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Monthly climate in Umuahia, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Umuahia features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 29 °C (85 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2050 mm (80.7 inches) and receives 235 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Umuahia enjoys an average of 3160 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 47 minutes to 12 hours 25 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Umuahia, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Umuahia are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 29 °C (83 - 85 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Umuahia experiences 327 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Umuahia, Nigeria.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Umuahia, Nigeria §

Umuahia usually has the most precipitation in July, September and October, with an average of 28 rainy days and 301 mm (11.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Umuahia are January, February and December. On average, 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Umuahia, Nigeria.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 15 (0.6) 33 (1.3) 105 (4.2) 184 (7.3) 210 (8.3) 252 (9.9) 306 (12.1) 230 (9.1) 330 (13.0) 267 (10.5) 104 (4.1) 12 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 5 20 22 25 27 27 26 29 29 19 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Umuahia, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Umuahia are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 14 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Umuahia: July, September and October receive an average of 7 hours 48 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Umuahia, Nigeria.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 250 272 282 273 274 266 247 257 231 239 261 302
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 49m 11h 56m 12h 4m 12h 13m 12h 21m 12h 25m 12h 23m 12h 16m 12h 7m 11h 58m 11h 51m 11h 47m

Solar UV radiation in Umuahia, Nigeria §

Umuahia experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Umuahia UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Umuahia, Nigeria.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 10 11 11 14 12 11 11 11 12 12 10 9