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Best time to visit Calabar

January is the best time to visit Calabar for general sightseeing, with average highs of 32 °C and about 10 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 56/100
The least cloud December 61 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 40 mm
Warmth February 32 °C
Cooler weather July 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 56 32 °C 10
2 December 56 31 °C 12
3 August 55 27 °C 30
4 July 55 27 °C 30
5 September 53 28 °C 30
6 June 52 28 °C 29
7 October 51 28 °C 30
8 November 48 29 °C 26
9 February 48 32 °C 15
10 May 47 29 °C 29
11 April 45 30 °C 28
12 March 43 31 °C 26

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 26 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 31.9 °C 40 mm 65 %
February 32.2 °C 70 mm 71 %
March 31.1 °C 187 mm 84 %
April 30.1 °C 268 mm 89 %
May 29.4 °C 322 mm 90 %
June 28.1 °C 404 mm 89 %
July 27.4 °C 403 mm 91 %
August 27.4 °C 385 mm 92 %
September 28.0 °C 419 mm 92 %
October 28.5 °C 389 mm 91 %
November 29.4 °C 192 mm 79 %
December 30.9 °C 48 mm 61 %

Data sources and method

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: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. 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.