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Best time to visit Ile-Ife

December is the best time to visit Ile-Ife for general sightseeing, with average highs of 33 °C and about 2 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking December comfort 67/100
The least cloud December 49 % average cloud cover
The least rain December 9 mm
Warmth February 34 °C
Cooler weather August 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 December 67 33 °C 2
2 January 66 34 °C 3
3 November 62 31 °C 9
4 February 59 34 °C 7
5 August 58 27 °C 25
6 July 57 27 °C 27
7 September 55 28 °C 27
8 June 53 28 °C 27
9 October 51 29 °C 25
10 May 48 30 °C 24
11 March 47 33 °C 15
12 April 46 31 °C 19

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 19 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 34.0 °C 14 mm 52 %
February 34.3 °C 29 mm 63 %
March 33.0 °C 69 mm 80 %
April 31.2 °C 102 mm 85 %
May 29.7 °C 165 mm 87 %
June 28.3 °C 199 mm 88 %
July 27.3 °C 192 mm 90 %
August 27.2 °C 187 mm 91 %
September 28.0 °C 211 mm 90 %
October 28.9 °C 162 mm 87 %
November 30.7 °C 37 mm 72 %
December 32.8 °C 9 mm 49 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.