Ado-Ekiti weather in September

In September, Ado-Ekiti sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 213 mm of rain across 27.4 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ado-Ekiti's 10th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ado-Ekiti's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 28°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 213 mm; 27.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 hours; 6:32 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover: 85%; 10th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 9th windiest
Solar energy: 4 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

Ado-Ekiti is state capital and headquarters of the Ekiti, Nigeria.

Density: 1,485/km²; people per km²

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

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Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical September day in Ado-Ekiti reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	29
Avg low (°C)	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	28	22
18	28	22
19	28	22
20	28	22
21	28	22
22	28	22
23	28	22
24	28	22
25	28	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22

How September really feels in Ado-Ekiti

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 0 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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

September sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ado-Ekiti weather by month

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

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 21°	10	2.6	11.6	4.2
Feb	34° / 23°	25	5.9	11.7	3.3
Mar	33° / 23°	71	14.8	11.9	3.0
Apr	32° / 23°	106	19.7	12.2	3.1
May	30° / 23°	161	24	12.3	3.2
Jun	29° / 22°	194	27	12.4	3.3
Jul	27° / 22°	187	27.4	12.4	3.7
Aug	27° / 21°	190	26.1	12.2	3.8
Sep	28° / 22°	213	27.4	12	3.4
Oct	29° / 22°	176	26.1	11.8	3.3
Nov	31° / 22°	38	8.6	11.7	4.5
Dec	32° / 21°	6	1.7	11.6	4.9

Cloud cover in September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in September.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	7
Cloudier (%)	97	97	97	97	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	94	94	94	93

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	7	93

Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ado-Ekiti gets around 213 mm of rain over 27.4 wet days in September, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 91% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	92	93	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	91	91	91	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90	90

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90

Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, September lands in the oppressive band about 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Muggy (%)	32	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	17	16	15	15	14	13	12	12	11	10	10	9	9	8
Oppressive (%)	68	69	70	71	72	73	74	75	76	77	78	79	80	81	82	83	83	84	85	85	86	87	88	88	89	90	90	91	91	92

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	27	73
7	26	74
8	25	75
9	24	76
10	23	77
11	22	78
12	21	79
13	20	80
14	19	81
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	11	89
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	8	92

Wind in September

Winds average 7 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	6	calm
22	6	calm
23	6	calm
24	6	calm
25	6	calm
26	6	calm
27	6	calm
28	6	calm
29	6	calm
30	6	calm

Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:34 AM to 6:30 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:27 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	11.9	11.9
Sunrise (AM)	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30
Sunset (PM)	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:40	6:39	6:39	6:38	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:36	6:35	6:35	6:34	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.1	6:34	6:43
2	12.1	6:34	6:43
3	12.1	6:34	6:42
4	12.1	6:34	6:42
5	12.1	6:34	6:41
6	12.1	6:34	6:40
7	12.1	6:34	6:40
8	12.1	6:33	6:39
9	12.1	6:33	6:39
10	12.1	6:33	6:38
11	12.1	6:33	6:38
12	12.1	6:33	6:37
13	12.1	6:33	6:36
14	12.1	6:33	6:36
15	12.0	6:32	6:35
16	12.0	6:32	6:35
17	12.0	6:32	6:34
18	12.0	6:32	6:34
19	12.0	6:32	6:33
20	12.0	6:32	6:32
21	12.0	6:31	6:32
22	12.0	6:31	6:31
23	12.0	6:31	6:31
24	12.0	6:31	6:30
25	12.0	6:31	6:29
26	12.0	6:31	6:29
27	12.0	6:31	6:28
28	12.0	6:30	6:28
29	11.9	6:30	6:27
30	11.9	6:30	6:27

Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 4 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.67 kWh/m² to a high of 5.66 kWh/m² in February across the year — September's 4 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.9	Moderate
8	3.9	Moderate
9	3.9	Moderate
10	3.9	Moderate
11	3.9	Moderate
12	4.0	Moderate
13	4.0	Moderate
14	4.0	Moderate
15	4.0	Bright
16	4.0	Bright
17	4.0	Bright
18	4.1	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.1	Bright
24	4.1	Bright
25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.2	Bright
30	4.2	Bright

Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ado-Ekiti

In seasonPeak

In September, Ado-Ekiti sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Ado-Ekiti 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 September a good time to visit Ado-Ekiti?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

6th-best month of the year

3.8

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ado-Ekiti.

