Osun State · Nigeria
Ile Ife travel guide
Ile Ife is a city in Osun State, Nigeria, home to about 502,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- IBA66 km · Ibadan Airport
- Currency
- NGNnaira
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
- Language
- English
About
About Ile Ife
Ifẹ̀ (Yoruba: Ifẹ̀, also called Ilé-Ifẹ̀) is an ancient Yoruba city in south-western Nigeria founded sometime between the years 1000 BC and 500 BC. By 900 AD, the city had become an important West African emporium producing sophisticated art forms.
Ife Ife is the cradle of the Yoruba civilisation, the ancestral home of the race and therefore called "Land of the Source". The progenitor of the Yoruba race is Oduduwa. Ile-Ife experiences year-round heat, muggy, partly cloudy dry seasons, and oppressive, overcast wet seasons. The average annual temperature is 66-93°F; it is rarely lower or higher than 60°F or 98°F. Late November to late January is the ideal time of year to visit Ile-Ife for hot-weather activities, according to the beach/pool score.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Ile Ife
See
- Moremi Statute
- Ori Olokun
- Museum Ile Ife
- Obafemi Awolowo University
- Natural History Museum
- Ooni Palace
- Opa Oromiyan
- Agbonniregun Temple
- Oluorogbo Temple
- Igbo Olokun Shrine
- Oduduwa Shrine and Groove
- Igi Nla
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When to go
The best time to visit Ile Ife
Ile Ife 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 264 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 Ile Ife: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ibadan Airport (IBA), about 66 km from the city centre in a straight line; Akure Airport (AKR, 85 km) and General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport (ILR, 109 km) are also within reach.
IBA · Ibadan Airport
AKR · Akure Airport
ILR · General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport
Questions
Ile Ife: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Ile Ife?
Ile Ife 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 264 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Ile Ife?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Ibadan Airport (IBA), about 66 km from the city centre in a straight line; Akure Airport (AKR, 85 km) and General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport (ILR, 109 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Ile Ife?
naira (NGN).
Nearby
Destinations near Ile Ife
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.