Climate averages 1991–2020
Isieke weather
in January.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a very hot month in Isieke: daytime highs average 35.6°C and nights cool to about 24.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.4 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes January a very dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Abakaliki (11 km away). In January its highs average 35.4°C, about as warm as Isieke, with 5.5 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Isieke ranks joint 2nd of 143 for the warmest January highs and 52nd of 143 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 143 cities is 33.1°C; Isieke is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 0.8°C to 36.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.4 mm to 13 mm.
The annual picture
January 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
Isieke climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 35.6°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 4.4 | 1.1 | 11.812 h |
| February | 36.3°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 13 | 2.6 | 11.912 h |
| March | 35.2°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 40 | 7.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.3°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 98 | 14.5 | 12.312 h |
| May | 31.6°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 167 | 22.1 | 12.412 h |
| June | 30.0°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 223 | 24.9 | 12.512 h |
| July | 29.1°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 207 | 27.0 | 12.512 h |
| August | 29.1°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 228 | 26.4 | 12.312 h |
| September | 29.6°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 246 | 27.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.2°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 198 | 25.0 | 12.012 h |
| November | 31.9°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 42 | 7.5 | 11.812 h |
| December | 34.3°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 4.5 | 0.8 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Abakaliki in JanuaryNigeria · 11 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 24.2°C · 5.5 mm rain
- Effium in JanuaryNigeria · 28 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 23.6°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Eha Amufu in JanuaryNigeria · 43 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 23.3°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Afikpo in JanuaryNigeria · 56 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 23.7°C · 6.3 mm rain
- Enugu in JanuaryNigeria · 60 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 23.1°C · 7.1 mm rain
- Ugep in JanuaryNigeria · 64 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 23.5°C · 11 mm rain
- Amaigbo in JanuaryNigeria · 69 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 23.4°C · 10 mm rain
- Ikom in JanuaryNigeria · 87 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 23.7°C · 17 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 Isieke) is explained once on the Isieke year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.