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Best time to visit Port Harcourt

July is the best time to visit Port Harcourt for general sightseeing, with average highs of 27 °C and about 29 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly April 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 July comfort 55/100
The least cloud December 53 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 48 mm
Warmth January 32 °C
Cooler weather July 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 July 55 27 °C 29
2 August 54 28 °C 28
3 January 53 32 °C 13
4 September 53 28 °C 30
5 December 53 31 °C 14
6 June 52 28 °C 29
7 October 51 29 °C 31
8 November 48 30 °C 26
9 May 47 30 °C 29
10 February 46 32 °C 17
11 April 45 30 °C 27
12 March 43 31 °C 27

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 27 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 32.1 °C 48 mm 60 %
February 32.0 °C 80 mm 67 %
March 30.9 °C 174 mm 81 %
April 30.2 °C 222 mm 86 %
May 29.5 °C 276 mm 88 %
June 28.1 °C 332 mm 88 %
July 27.4 °C 316 mm 89 %
August 27.6 °C 264 mm 89 %
September 27.9 °C 333 mm 90 %
October 28.6 °C 314 mm 88 %
November 29.5 °C 175 mm 72 %
December 31.0 °C 54 mm 53 %

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.