Orita-Eruwa in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Orita-Eruwa sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 39 mm of rain over about 10 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 34°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Orita-Eruwa's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Orita-Eruwa's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
34°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
39 mm
10 wet days
Avg wind
6 km/h
Travel score
3.6
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Orita-Eruwa in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 34°C.

A typical winter day in Orita-Eruwa reaches about 34°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest January.

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How winter really feels in Orita-Eruwa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
5 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Orita-Eruwa weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°102.911.63.8
Feb35° / 24°225.511.82.9
Mar34° / 25°5112.611.92.6
Apr33° / 24°8616.712.22.8
May32° / 24°14122.912.32.8
Jun30° / 23°17925.212.43.1
Jul29° / 23°17625.412.43.5
Aug28° / 22°16023.212.23.8
Sep29° / 23°16825.1123.3
Oct31° / 23°12021.311.83.3
Nov32° / 23°256.711.74.0
Dec33° / 23°7211.64.2

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Orita-Eruwa gets around 39 mm of rain over 10 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of winter feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 6 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min in early December to 11 h 48 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 5.5 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Orita-Eruwa

In seasonPeak

In winter, Orita-Eruwa overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Orita-Eruwa's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Orita-Eruwa sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
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Is winter a good time to visit Orita-Eruwa?

Our two travel scores rate winter for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.6
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
6.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Orita-Eruwa. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Orita-Eruwa in Winter

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

In winter, Orita-Eruwa sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

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UV index in Orita-Eruwa in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Orita-Eruwa peaks around April 9 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 7 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 12Dec 22UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Orita-Eruwa in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where winter falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Orita-Eruwa is worst in January — around 155 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 43 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17153 µg/m³Jul 2443 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan155Very unhealthy
Feb144Unhealthy
Mar78Unhealthy
Apr68Unhealthy
May56Unhealthy
Jun50Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep55Poor
Oct74Unhealthy
Nov89Unhealthy
Dec142Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Orita-Eruwa?

Orita-Eruwa sits at 7.6°N, 3.4°E, 200 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Eruwa, 3.0 km away.

Topography around Orita-Eruwa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Orita-Eruwa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m around an average of 174 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 212 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 597 m.

The land around Orita-Eruwa is covered by trees (26%) and shrubs (25%) within 3 km, shrubs (36%), trees (24%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) within 80 km.

3 km
126 m
16 km
212 m
80 km
597 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Winter weather nearby: Eruwa 3.0 km · Igbo-Ora 22 km · Igangan 32 km · Abeokuta 46 km · Iseyin 49 km · Ibadan 55 km · Fiditi 55 km · Oyo 63 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 Orita-Eruwa (7.5563°, 3.4411°, elevation 200 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.