Osun State · Nigeria
Ede travel guide
Ede is a city in Osun State, Nigeria, home to about 160,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- IBA65 km · Ibadan Airport
- Currency
- NGNnaira
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
- Language
- English
About
About Ede
Ede has two local governments namely: Ede North Local Government, Oja-Timi and Ede South Local Government, Oke-Iresi. With three significant postsecondary institutions, Ẹdẹ is one of the southwest's fastest-growing municipalities with rising literacy rates. Among the establishments are Redeemer's University, Adeleke University, and the Federal Polytechnic Ẹdẹ. Ede experiences year-round heat, muggy, partly cloudy dry seasons, and oppressive, overcast wet seasons.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Ede
See
- Adeleke Memorial Mosque
- Adeleke University
- Igbo Sango
- Palace of the Timi of Ede
- Afin Ilu
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When to go
The best time to visit Ede
Ede has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; September is the wettest, with about 253 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Ede: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ibadan Airport (IBA), about 65 km from the city centre in a straight line; General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport (ILR, 79 km) and Akure Airport (AKR, 110 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
3 hr 49 min from Lagos, costing US$33-47. About 2 hr 35 min from Lagos. A taxi would cost US$60-75.
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IBA · Ibadan Airport
ILR · General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport
AKR · Akure Airport
Questions
Ede: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Ede?
Ede has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. February is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C; September is the wettest, with about 253 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Ede?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ibadan Airport (IBA), about 65 km from the city centre in a straight line; General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport (ILR, 79 km) and Akure Airport (AKR, 110 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Ede?
naira (NGN).
Nearby
Destinations near Ede
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.