Abeokuta weather in October

In October, Abeokuta sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 124 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Abeokuta's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abeokuta's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:36 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
79%
7th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.2
out of 10

Abeokuta is city in Nigeria.

Density
836/km²
people per km²
Founded
1825

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

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Abeokuta reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 2°C cooler than November.

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How October really feels in Abeokuta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Abeokuta weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 24°14411.63.7
Feb34° / 25°276.911.82.9
Mar34° / 25°6014.5122.8
Apr32° / 25°921812.22.9
May31° / 24°14924.912.32.8
Jun30° / 23°1752612.43.1
Jul29° / 23°16425.312.43.5
Aug28° / 23°14723.212.23.8
Sep29° / 23°15925.5123.2
Oct30° / 23°12423.511.83.2
Nov32° / 24°329.311.74.0
Dec33° / 23°113.111.64.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1991
2991
3991
41090
51090
61090
71189
81288
91288
101387
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313268

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Abeokuta gets around 124 mm of rain over 23.5 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 74% and peaks near 86% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
186
286
385
485
585
685
784
883
983
1082
1181
1280
1379
1478
1577
1676
1775
1873
1972
2071
2170
2269
2368
2467
2566
2664
2763
2861
2960
3058
3156

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 89% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1982
2973
3973
4973
5964
6964
7955
8955
9946
10946
11937
12928
13928
14919
159010
168911
178812
188812
198713
208614
218515
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Wind in October

Winds average 6 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, 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
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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of October to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:37 AM to 6:38 AM, and sunset from 6:34 PM to 6:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:376:34
211.96:376:33
311.96:376:33
411.96:376:32
511.96:376:32
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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274.5Bright
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314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Abeokuta

In seasonPeak

In October, Abeokuta sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Abeokuta's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Abeokuta sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is October a good time to visit Abeokuta?

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

3.2
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Abeokuta.

What to pack for Abeokuta in October

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

In October, Abeokuta sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Abeokuta in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abeokuta peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near February 9 at about 7 (high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 9UV 13Feb 9UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb7High
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Abeokuta in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Abeokuta is worst in January — around 119 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.1× the cleanest month (August, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 17117 µg/m³Aug 1029 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan119Unhealthy
Feb107Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr51Poor
May38Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep35Poor
Oct48Poor
Nov60Unhealthy
Dec104Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Abeokuta?

Abeokuta sits at 7.2°N, 3.3°E, 64 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Igbo-Ora, 32 km away.

Topography around Abeokuta

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abeokuta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 147 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 205 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 443 m.

The land around Abeokuta is covered by artificial surfaces (81%) within 3 km, trees (56%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) within 80 km.

3 km
147 m
16 km
205 m
80 km
443 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
October weather nearby: Igbo-Ora 32 km · Ifo 41 km · Eruwa 44 km · Iperu 45 km · Orita-Eruwa 46 km · Ijoko 47 km · Ilaro 47 km · Shagamu 48 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 Abeokuta (7.1557°, 3.3451°, 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).