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Monthly climate in Akpafa, Kogi, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Akpafa 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 15 °C (60 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1154 mm (45.4 inches) and receives 157 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Akpafa enjoys an average of 3576 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 40 minutes to 12 hours 32 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Akpafa, Kogi, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Akpafa are February, March and April, 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, Akpafa experiences 329 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 Akpafa, Kogi, 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 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)
Average high 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Akpafa, Kogi, Nigeria §

Akpafa usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 25 rainy days and 201 mm (7.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Akpafa are January, February and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Akpafa, Kogi, 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) 3 (0.1) 16 (0.6) 39 (1.5) 50 (2.0) 119 (4.7) 170 (6.7) 187 (7.4) 203 (8.0) 213 (8.4) 134 (5.3) 18 (0.7) 2 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 3 8 11 17 21 26 23 26 18 4 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Akpafa, Kogi, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Akpafa are May, June and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 17 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Akpafa: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 58 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Akpafa, Kogi, 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 262 289 305 302 321 306 299 281 281 303 302 319
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 43m 11h 52m 12h 4m 12h 16m 12h 27m 12h 32m 12h 29m 12h 20m 12h 8m 11h 56m 11h 45m 11h 40m

Solar UV radiation in Akpafa, Kogi, Nigeria §

Akpafa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.October, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Akpafa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Akpafa, Kogi, 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) 11 11 12 14 12 12 12 12 13 11 10 10