Climate
Bauchi logs 308 sunny days a year to Ibadan's 184 — Bauchi wins by 124. Ibadan also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 3.
Bauchi
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Ibadan
Feels-like °C
Dinner outside
Air Quality
Bauchi averages 56.3 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Ibadan's 42.3 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Ibadan breathes ~25% cleaner air (14.0 µg/m³ lower).
Bauchi
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.
Bauchi (636K) and Ibadan (4.0M) are 6.4x in population — Ibadan is the larger metro, Bauchi the smaller; on land area Ibadan spans roughly 5.4x more ground.
Ibadan is roughly 5.8x the scale of Bauchi
Combined population & area comparison
IbadanBauchiCity Scale Rankings
Ibadan4.0M6.4xBauchi636K1xIbadan574 km²5.4xBauchi107 km²1xBauchi
Ibadan
Who Thrives Here
Bauchi is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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