Wukari in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Wukari sees average daytime highs around 35°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 166 mm of rain over about 24 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 37°C in early March to 32°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels oppressive.

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

Avg daytime high: 35°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 166 mm; 24 wet days
Avg wind: 11 km/h
Travel score: 2.2; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Wukari in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 37°C in early March to 32°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Wukari reaches about 35°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is March, the coolest May.

How spring really feels in Wukari

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

44 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

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.

Wukari 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	35° / 22°	1	0.2	11.6	3.2
Feb	37° / 24°	4	0.6	11.7	2.1
Mar	37° / 26°	12	1.9	11.9	1.5
Apr	36° / 26°	49	8	12.2	2.1
May	33° / 25°	105	14	12.4	2.9
Jun	31° / 24°	100	15.2	12.4	3.6
Jul	30° / 23°	134	21.4	12.4	3.5
Aug	29° / 23°	196	25	12.3	3.3
Sep	30° / 23°	184	23.7	12	3.1
Oct	31° / 23°	129	17.7	11.8	3.5
Nov	34° / 23°	14	2.5	11.6	3.7
Dec	35° / 22°	1	0.2	11.6	3.6

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Wukari gets around 166 mm of rain over 24 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 11 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 24 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 5.8 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Wukari

In seasonPeak

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

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

Wukari sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Wukari?

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.

2.2

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

5.0

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Wukari.

What to pack for Wukari in Spring

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

In spring, Wukari sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Wukari in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring 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 Wukari peaks around September 18 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)	9	10	12	11	10	11	11	11	12	12	10	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	12	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Wukari 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 Wukari is worst in January — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.1× the cleanest month (July, 22 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)	111	100	73	51	28	24	22	24	25	35	46	79
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	111	Unhealthy
Feb	100	Unhealthy
Mar	73	Unhealthy
Apr	51	Poor
May	28	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	24	Moderate
Sep	25	Moderate
Oct	35	Moderate
Nov	46	Poor
Dec	79	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Wukari?

Wukari sits at 7.9°N, 9.8°E, 189 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ibi, 35 km away.

Topography around Wukari

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Wukari has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 59 m around an average of 179 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 751 m.

The land around Wukari is covered by cropland (48%) and artificial surfaces (37%) within 3 km, cropland (38%), shrubs (34%) and grassland (21%) within 16 km, and cropland (44%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km

59 m

cropland 48%

16 km

104 m

cropland 38%

80 km

751 m

cropland 44%

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Spring weather nearby: Ibi 35 km · Takum 71 km · Katsina-Ala 95 km · Gboko 105 km · Beli 132 km · Igbor 137 km · Makurdi 139 km · Obudu 150 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 Wukari (7.8714°, 9.7779°, elevation 189 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.