NG flag
Ibadan

Nigeria

vs
NG flag
Illela

Nigeria

Climate

Ibadan logs 184 sunny days a year to Illela's 331 — Illela wins by 147. Ibadan also leads on hot days by 76.

IbadanIllela
Sunny days
184331
Hot days
255331
Frost days
00
Rainy days
17535
Outdoor dinner months
12/1210/12
Avg wind
1.9 m/s3.5 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,1343,211
Darkest month sun
104 hrs/mo209 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.810.9

Ibadan

Feels-like °C

34
35
33
32
32
29
28
28
29
30
33
33

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Illela

Feels-like °C

24
26
35
39
40
38
34
31
34
34
29
25

Dinner outside

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Air Quality

Ibadan averages 42.3 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Illela's 42.8 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Ibadan breathes ~1% cleaner air (0.6 µg/m³ lower).

Ibadan

Illela

42.3µg/m³
42.8µg/m³

PM2.5 annual average

Very Unhealthy
Very Unhealthy

WHO classification

City Scale

Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.

Ibadan (4.0M) and Illela (119K) are 34x in population — Ibadan is the larger metro, Illela the smaller; on land area Ibadan spans roughly 48x more ground.

40x

Ibadan is roughly 40x the scale of Illela

Combined population & area comparison

NG flagIbadan
40x
NG flagIllela
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.NG flagIbadan4.0M34x
2.NG flagIllela119K1x
Area
1.NG flagIbadan574 km²48x
2.NG flagIllela12 km²1x
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31 km31 km

NG flagIbadan

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4.4 km5.5 km

NG flagIllela

Who Thrives Here

Illela is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
IbadanIllela
Thrives only in Illela
IbadanIllela
Struggles in both
IbadanIllela

Frequently asked about Ibadan vs Illela

How does the climate compare between Ibadan and Illela?
Sunny days: 184 vs 331 d — Illela higher Annual sunshine: 2,134 vs 3,211 hrs — Illela higher Winter sunshine: 104 vs 209 hrs/day — Illela higher Hot days (>30°C): 255 vs 331 d — Ibadan lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 175 vs 35 d — Illela lower
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