NG flag
Ibadan

Nigeria

vs
NG flag
Yenagoa

Nigeria

Climate

Ibadan logs 12 outdoor-dinner months a year to Yenagoa's 1 — Ibadan wins by 11. Ibadan also leads on sunny days by 33.

IbadanYenagoa
Sunny days
184151
Hot days
255262
Frost days
00
Rainy days
175279
Outdoor dinner months
12/121/12
Avg wind
1.9 m/s1.8 m/s
Sunshine hours
2,1341,872
Darkest month sun
104 hrs/mo104 hrs/mo
UV peak month
8.87.6

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

Yenagoa

Feels-like °C

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

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 Yenagoa's 37.8 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Yenagoa breathes ~11% cleaner air (4.5 µg/m³ lower).

Ibadan

Yenagoa

42.3µg/m³
37.8µg/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 Yenagoa (566K) are 7.2x in population — Ibadan is the larger metro, Yenagoa the smaller; on land area Ibadan spans roughly 6.4x more ground.

6.8x

Ibadan is roughly 6.8x the scale of Yenagoa

Combined population & area comparison

NG flagIbadan
6.8x
NG flagYenagoa
1x

City Scale Rankings

Population
1.NG flagIbadan4.0M7.2x
2.NG flagYenagoa566K1x
Area
1.NG flagIbadan574 km²6.4x
2.NG flagYenagoa89 km²1x
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31 km31 km

NG flagIbadan

© Stadia Maps, © OpenMapTiles, © OpenStreetMap contributors
19 km20 km

NG flagYenagoa

Who Thrives Here

Both cities work well for the winter escapist.

Thrives in both
IbadanYenagoa
Struggles in both
IbadanYenagoa

Frequently asked about Ibadan vs Yenagoa

How does the climate compare between Ibadan and Yenagoa?
Sunny days: 184 vs 151 d — Ibadan higher Annual sunshine: 2,134 vs 1,872 hrs — Ibadan higher Winter sunshine: 104 vs 104 hrs/day — Similar Hot days (>30°C): 255 vs 262 d — Ibadan lower Frost days: 0 vs 0 d — Similar Rainy days: 175 vs 279 d — Ibadan lower
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