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Monthly climate in Ankpa, Kogi, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ankpa features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 30 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 16 °C (62 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (103 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1302 mm (51.3 inches) and receives 158 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ankpa enjoys an average of 3587 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 41 minutes to 12 hours 31 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Ankpa, Kogi, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Ankpa are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (85 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ankpa 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 Ankpa, 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 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Minimum 16°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Ankpa, Kogi, Nigeria §

Ankpa usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 26 rainy days and 243 mm (9.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ankpa are January, November and December. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Ankpa, 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) 37 (1.5) 44 (1.7) 134 (5.3) 163 (6.4) 207 (8.1) 256 (10.1) 266 (10.5) 159 (6.3) 16 (0.6) 1 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 2 7 9 18 22 26 25 27 19 3 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Ankpa, Kogi, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Ankpa are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ankpa: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Ankpa, 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 263 293 310 301 314 303 301 283 275 306 309 323
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 43m 11h 52m 12h 4m 12h 16m 12h 26m 12h 31m 12h 29m 12h 20m 12h 8m 11h 56m 11h 46m 11h 41m

Solar UV radiation in Ankpa, Kogi, Nigeria §

Ankpa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, 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 Ankpa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Ankpa, 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) 10 11 12 13 12 12 12 12 13 11 10 9