Yankari National Park

    Nigeria

    Nigeria's top wildlife reserve featuring savanna woodland and natural geothermal springs.

    Warmest month is March at 39°C on average. Coolest is August at 29°C. Driest reading falls in January with 0 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • $0.5 (~$0.50)
      Country-level price estimate for Nigeria, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • $0.8 (~$0.75)
      Country-level price estimate for Nigeria, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      7h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • 1,811 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advises against travel to specific parts of the country.
      Advises against travel to a large list of northern and delta states; check the state list. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January33°6°C0
    February35°7°C0
    March39°4°C0
    April39°5°C2
    May36°6°C6
    June33°6°C10
    July31°5°C19
    August29°4°C23
    September30°4°C17
    October33°6°C6
    November35°3°C0
    December34°6°C0

    What to do

    • Swim in the crystal-clear Wikki Warm Springs
    • Take a safari to spot West African elephants
    • Explore the Marshall Caves dug into sandstone cliffs

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.