Oyan in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Oyan sees average daytime highs around 33°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 40 mm of rain over about 8 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 33°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 47% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Avg daytime high
33°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
21°C
Rainfall
40 mm
8 wet days
Avg wind
7 km/h
Travel score
4.1
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Oyan in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 33°C.

A typical winter day in Oyan reaches about 33°C and drops to 21°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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How winter really feels in Oyan

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
heat index over the day's high
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.

Oyan 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
Jan33° / 21°112.111.64.3
Feb34° / 22°234.611.73.3
Mar33° / 23°6613.111.92.9
Apr32° / 23°10417.812.23.1
May30° / 22°1652312.43.3
Jun29° / 22°20225.912.53.4
Jul27° / 21°20027.312.43.7
Aug27° / 21°19725.312.34.0
Sep28° / 21°26427.3123.4
Oct30° / 21°22025.211.83.3
Nov32° / 22°406.711.64.4
Dec33° / 21°61.511.54.7

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

Oyan gets around 40 mm of rain over 8 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 muggy — 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 7 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 5.7 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Oyan

In seasonPeak

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

Oyan's rainy season runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Oyan sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Rainy season
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is winter a good time to visit Oyan?

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.

4.1
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
7.3
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a reasonable time to visit Oyan for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Oyan in Winter

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

In winter, Oyan sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

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UV index in Oyan in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oyan 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 Oyan 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 Oyan 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 Oyan?

Oyan sits at 8.1°N, 4.8°E, 422 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Otan Ayegbaju, 12 km away.

Topography around Oyan

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oyan has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 179 m around an average of 435 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 599 m.

The land around Oyan is covered by trees (55%) and grassland (35%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and grassland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (52%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
179 m
16 km
279 m
80 km
599 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
Winter weather nearby: Otan Ayegbaju 12 km · Offa 12 km · Ila Orangun 16 km · Ikirun 19 km · Oke Ila 26 km · Oke Mesi 31 km · Osogbo 39 km · Ilobu 39 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 Oyan (8.05°, 4.7667°, elevation 422 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.