Ibadan weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Ibadan is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 86/100), with December and February close behind. Ibadan averages about 1,910 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 23 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

1,910

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

86/100

Rain / year

1,674 mm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

3.6M

Elevation

220 m

When is the best time to visit Ibadan?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Ibadan is January, then December and February. The dullest month is May (62/100, 179 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Ibadan?

Ibadan gets a moderate 1,910 hours of sunshine a year. January (86/100) is noticeably better than May (62). It ranks #15 of 23 destinations in Nigeria for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,273 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 44% of the annual 1,674 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Lagos Nigeria · 113 km · best in Jan · 1,868 h sun/yr
• Cotonou Benin · 208 km · best in Jan · 1,921 h sun/yr
• Lomé Togo · 329 km · best in Jan · 2,104 h sun/yr
• Abuja Nigeria · 405 km · best in Nov · 2,524 h sun/yr
• Enugu Nigeria · 408 km · best in Jan · 1,992 h sun/yr
• Owerri Nigeria · 417 km · best in Dec · 1,819 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Ilorin/Ogbomosho Nigeria · 133 km · 2,273 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Akure Nigeria · 146 km · 2,006 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Benin City Nigeria · 213 km · 1,744 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Warri Nigeria · 283 km · 1,621 h sun/yr · best in Jan