Afikpo weather in July

In July, Afikpo sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 207 mm of rain across 27.1 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Afikpo's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Afikpo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
207 mm
27.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:25 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
87%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.82 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Afikpo is city in Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical July day in Afikpo reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Afikpo

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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 July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Afikpo weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 24°61.611.72.8
Feb36° / 25°16311.82.1
Mar35° / 25°5410.6122.2
Apr34° / 25°12017.612.12.4
May32° / 24°17724.512.32.5
Jun31° / 24°21526.212.32.8
Jul30° / 23°20727.112.33.0
Aug30° / 23°22125.912.23.1
Sep30° / 23°23427.7122.7
Oct31° / 23°20826.811.92.7
Nov32° / 24°549.811.73.6
Dec34° / 23°51.111.73.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
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13397
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Afikpo gets around 207 mm of rain over 27.1 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 87% and peaks near 89% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
189
289
388
488
588
688
788
888
988
1087
1187
1287
1387
1487
1587
1687
1787
1887
1987
2087
2187
2287
2387
2487
2586
2686
2786
2885
2985
3084
3184

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11954
21954
31954
41954
51954
61963
71963
81963
91963
101963
111972
121972
131972
141981
151981
161981
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191981
201981
212971
222971
232971
242971
252971
261990
271990
281990
291990
301990
311990

Wind in July

Winds average 7 km/h in July.

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

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
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107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:42 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:216:42
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512.36:226:42
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.8 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 3.82 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
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93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Afikpo

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Afikpo?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Afikpo.

What to pack for Afikpo in July

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

In July, Afikpo sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Afikpo in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Afikpo peaks around March 22 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 22UV 12Dec 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Afikpo in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Afikpo is worst in February — around 157 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (July, 47 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 9155 µg/m³Jul 2247 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan151Very unhealthy
Feb157Very unhealthy
Mar84Unhealthy
Apr69Unhealthy
May54Poor
Jun51Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug48Poor
Sep52Poor
Oct61Unhealthy
Nov76Unhealthy
Dec133Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Afikpo?

Afikpo sits at 5.9°N, 7.9°E, 92 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Amaigbo, 16 km away.

Topography around Afikpo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Afikpo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 136 m around an average of 64 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 267 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,018 m.

The land around Afikpo is covered by trees (36%), grassland (36%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and grassland (25%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) within 80 km.

3 km
136 m
16 km
267 m
80 km
1,018 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Amaigbo 16 km · Ugep 19 km · Ohafia-Ifigh 34 km · Bende 50 km · Abakaliki 52 km · Awgu 54 km · Isieke 56 km · Ezza-Ohu 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 Afikpo (5.8926°, 7.9353°, elevation 92 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).