Climate averages 1991–2020
Yenagoa weather
in August.
A warm, very wet month: the 11th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Yenagoa: daytime highs average 27.7°C and nights cool to about 22.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 247 mm of rain on roughly 28 days, which makes August a very wet month (the 6th 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 Ogbia (27 km away). In August its highs average 27.4°C, about as warm as Yenagoa, with 242 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Yenagoa ranks joint 57th of 143 for the warmest August highs and 112th of 143 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 143 cities is 27.8°C; Yenagoa 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 247 mm to 340 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
Yenagoa climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.1°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 61 | 12.8 | 11.912 h |
| February | 32.0°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 98 | 17.7 | 12.012 h |
| March | 31.2°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 202 | 27.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 30.6°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 249 | 27.9 | 12.212 h |
| May | 29.9°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 305 | 29.7 | 12.312 h |
| June | 28.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 338 | 29.2 | 12.412 h |
| July | 27.6°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 324 | 28.9 | 12.412 h |
| August, selected | 27.7°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 247 | 28.4 | 12.312 h |
| September | 28.1°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 340 | 29.6 | 12.112 h |
| October | 28.9°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 374 | 30.6 | 12.012 h |
| November | 30.0°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 210 | 25.3 | 11.912 h |
| December | 31.1°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 64 | 13.6 | 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
- Ogbia in AugustNigeria · 27 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 22.9°C · 242 mm rain
- Ughelli in AugustNigeria · 69 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 22.4°C · 272 mm rain
- Buguma in AugustNigeria · 69 kmHigh 27.4°C · Low 23.1°C · 259 mm rain
- Port Harcourt in AugustNigeria · 84 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 22.7°C · 265 mm rain
- Warri in AugustNigeria · 87 kmHigh 27.5°C · Low 22.6°C · 274 mm rain
- Okrika in AugustNigeria · 93 kmHigh 27.2°C · Low 23.0°C · 265 mm rain
- Owerri in AugustNigeria · 105 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 22.1°C · 272 mm rain
- Ihiala in AugustNigeria · 122 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 22.0°C · 246 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 Yenagoa) is explained once on the Yenagoa year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.