Enugu climate

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Enugu is warmest in February, with average highs of 35 °C, and coldest in August, when nights average 22 °C. September is the wettest month (263 mm) and December the driest (5.3 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.

Across a full year Enugu averages 1,614 mm of rain and 363 days above 25 °C.

Nigeria · population 950,000 · 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 22 °C
Driest month December 5 mm
Wettest month September 263 mm
Least cloud December 44 % cloud
Hottest on record February 40 °C
Coldest on record December 18 °C

What to expectEnugu through the year

Enugu has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 28 °C in August to 35 °C in February, a swing of 4.5 °C in mean temperature across the year.

Counted across a normal year, 363 days a year reach 25 °C, 231 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in February.

Rain is strongly seasonal. September averages 263 mm against 5 mm in December — 49 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.

Month by month

Month	Avg high	Rainfall	Cloud
January	34.8 °C	7 mm	50 %
February	35.4 °C	18 mm	60 %
March	34.4 °C	56 mm	78 %
April	32.5 °C	115 mm	84 %
May	30.9 °C	185 mm	86 %
June	29.3 °C	234 mm	85 %
July	28.4 °C	236 mm	89 %
August	28.4 °C	240 mm	90 %
September	29.0 °C	263 mm	89 %
October	29.6 °C	213 mm	87 %
November	31.3 °C	42 mm	69 %
December	33.6 °C	5 mm	44 %

Temperature month by month

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Mean	Record high	Record low	Days above 25 °C	Days above 30 °C
January	34.8 °C	23.0 °C	28.5 °C	37.9 °C	18.7 °C	31	31
February	35.4 °C	24.0 °C	29.1 °C	39.5 °C	18.4 °C	28	28
March	34.4 °C	24.8 °C	28.7 °C	39.3 °C	19.6 °C	31	30
April	32.5 °C	24.5 °C	27.7 °C	38.9 °C	22.5 °C	30	28
May	30.9 °C	23.9 °C	26.6 °C	34.7 °C	21.8 °C	31	25
June	29.3 °C	23.0 °C	25.4 °C	32.0 °C	21.0 °C	30	9
July	28.4 °C	22.4 °C	24.6 °C	31.4 °C	20.5 °C	30	2
August	28.4 °C	22.3 °C	24.6 °C	31.4 °C	20.8 °C	30	3
September	29.0 °C	22.5 °C	24.9 °C	31.9 °C	20.8 °C	30	7
October	29.6 °C	22.8 °C	25.4 °C	32.2 °C	20.7 °C	31	13
November	31.3 °C	23.1 °C	26.6 °C	35.1 °C	19.3 °C	30	26
December	33.6 °C	22.8 °C	27.7 °C	37.6 °C	17.6 °C	31	31

Rain, sun and wind month by month

Month	Rainfall	Wet days	Daylight	Cloud cover	Humidity	Wind
January	7 mm	1	12 h/day	50 %	48 %	13 km/h
February	18 mm	4	12 h/day	60 %	56 %	13 km/h
March	56 mm	10	12 h/day	78 %	69 %	13 km/h
April	115 mm	16	12 h/day	84 %	77 %	12 km/h
May	185 mm	24	12 h/day	86 %	82 %	10 km/h
June	234 mm	26	12 h/day	85 %	85 %	10 km/h
July	236 mm	28	12 h/day	89 %	85 %	11 km/h
August	240 mm	27	12 h/day	90 %	84 %	11 km/h
September	263 mm	28	12 h/day	89 %	86 %	9.9 km/h
October	213 mm	25	12 h/day	87 %	85 %	8.9 km/h
November	42 mm	7	12 h/day	69 %	77 %	9.9 km/h
December	5 mm	1	12 h/day	44 %	57 %	11 km/h

How Enugu 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
Enugu	35 °C	22 °C	1,614 mm	363
Awka · Nigeria	35 °C	23 °C	1,492 mm	362
Nnewi · Nigeria	34 °C	22 °C	1,945 mm	360
Onitsha · Nigeria	35 °C	23 °C	1,264 mm	363
Ugep · Nigeria	35 °C	22 °C	1,750 mm	359
Atani · Nigeria	35 °C	23 °C	1,517 mm	363
Umuahia · Nigeria	34 °C	22 °C	2,012 mm	358

Where Enugu ranks

Ranking	Position	Value
The warmest places in Africa in January	11thof 50	35 °C
The warmest places in the world in January	11thof 50	35 °C
The warmest places in Africa in December	22ndof 50	34 °C
The warmest places in the world in December	26thof 50	34 °C
The warmest places in Africa in February	27thof 50	35 °C
The warmest places in the world in February	28thof 50	35 °C

Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Enugu.

QuestionsCommon questions about Enugu’s climate

When is the best time to visit Enugu?

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 Enugu get?

In February, the warmest month, daily highs average 35 °C. About 231 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 22 °C in August, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.

Which month is wettest in Enugu?

September, averaging 263 mm over 28 days with rain. The driest month is December with 5 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,614 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 Enugu 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: 1 August 2026

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.