Ugep climate
Ugep is warmest in February, with average highs of 35 °C, and coldest in August, when nights average 22 °C. September is the wettest month (266 mm) and December the driest (9.7 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Ugep averages 1,750 mm of rain and 359 days above 25 °C.
Nigeria · population 200,276 · 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 10 mm
- Wettest month September 266 mm
- Least cloud December 55 % cloud
- Hottest on record February 40 °C
- Coldest on record January 19 °C
What to expectUgep through the year
Ugep has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 28 °C in August to 35 °C in February, a swing of 4.4 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 359 days a year reach 25 °C, 217 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 40 °C, in February.
Rain is strongly seasonal. September averages 266 mm against 10 mm in December — 27 times as much. Planning around the dry months matters more here than planning around temperature.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.7 °C | 11 mm | 59 % |
| February | 35.2 °C | 25 mm | 66 % |
| March | 33.7 °C | 71 mm | 81 % |
| April | 31.8 °C | 139 mm | 87 % |
| May | 30.3 °C | 195 mm | 88 % |
| June | 28.9 °C | 246 mm | 87 % |
| July | 28.3 °C | 230 mm | 90 % |
| August | 28.4 °C | 246 mm | 91 % |
| September | 28.8 °C | 266 mm | 91 % |
| October | 29.2 °C | 241 mm | 90 % |
| November | 30.7 °C | 69 mm | 76 % |
| December | 33.0 °C | 10 mm | 55 % |
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 | 34.7 °C | 23.5 °C | 28.2 °C | 38.0 °C | 18.6 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| February | 35.2 °C | 24.3 °C | 28.8 °C | 39.7 °C | 19.8 °C | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| March | 33.7 °C | 24.6 °C | 28.1 °C | 38.9 °C | 19.5 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
| April | 31.8 °C | 24.3 °C | 27.1 °C | 37.6 °C | 22.4 °C | 30 | 26 | 0 |
| May | 30.3 °C | 23.7 °C | 26.2 °C | 34.6 °C | 21.7 °C | 31 | 20 | 0 |
| June | 28.9 °C | 22.8 °C | 25.1 °C | 32.2 °C | 20.9 °C | 29 | 7 | 0 |
| July | 28.3 °C | 22.3 °C | 24.4 °C | 31.2 °C | 20.4 °C | 29 | 2 | 0 |
| August | 28.4 °C | 22.3 °C | 24.5 °C | 31.8 °C | 21.0 °C | 29 | 4 | 0 |
| September | 28.8 °C | 22.4 °C | 24.7 °C | 32.3 °C | 20.9 °C | 29 | 7 | 0 |
| October | 29.2 °C | 22.7 °C | 25.1 °C | 32.6 °C | 21.0 °C | 30 | 11 | 0 |
| November | 30.7 °C | 23.3 °C | 26.2 °C | 33.9 °C | 20.5 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| December | 33.0 °C | 23.4 °C | 27.3 °C | 36.5 °C | 19.0 °C | 31 | 30 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 59 % | 61 % | 13 km/h |
| February | 25 mm | 5 | 12 h/day | 66 % | 66 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 71 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 81 % | 75 % | 14 km/h |
| April | 139 mm | 20 | 12 h/day | 87 % | 82 % | 12 km/h |
| May | 195 mm | 26 | 12 h/day | 88 % | 86 % | 11 km/h |
| June | 246 mm | 27 | 12 h/day | 87 % | 88 % | 10 km/h |
| July | 230 mm | 28 | 12 h/day | 90 % | 88 % | 10 km/h |
| August | 246 mm | 27 | 12 h/day | 91 % | 87 % | 11 km/h |
| September | 266 mm | 28 | 12 h/day | 91 % | 88 % | 10 km/h |
| October | 241 mm | 28 | 12 h/day | 90 % | 88 % | 9.7 km/h |
| November | 69 mm | 12 | 12 h/day | 76 % | 83 % | 10 km/h |
| December | 10 mm | 2 | 12 h/day | 55 % | 71 % | 12 km/h |
How Ugep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ugep | 35 °C | 22 °C | 1,750 mm | 359 |
| Umuahia · Nigeria | 34 °C | 22 °C | 2,012 mm | 358 |
| Ikot Ekpene · Nigeria | 33 °C | 22 °C | 2,393 mm | 358 |
| Uyo · Nigeria | 33 °C | 22 °C | 2,883 mm | 358 |
| Enugu · Nigeria | 35 °C | 22 °C | 1,614 mm | 363 |
| Calabar · Nigeria | 32 °C | 22 °C | 3,124 mm | 356 |
| Aba · Nigeria | 33 °C | 22 °C | 2,561 mm | 359 |
Where Ugep ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The warmest places in Africa in January | 13thof 50 | 35 °C |
| The warmest places in the world in January | 14thof 50 | 35 °C |
| The warmest places in Africa in February | 32ndof 50 | 35 °C |
| The warmest places in the world in February | 33rdof 50 | 35 °C |
| The warmest places in Africa in December | 46thof 50 | 33 °C |
Planning a trip? See the best time to visit Ugep.
QuestionsCommon questions about Ugep’s climate
When is the best time to visit Ugep?
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 Ugep get?
In February, the warmest month, daily highs average 35 °C. About 217 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 Ugep?
September, averaging 266 mm over 28 days with rain. The driest month is December with 10 mm. The year as a whole averages 1,750 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 Ugep 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.