What to pack for Ado-Ekiti in September

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

In September, Ado-Ekiti sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ado-Ekiti in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 Ado-Ekiti peaks around March 23 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 at about 8 (very high).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	8	12	12	11	11	11	10	12	12	10	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	8	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Ado-Ekiti in September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ado-Ekiti is worst in January — around 170 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (July, 39 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	170	156	80	65	50	45	39	40	50	70	94	154
Level	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Very unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	170	Very unhealthy
Feb	156	Very unhealthy
Mar	80	Unhealthy
Apr	65	Unhealthy
May	50	Poor
Jun	45	Poor
Jul	39	Poor
Aug	40	Poor
Sep	50	Poor
Oct	70	Unhealthy
Nov	94	Unhealthy
Dec	154	Very unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Ado-Ekiti?

Ado-Ekiti sits at 7.6°N, 5.2°E, 439 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Igede-Ekiti, 12 km away.

Topography around Ado-Ekiti

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ado-Ekiti has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 188 m around an average of 430 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 405 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 781 m.

The land around Ado-Ekiti is covered by artificial surfaces (69%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, trees (68%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km

188 m

artificial surfaces 69%

16 km

405 m

trees 68%

80 km

781 m

trees 77%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces

← August Ado-Ekiti year-round climate October →Best places to visit in September

September weather nearby: Igede-Ekiti 12 km · Ikere-Ekiti 14 km · Aramoko-Ekiti 22 km · Igbara-Odo 22 km · Ijero-Ekiti 27 km · Ise-Ekiti 28 km · Ipoti 32 km · Efon-Alaaye 33 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

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 Ado-Ekiti (7.6233°, 5.2209°, elevation 439 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	28	22
18	28	22
19	28	22
20	28	22
21	28	22
22	28	22
23	28	22
24	28	22
25	28	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	27	73
7	26	74
8	25	75
9	24	76
10	23	77
11	22	78
12	21	79
13	20	80
14	19	81
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	11	89
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	8	92

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	28	22
18	28	22
19	28	22
20	28	22
21	28	22
22	28	22
23	28	22
24	28	22
25	28	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	27	73
7	26	74
8	25	75
9	24	76
10	23	77
11	22	78
12	21	79
13	20	80
14	19	81
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	11	89
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	8	92

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	28	21
2	28	21
3	28	21
4	28	21
5	28	21
6	28	21
7	28	21
8	28	21
9	28	21
10	28	21
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	28	22
17	28	22
18	28	22
19	28	22
20	28	22
21	28	22
22	28	22
23	28	22
24	28	22
25	28	22
26	29	22
27	29	22
28	29	22
29	29	22
30	29	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	3	97
4	3	97
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	5	95
9	5	95
10	5	95
11	5	95
12	5	95
13	5	95
14	5	95
15	5	95
16	5	95
17	5	95
18	5	95
19	5	95
20	5	95
21	5	95
22	5	95
23	5	95
24	6	94
25	6	94
26	6	94
27	6	94
28	6	94
29	6	94
30	7	93

	Rain chance (%)
1	92
2	93
3	93
4	93
5	93
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	92
10	92
11	92
12	92
13	91
14	91
15	91
16	91
17	91
18	91
19	91
20	90
21	90
22	90
23	90
24	90
25	90
26	90
27	90
28	90
29	90
30	90

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	32	68
2	31	69
3	30	70
4	29	71
5	28	72
6	27	73
7	26	74
8	25	75
9	24	76
10	23	77
11	22	78
12	21	79
13	20	80
14	19	81
15	18	82
16	17	83
17	17	83
18	16	84
19	15	85
20	15	85
21	14	86
22	13	87
23	12	88
24	12	88
25	11	89
26	10	90
27	10	90
28	9	91
29	9	91
30	8	92