Saki in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Saki sees average daytime highs around 34°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 244 mm of rain over about 40 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 31°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 34°C; 2nd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 244 mm; 40 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 2.7; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Saki in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early March to 31°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Saki reaches about 34°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Saki

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.

Saki 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	33° / 20°	3	0.7	11.6	4.3
Feb	35° / 22°	7	1.6	11.7	3.1
Mar	35° / 24°	32	6.4	11.9	2.5
Apr	34° / 24°	78	13.7	12.2	2.6
May	32° / 23°	135	20.2	12.4	2.9
Jun	30° / 22°	145	21.8	12.5	3.4
Jul	29° / 22°	179	24.9	12.5	3.6
Aug	28° / 22°	198	25.1	12.3	3.7
Sep	29° / 22°	194	24.3	12.1	3.3
Oct	31° / 22°	101	17.9	11.8	3.5
Nov	33° / 22°	10	2.4	11.6	4.0
Dec	33° / 20°	2	0.3	11.5	4.4

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Saki gets around 244 mm of rain over 40 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 8 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

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Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 30 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 5.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Saki

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

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

Saki sees seasonal dust haze (January–May), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Saki?

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.

2.7

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Saki.

What to pack for Saki in Spring

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

In spring, Saki sees daytime highs around 34°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 40 days see rain.

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UV index in Saki 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 Saki peaks around March 23 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 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	10	13	13	11	11	11	11	12	11	9	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	10	Very high
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Saki 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 Saki is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.5× the cleanest month (July, 21 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)	88	96	59	48	30	25	21	22	27	43	51	74
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	88	Unhealthy
Feb	96	Unhealthy
Mar	59	Unhealthy
Apr	48	Poor
May	30	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	22	Moderate
Sep	27	Moderate
Oct	43	Poor
Nov	51	Poor
Dec	74	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Saki?

Saki sits at 8.7°N, 3.4°E, 472 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Igboho, 44 km away.

Topography around Saki

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Saki has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 180 m around an average of 457 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 283 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 405 m.

The land around Saki is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, shrubs (35%), cropland (26%) and trees (20%) within 16 km, and shrubs (35%), trees (30%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km

180 m

artificial surfaces 46%

16 km

283 m

shrubs 35%

80 km

405 m

shrubs 35%

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Spring weather nearby: Igboho 44 km · Okuta 65 km · Kisi 68 km · Iseyin 81 km · Igbeti 82 km · Tchaourou 91 km · Ouessé 108 km · Oyo 108 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 Saki (8.6676°, 3.3939°, elevation 472 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.