Afikpo weather in October

In October, Afikpo sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 208 mm of rain across 26.8 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% 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 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Afikpo's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Afikpo's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 23°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 208 mm; 26.8 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 54 min; 6:17 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 86%; 9th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 12th windiest
Solar energy: 4.12 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.7; out of 10

Afikpo is city in Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

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

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Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical October day in Afikpo reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

	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	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
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30	31	24
31	31	24

How October really feels in Afikpo

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

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Afikpo weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 24°	6	1.6	11.7	2.8
Feb	36° / 25°	16	3	11.8	2.1
Mar	35° / 25°	54	10.6	12	2.2
Apr	34° / 25°	120	17.6	12.1	2.4
May	32° / 24°	177	24.5	12.3	2.5
Jun	31° / 24°	215	26.2	12.3	2.8
Jul	30° / 23°	207	27.1	12.3	3.0
Aug	30° / 23°	221	25.9	12.2	3.1
Sep	30° / 23°	234	27.7	12	2.7
Oct	31° / 23°	208	26.8	11.9	2.7
Nov	32° / 24°	54	9.8	11.7	3.6
Dec	34° / 23°	5	1.1	11.7	3.6

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

	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	31
Clearer (%)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	11	12	12
Cloudier (%)	96	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	90	89	88	88

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
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	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	11	89
30	12	88
31	12	88

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Afikpo gets around 208 mm of rain over 26.8 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 86% and peaks near 92% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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	31
Rain chance (%)	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	90	89	88	88	87	86	85	84	83	82	81	79	78	76	75	73	71	70

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

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 87% 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	31
Oppressive (%)	95	95	94	94	93	93	92	92	91	90	90	89	88	87	87	86	86	85	85	84	84	84	84	84	83	83	83	83	83	83	83
Miserable (%)	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	10	10	11	12	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	91	9
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

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)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
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	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
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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 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:06 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	31
Daylight (h)	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.9	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8	11.8
Sunrise (AM)	6:19	6:19	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18
Sunset (PM)	6:16	6:15	6:15	6:14	6:14	6:13	6:13	6:12	6:12	6:12	6:11	6:11	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:09	6:09	6:09	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:07	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06	6:06

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.9	6:19	6:16
2	11.9	6:19	6:15
3	11.9	6:18	6:15
4	11.9	6:18	6:14
5	11.9	6:18	6:14
6	11.9	6:18	6:13
7	11.9	6:18	6:13
8	11.9	6:18	6:12
9	11.9	6:18	6:12
10	11.9	6:18	6:12
11	11.9	6:18	6:11
12	11.9	6:17	6:11
13	11.9	6:17	6:10
14	11.9	6:17	6:10
15	11.9	6:17	6:10
16	11.9	6:17	6:09
17	11.9	6:17	6:09
18	11.9	6:17	6:09
19	11.9	6:17	6:08
20	11.8	6:17	6:08
21	11.8	6:17	6:08
22	11.8	6:17	6:07
23	11.8	6:17	6:07
24	11.8	6:17	6:07
25	11.8	6:17	6:07
26	11.8	6:17	6:07
27	11.8	6:18	6:06
28	11.8	6:18	6:06
29	11.8	6:18	6:06
30	11.8	6:18	6:06
31	11.8	6:18	6:06

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 4.12 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 — October's 4.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	4.0	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	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	4.0	Bright
2	4.0	Bright
3	4.0	Bright
4	4.0	Bright
5	4.0	Bright
6	4.0	Bright
7	4.0	Bright
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25	4.2	Bright
26	4.2	Bright
27	4.2	Bright
28	4.2	Bright
29	4.3	Bright
30	4.3	Bright
31	4.3	Bright

Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Afikpo

In seasonPeak

In October, 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

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Nov

Dec

Is October a good time to visit Afikpo?

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

2.7

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

4.0

Beach & pool

10th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Afikpo.

What to pack for Afikpo in October

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

In October, Afikpo sees daytime highs around 31°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 October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	9	12	12	11	10	10	10	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	10	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Afikpo 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	151	157	84	69	54	51	47	48	52	61	76	133
Level	Very unhealthy	Very unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	151	Very unhealthy
Feb	157	Very unhealthy
Mar	84	Unhealthy
Apr	69	Unhealthy
May	54	Poor
Jun	51	Poor
Jul	47	Poor
Aug	48	Poor
Sep	52	Poor
Oct	61	Unhealthy
Nov	76	Unhealthy
Dec	133	Unhealthy

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

trees 36%

16 km

267 m

trees 49%

80 km

1,018 m

trees 71%

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← September Afikpo year-round climate November →Best places to visit in October

October 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

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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
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	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	11	89
30	12	88
31	12	88

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	91	9
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
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	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	11	89
30	12	88
31	12	88

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	91	9
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	23
2	31	23
3	31	23
4	31	23
5	31	23
6	31	23
7	31	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	23
14	31	23
15	31	23
16	31	23
17	31	23
18	31	23
19	31	23
20	31	23
21	31	23
22	31	24
23	31	24
24	31	24
25	31	24
26	31	24
27	31	24
28	31	24
29	31	24
30	31	24
31	31	24

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	4	96
2	4	96
3	4	96
4	5	95
5	5	95
6	5	95
7	5	95
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	6	94
21	6	94
22	6	94
23	7	93
24	7	93
25	8	92
26	8	92
27	9	91
28	10	90
29	11	89
30	12	88
31	12	88

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

	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	95	5
2	95	5
3	94	6
4	94	6
5	93	7
6	93	7
7	92	8
8	92	8
9	91	9
10	90	10
11	90	10
12	89	11
13	88	12
14	87	13
15	87	13
16	86	14
17	86	14
18	85	15
19	85	15
20	84	16
21	84	16
22	84	16
23	84	16
24	84	16
25	83	17
26	83	17
27	83	17
28	83	17
29	83	17
30	83	17
31	83	17