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Akure, Nigeria climate
As Tropical savanna (dry summer)
Akure has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry summer), Köppen As). The hottest month is March with an average daily high near 31°C, while the coldest is August averaging around 21°C at night. Precipitation totals about 1666 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — September alone averages 244 mm while December barely receives 13 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Akure climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 18 | 39 | 94 | 137 | 193 | 230 | 226 | 222 | 244 | 194 | 56 | 13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 18 | 39 | 94 | 137 | 193 | 230 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 226 | 222 | 244 | 194 | 56 | 13 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | 2 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 37 | 52 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 84 | 86 | 83 | 74 | 50 | 34 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 68 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 72 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 37 | 52 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 75 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 68 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 88 | 90 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 84 | 86 | 83 | 74 | 50 | 34 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 82 | 72 |
| Wind speed (km/h) | 5.8 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.