Soba in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Soba sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 93 mm of rain over about 17 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 32°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

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

Avg daytime high
35°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
93 mm
17 wet days
Avg wind
11 km/h
Travel score
2.6
weakest season of the year
Months
Mar · Apr · May

Temperature in Soba in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early March to 32°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Soba reaches about 35°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

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How spring really feels in Soba

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.

Soba 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
Jan29° / 15°0011.46.9
Feb32° / 18°10.111.65.0
Mar36° / 21°20.311.92.8
Apr36° / 24°173.912.22.1
May34° / 24°741312.52.8
Jun30° / 22°10816.912.63.9
Jul28° / 21°15323.212.64.0
Aug27° / 21°2352612.43.9
Sep29° / 21°17022.812.13.8
Oct31° / 20°52911.84.8
Nov31° / 17°00.111.55.5
Dec30° / 15°00.111.46.9

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time across spring.

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Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Soba gets around 93 mm of rain over 17 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 dry — 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 11 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 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Soba

In seasonPeak

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

Soba's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Soba sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in April.

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

Is spring a good time to visit Soba?

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.

2.6
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Soba.

What to pack for Soba in Spring

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

In spring, Soba sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

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UV index in Soba in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Soba peaks around August 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highVery highExtremeVery highAug 19UV 12Dec 21UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb7High
Mar10Extreme
Apr9Very high
May9Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Soba 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 Soba is worst in February — around 140 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (July, 36 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 15139 µg/m³Jul 2136 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan133Unhealthy
Feb140Unhealthy
Mar132Unhealthy
Apr101Unhealthy
May63Unhealthy
Jun49Poor
Jul36Poor
Aug39Poor
Sep60Unhealthy
Oct95Unhealthy
Nov109Unhealthy
Dec126Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Soba?

Soba sits at 11.0°N, 8.1°E, 683 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Dutsen Wai, 21 km away.

KadunaRanoLereFuntuaMalumfashi

Topography around Soba

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Soba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 56 m around an average of 690 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 104 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 676 m.

The land around Soba is covered by cropland (88%) within 3 km, cropland (89%) within 16 km, and cropland (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
56 m
16 km
104 m
80 km
676 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
Spring weather nearby: Dutsen Wai 21 km · Anchau 37 km · Zaria 39 km · Kaduna 84 km · Rano 86 km · Lere 87 km · Funtua 101 km · Malumfashi 102 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 Soba (10.9813°, 8.0575°, elevation 683 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.