Atani climate
Atani is warmest in February, with average highs of 35 °C, and coldest in August, when nights average 23 °C. September is the wettest month (225 mm) and December the driest (8.0 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Atani averages 1,517 mm of rain and 363 days above 25 °C.
Nigeria · population 230,000 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month February 35 °C
- Coldest month August 23 °C
- Driest month December 8 mm
- Wettest month September 225 mm
- Least cloud December 52 % cloud
- Hottest on record February 40 °C
- Coldest on record January 17 °C
What to expectAtani through the year
Atani has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 28 °C in August to 35 °C in February, a swing of 4.0 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 363 days a year reach 25 °C, 223 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in February.
Rain is strongly seasonal. September averages 225 mm against 8 mm in December — 28 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.5 °C | 9 mm | 57 % |
| February | 35.0 °C | 20 mm | 66 % |
| March | 33.7 °C | 67 mm | 80 % |
| April | 32.0 °C | 134 mm | 85 % |
| May | 30.7 °C | 179 mm | 86 % |
| June | 29.1 °C | 216 mm | 85 % |
| July | 28.3 °C | 221 mm | 88 % |
| August | 28.4 °C | 197 mm | 89 % |
| September | 28.8 °C | 225 mm | 89 % |
| October | 29.5 °C | 192 mm | 88 % |
| November | 31.0 °C | 49 mm | 72 % |
| December | 33.2 °C | 8 mm | 52 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.5 °C | 23.3 °C | 28.2 °C | 38.1 °C | 17.4 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| February | 35.0 °C | 24.4 °C | 28.8 °C | 39.5 °C | 19.5 °C | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| March | 33.7 °C | 24.7 °C | 28.1 °C | 38.8 °C | 18.5 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| April | 32.0 °C | 24.5 °C | 27.3 °C | 37.6 °C | 22.4 °C | 30 | 27 | 0 |
| May | 30.7 °C | 24.0 °C | 26.5 °C | 34.1 °C | 22.0 °C | 31 | 23 | 0 |
| June | 29.1 °C | 23.3 °C | 25.4 °C | 32.1 °C | 21.2 °C | 30 | 8 | 0 |
| July | 28.3 °C | 22.7 °C | 24.7 °C | 31.6 °C | 20.3 °C | 30 | 2 | 0 |
| August | 28.4 °C | 22.7 °C | 24.8 °C | 32.1 °C | 21.2 °C | 30 | 3 | 0 |
| September | 28.8 °C | 22.9 °C | 25.0 °C | 31.7 °C | 21.2 °C | 30 | 6 | 0 |
| October | 29.5 °C | 23.1 °C | 25.5 °C | 32.3 °C | 21.6 °C | 31 | 12 | 0 |
| November | 31.0 °C | 23.5 °C | 26.5 °C | 34.7 °C | 19.7 °C | 30 | 25 | 0 |
| December | 33.2 °C | 23.4 °C | 27.6 °C | 36.8 °C | 18.3 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 57 % | 63 % | 13 km/h |
| February | 20 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 66 % | 68 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 67 mm | 12 | 12 h/day | 80 % | 77 % | 14 km/h |
| April | 134 mm | 19 | 12 h/day | 85 % | 83 % | 13 km/h |
| May | 179 mm | 25 | 12 h/day | 86 % | 86 % | 11 km/h |
| June | 216 mm | 27 | 12 h/day | 85 % | 88 % | 11 km/h |
| July | 221 mm | 27 | 12 h/day | 88 % | 88 % | 11 km/h |
| August | 197 mm | 24 | 12 h/day | 89 % | 87 % | 12 km/h |
| September | 225 mm | 28 | 12 h/day | 89 % | 88 % | 11 km/h |
| October | 192 mm | 26 | 12 h/day | 88 % | 88 % | 10 km/h |
| November | 49 mm | 9 | 12 h/day | 72 % | 83 % | 10 km/h |
| December | 8 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 52 % | 70 % | 11 km/h |
How Atani compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atani | 35 °C | 23 °C | 1,517 mm | 363 |
| Onitsha · Nigeria | 35 °C | 23 °C | 1,264 mm | 363 |
| Nnewi · Nigeria | 34 °C | 22 °C | 1,945 mm | 360 |
| Awka · Nigeria | 35 °C | 23 °C | 1,492 mm | 362 |
| Owerri · Nigeria | 34 °C | 22 °C | 2,337 mm | 360 |
| Enugu · Nigeria | 35 °C | 22 °C | 1,614 mm | 363 |
| Umuahia · Nigeria | 34 °C | 22 °C | 2,012 mm | 358 |
Where Atani ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in Africa in January | 17thof 50 | 35 °C |
| The warmest places in the world in January | 18thof 50 | 35 °C |
| The warmest places in Africa in December | 34thof 50 | 33 °C |
| The warmest places in the world in December | 39thof 50 | 33 °C |
| The warmest places in Africa in February | 43rdof 50 | 35 °C |
| The warmest places in the world in February | 44thof 50 | 35 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Atani.
QuestionsCommon questions about Atani’s climate
When is the best time to visit Atani?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. July, August, September sit closest to 20 °C on average, February is the warmest month and December the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Atani get?
In February, the warmest month, daily highs average 35 °C. About 223 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 23 °C in August, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Atani?
September, averaging 225 mm over 28 days with rain. The driest month is December with 8 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,517 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Atani rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.