 22°	163	25.9	12.3	3.7
Aug	28° / 22°	224	26.3	12.2	3.7
Sep	29° / 22°	230	28	12	3.1
Oct	30° / 22°	231	27.4	11.9	3.0
Nov	31° / 22°	62	10.8	11.7	4.1
Dec	33° / 21°	5	1.1	11.6	4.3

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 7% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Obudu gets around 270 mm of rain over 45 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 54 min in early March to 12 h 24 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 5.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Obudu

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

Obudu's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Obudu sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Obudu?

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.

2.9

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.1

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Obudu.

What to pack for Obudu in Spring

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

In spring, Obudu sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 45 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Obudu 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 Obudu peaks around March 21 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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	9	13	12	11	11	11	11	13	12	10	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

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

Air quality in Obudu 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 Obudu is worst in January — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 29 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)	115	114	72	52	33	30	29	31	31	39	56	96
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	115	Unhealthy
Feb	114	Unhealthy
Mar	72	Unhealthy
Apr	52	Poor
May	33	Moderate
Jun	30	Moderate
Jul	29	Moderate
Aug	31	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	39	Poor
Nov	56	Unhealthy
Dec	96	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Obudu?

Obudu sits at 6.7°N, 9.2°E, 224 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ogoja, 40 km away.

Topography around Obudu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Obudu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 205 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 958 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,835 m.

The land around Obudu is covered by trees (64%) within 3 km, trees (64%) within 16 km, and trees (60%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

71 m

trees 64%

16 km

958 m

trees 64%

80 km

1,835 m

trees 60%

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Spring weather nearby: Ogoja 40 km · Katsina-Ala 57 km · Gboko 75 km · Ikom 93 km · Mamfe 103 km · Wum 105 km · Igbor 107 km · Takum 112 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 Obudu (6.6682°, 9.1645°, elevation 224 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.