Climate averages 1991–2020
Ikot Ekpene weather
in August.
A warm, very wet month: the 11th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Ikot Ekpene: daytime highs average 27.7°C and nights cool to about 22.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 290 mm of rain on roughly 29 days, which makes August a very wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 17 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Uyo (28 km away). In August its highs average 27.9°C, about as warm as Ikot Ekpene, with 347 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Ikot Ekpene ranks joint 57th of 143 for the warmest August highs and 131st of 143 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 143 cities is 27.8°C; Ikot Ekpene is level with that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 28.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 290 mm to 337 mm.
The annual picture
August in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Ikot Ekpene climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.2°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 23 | 6.6 | 11.912 h |
| February | 33.4°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 46 | 10.8 | 12.012 h |
| March | 31.8°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 128 | 22.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.6°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 208 | 26.7 | 12.212 h |
| May | 29.7°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 260 | 28.8 | 12.412 h |
| June | 28.3°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 304 | 29.1 | 12.412 h |
| July | 27.6°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 319 | 29.2 | 12.412 h |
| August, selected | 27.7°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 290 | 28.5 | 12.312 h |
| September | 28.1°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 337 | 29.4 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.8°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 320 | 30.2 | 12.012 h |
| November | 29.9°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 133 | 21.2 | 11.912 h |
| December | 31.8°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 27 | 6.9 | 11.812 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
August in nearby cities
- Uyo in AugustNigeria · 28 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 22.3°C · 347 mm rain
- Aba in AugustNigeria · 39 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 22.1°C · 288 mm rain
- Bende in AugustNigeria · 43 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 22.0°C · 258 mm rain
- Umuahia in AugustNigeria · 45 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 21.8°C · 249 mm rain
- Ohafia-Ifigh in AugustNigeria · 49 kmHigh 28.0°C · Low 22.0°C · 258 mm rain
- Amaigbo in AugustNigeria · 69 kmHigh 28.6°C · Low 22.5°C · 227 mm rain
- Calabar in AugustNigeria · 72 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 22.3°C · 389 mm rain
- Esuk Oron in AugustNigeria · 73 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 22.6°C · 450 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Ikot Ekpene) is explained once on the Ikot Ekpene year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.