Ibadan
City in Nigeria: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Aerial view of Ibadan from the top of Mapo Hall 1: Lafemo 123, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Ibadan is a city in Nigeria, in Oyo State. About 3.6 million people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Nigeria in our atlas.
It lies at 7.38° N, 3.91° E, about 181 m (594 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Lagos time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Ibadan. Green dots: other major cities of Nigeria. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Ibadan has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 31°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 19°C (66°F). Around 1,674 mm (66 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Sep.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in NigeriaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Lagos · 117 km
- Ilorin · 143 km
- Benin City · 222 km
- Onitsha · 345 km
- Enugu · 409 km
- Abuja · 437 km
- Port Harcourt · 448 km
- Aba · 457 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2339354 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q183298 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Aerial view of Ibadan from the top of Mapo Hall 1: Lafemo 123, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Lekan Salami Stadium Ibadan1: Hizick27, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Agodi Gardens 7 Ibadan oyo state Nigeria: Oluseunbadejo, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Nat Museum, Ibadan (4): DipoTayo, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Cocoa House, Ibadan: Ibadan234, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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