Climate
Abuja logs 246 sunny days a year to Ibadan's 184 — Abuja wins by 62. Ibadan also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 3.
Abuja
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Ibadan
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Air Quality
Abuja averages 55.0 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Ibadan's 42.3 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Ibadan breathes ~23% cleaner air (12.7 µg/m³ lower).
Abuja
Ibadan
PM2.5 annual average
WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Abuja (1.3M) and Ibadan (4.0M) are 3.1x in population — Ibadan is the larger metro, Abuja the smaller; on land area Ibadan spans roughly 1.8x more ground.
Ibadan is roughly 2.3x the scale of Abuja
Combined population & area comparison
IbadanAbujaCity Scale Rankings
Ibadan4.0M3.1xAbuja1.3M1xIbadan574 km²1.8xAbuja319 km²1xAbuja
Ibadan
Who Thrives Here
Abuja is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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