Aba weather in February

In February, Aba sees average daytime highs of 33°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 68 mm of rain across 15 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Aba's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Aba's year-round climate.

Daytime high
33°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
68 mm
15 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:50 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
69%
3rd clearest
Wind
6 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.23 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Aba is city in Abia State, southern Nigeria.

Density
16,111/km²
people per km²
Founded
1450

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 33°C through the month.

A typical February day in Aba reaches about 33°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 31°C and 36°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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How February really feels in Aba

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
28
13 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Aba weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°389.911.73.4
Feb33° / 24°681511.82.7
Mar32° / 24°16525.7122.4
Apr31° / 24°24227.412.12.4
May30° / 23°29129.312.22.5
Jun29° / 23°3292912.32.8
Jul28° / 22°32729.412.33.2
Aug28° / 23°28828.412.23.3
Sep29° / 23°34529.6122.9
Oct29° / 23°34130.611.92.7
Nov31° / 23°18224.711.82.9
Dec32° / 23°4411.211.73.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 66%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13961
23961
33961
43961
53961
63961
73961
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103862
113862
123763
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203070
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232872
242674
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272377
282278

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Aba gets around 68 mm of rain over 15 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 54% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
145
245
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446
546
646
746
847
947
1048
1149
1250
1351
1452
1553
1654
1756
1857
1958
2059
2161
2262
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2465
2566
2667
2768
2869

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 54% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1123115825
2123115825
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5123125527
6113125528
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2000165340
2100165241
2200155143
2300145144
2400144946
2500144848
2600134750
2700134551
2800134452

Wind in February

Winds average 6 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
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56calm
66calm
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106calm
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126calm
136calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 6:47 AM, and sunset from 6:37 PM to 6:41 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:516:37
211.86:516:38
311.86:516:38
411.86:516:38
511.86:516:38
611.86:516:39
711.86:516:39
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.23 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.41 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 5.23 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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145.3Bright
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285.1Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Aba

In seasonPeak

In February, Aba sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Aba sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Aba?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Aba.

What to pack for Aba in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Aba sees daytime highs around 33°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 15 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Aba in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Aba peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 11 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 23UV 12Jan 11UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Aba in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Aba is worst in January — around 169 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 65 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyJan 14168 µg/m³Aug 1366 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan169Very unhealthy
Feb157Very unhealthy
Mar115Unhealthy
Apr107Unhealthy
May93Unhealthy
Jun81Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep78Unhealthy
Oct98Unhealthy
Nov106Unhealthy
Dec163Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Aba?

Aba sits at 5.1°N, 7.4°E, 64 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ikot Ekpene, 39 km away.

Topography around Aba

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Aba.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Aba has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 48 m around an average of 57 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 87 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 309 m.

The land around Aba is covered by artificial surfaces (93%) within 3 km, trees (80%) within 16 km, and trees (72%) within 80 km.

3 km
48 m
16 km
87 m
80 km
309 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
February weather nearby: Ikot Ekpene 39 km · Umuahia 49 km · Okrika 51 km · Port Harcourt 54 km · Owerri 56 km · Bende 58 km · Elele 61 km · Uyo 63 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Power plugs
Type D / G
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 13% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,224
2025
Happiness
4.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
30%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
15.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
20.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
High
EF EPI 569
Religion
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Aba (5.1066°, 7.3667°, elevation 64 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).