Oyo in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Oyo sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 467 mm of rain over about 74 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 30°C in early June to 28°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Oyo's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Oyo's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 28°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 22°C
Rainfall: 467 mm; 74 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 3.7; 2nd-best season
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Oyo in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 30°C in early June to 28°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Oyo reaches about 28°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

How summer really feels in Oyo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 24 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 summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Oyo weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) 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° / 22°	8	2.2	11.6	3.8
Feb	35° / 24°	17	4.4	11.7	3.0
Mar	34° / 24°	46	11.8	11.9	2.8
Apr	32° / 24°	74	14.8	12.2	3.2
May	31° / 24°	119	20.5	12.4	3.3
Jun	29° / 23°	149	24.7	12.4	3.3
Jul	28° / 22°	160	25.2	12.4	3.8
Aug	28° / 22°	159	23.8	12.3	4.1
Sep	29° / 22°	164	24.7	12	3.5
Oct	30° / 23°	109	20.7	11.8	3.7
Nov	32° / 23°	20	4.9	11.6	4.6
Dec	33° / 22°	5	1.5	11.6	4.4

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Oyo gets around 467 mm of rain over 74 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Summer

Winds average 8 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min in early June to 12 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 3.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Oyo

In seasonPeak

In summer, Oyo overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

Rainy season

Dust

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May

Jun

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Is summer a good time to visit Oyo?

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

3.7

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

4.3

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Oyo.

What to pack for Oyo in Summer

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

In summer, Oyo sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 74 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Oyo in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Oyo peaks around March 24 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	9	12	12	11	12	11	11	12	11	9	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Oyo in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Oyo 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	155	144	78	68	56	50	43	43	55	74	89	142
Level	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	155	Very unhealthy
Feb	144	Unhealthy
Mar	78	Unhealthy
Apr	68	Unhealthy
May	56	Unhealthy
Jun	50	Poor
Jul	43	Poor
Aug	43	Poor
Sep	55	Poor
Oct	74	Unhealthy
Nov	89	Unhealthy
Dec	142	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Oyo?

Oyo sits at 7.9°N, 3.9°E, 286 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Fiditi, 16 km away.

Topography around Oyo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Oyo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 98 m around an average of 288 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 185 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 543 m.

The land around Oyo is covered by artificial surfaces (78%) within 3 km, cropland (31%), grassland (29%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) within 80 km.

3 km

98 m

artificial surfaces 78%

16 km

185 m

cropland 31%

80 km

543 m

trees 51%

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Summer weather nearby: Fiditi 16 km · Iwo 37 km · Iseyin 39 km · Olupona 40 km · Ejigbo 42 km · Inisa 44 km · Lalupon 45 km · Ogbomoso 46 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 Oyo (7.8537°, 3.9324°, elevation 286 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.