Offa in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Offa sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 233 mm of rain over about 42 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 12% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high
33°C
2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
233 mm
42 wet days
Avg wind
10 km/h
Travel score
2.9
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Offa 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 Offa reaches about 33°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

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How spring really feels in Offa

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
92
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in spring is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Offa 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 20°5111.64.4
Feb34° / 22°102.611.73.3
Mar35° / 23°347.411.92.8
Apr33° / 23°7413.812.22.9
May31° / 23°12520.612.43.1
Jun29° / 22°16023.212.53.5
Jul28° / 22°15723.712.44.0
Aug27° / 21°16422.812.34.2
Sep28° / 21°21125.2123.6
Oct30° / 22°14820.611.83.7
Nov32° / 22°142.711.64.6
Dec33° / 20°20.611.54.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Offa gets around 233 mm of rain over 42 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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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.

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Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

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Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 24 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AMMarAprMay

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.

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Offa

In seasonPeak

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

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

Offa sees seasonal dust haze (January–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 Offa?

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
5.3
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Offa.

What to pack for Offa in Spring

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

In spring, Offa sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 42 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Offa 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 Offa peaks around September 19 at about 12 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highSep 19UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun12Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Offa 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 Offa is worst in February — around 140 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 35 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 8140 µg/m³Jul 1935 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan139Unhealthy
Feb140Unhealthy
Mar77Unhealthy
Apr62Unhealthy
May44Poor
Jun39Poor
Jul35Moderate
Aug37Poor
Sep46Poor
Oct68Unhealthy
Nov93Unhealthy
Dec124Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Offa?

Offa sits at 8.1°N, 4.7°E, 419 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Oyan, 12 km away.

Topography around Offa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Offa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 416 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 612 m.

The land around Offa is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
226 m
80 km
612 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Spring weather nearby: Oyan 12 km · Otan Ayegbaju 24 km · Ila Orangun 25 km · Ikirun 27 km · Oke Ila 36 km · Oke Mesi 43 km · Ilobu 43 km · Ilorin 43 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
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 1%

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 Offa (8.1491°, 4.7207°, elevation 419 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.