Akure weather in July

In July, Akure sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 224 mm of rain across 28.4 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°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 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Akure's 11th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Akure's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 27°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 5th coldest
Rainfall: 224 mm; 28.4 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 24 min; 6:33 AM – 6:56 PM
Cloud cover: 87%; 11th clearest
Wind: 8 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.69 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Akure is capital of Ondo State in Nigeria.

Density: 737/km²; people per km²
Founded: 1150

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

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Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical July day in Akure reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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

How July really feels in Akure

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

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

Akure weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 21°	15	3.8	11.6	4.2
Feb	33° / 23°	35	7.7	11.8	3.3
Mar	33° / 24°	87	19.2	12	2.8
Apr	31° / 23°	132	21.6	12.2	3.0
May	30° / 23°	189	26.1	12.3	3.0
Jun	29° / 22°	226	27.9	12.4	3.2
Jul	27° / 22°	224	28.4	12.4	3.6
Aug	27° / 22°	217	26.6	12.2	3.8
Sep	28° / 22°	237	28	12	3.3
Oct	29° / 22°	186	26.2	11.8	3.3
Nov	31° / 22°	50	11.1	11.7	4.3
Dec	32° / 22°	10	3.1	11.6	4.9

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 3% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

	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 (%)	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Cloudier (%)	94	95	95	95	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	97	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99	99	99	98	98	98

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Akure gets around 224 mm of rain over 28.4 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 92% and peaks near 94% 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 (%)	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	92	92	91	90	90	89	88	87	87	86	85	85

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

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 83% 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
Muggy (%)	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	11	11	12	13	14	16	17	19	20	22	23	25	26	28	30	31	33	34	36
Oppressive (%)	94	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	90	89	89	88	87	86	84	83	81	80	78	77	75	74	72	70	69	67	66	64

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	6	94
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	10	90
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	12	88
16	13	87
17	14	86
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	19	81
21	20	80
22	22	78
23	23	77
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	28	72
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	33	67
30	34	66
31	36	64

Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 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	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8
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	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	8	calm
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10	8	calm
11	8	calm
12	8	calm
13	8	calm
14	8	calm
15	8	calm
16	8	calm
17	8	calm
18	8	calm
19	8	calm
20	8	calm
21	8	calm
22	8	calm
23	8	calm
24	8	calm
25	8	calm
26	8	calm
27	8	calm
28	8	calm
29	8	calm
30	8	calm
31	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 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 shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:30 AM to 6:36 AM, and sunset from 6:55 PM to 6:55 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)	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3	12.3
Sunrise (AM)	6:30	6:30	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36
Sunset (PM)	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:55	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:56	6:55	6:55	6:55

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:30	6:55
2	12.4	6:30	6:55
3	12.4	6:31	6:55
4	12.4	6:31	6:55
5	12.4	6:31	6:56
6	12.4	6:31	6:56
7	12.4	6:31	6:56
8	12.4	6:32	6:56
9	12.4	6:32	6:56
10	12.4	6:32	6:56
11	12.4	6:32	6:56
12	12.4	6:33	6:56
13	12.4	6:33	6:56
14	12.4	6:33	6:56
15	12.4	6:33	6:56
16	12.4	6:33	6:56
17	12.4	6:34	6:56
18	12.4	6:34	6:56
19	12.4	6:34	6:56
20	12.4	6:34	6:56
21	12.4	6:34	6:56
22	12.4	6:34	6:56
23	12.4	6:35	6:56
24	12.4	6:35	6:56
25	12.4	6:35	6:56
26	12.3	6:35	6:56
27	12.3	6:35	6:56
28	12.3	6:35	6:56
29	12.3	6:35	6:55
30	12.3	6:35	6:55
31	12.3	6:36	6:55

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.69 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.53 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 3.69 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	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.6
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	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	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.7	Moderate
15	3.7	Moderate
16	3.7	Moderate
17	3.7	Moderate
18	3.7	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.6	Moderate
21	3.6	Moderate
22	3.6	Moderate
23	3.6	Moderate
24	3.6	Moderate
25	3.6	Moderate
26	3.6	Moderate
27	3.6	Moderate
28	3.6	Moderate
29	3.6	Moderate
30	3.6	Moderate
31	3.6	Moderate

Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Akure

In seasonPeak

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

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

Akure 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 July a good time to visit Akure?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

5th-best month of the year

3.7

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Akure.

What to pack for Akure in July

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

In July, Akure sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 28 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Akure in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Akure peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near February 8 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	13	12	11	11	11	10	12	12	10	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	8	Very high
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Akure 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 Akure 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 Akure?

Akure sits at 7.3°N, 5.2°E, 353 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Idanre, 18 km away.

Topography around Akure

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Akure has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 m around an average of 347 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 423 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 892 m.

The land around Akure is covered by artificial surfaces (84%) within 3 km, trees (67%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km

66 m

artificial surfaces 84%

16 km

423 m

trees 67%

80 km

892 m

trees 89%

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← June Akure year-round climate August →Best places to visit in July

July weather nearby: Idanre 18 km · Ikere-Ekiti 28 km · Igbara-Odo 31 km · Ise-Ekiti 35 km · Emure-Ekiti 36 km · Ado-Ekiti 41 km · Ondo 43 km · Owo 44 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 Akure (7.2526°, 5.1931°, elevation 353 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	22
2	28	22
3	28	22
4	28	22
5	28	22
6	28	22
7	28	22
8	28	22
9	28	22
10	28	22
11	28	22
12	28	22
13	28	22
14	28	22
15	28	22
16	27	22
17	27	22
18	27	22
19	27	22
20	27	22
21	27	22
22	27	22
23	27	22
24	27	22
25	27	22
26	27	22
27	27	22
28	27	22
29	27	22
30	27	22
31	27	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	6	94
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	10	90
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	12	88
16	13	87
17	14	86
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	19	81
21	20	80
22	22	78
23	23	77
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	28	72
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	33	67
30	34	66
31	36	64

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	6	94
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	10	90
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	12	88
16	13	87
17	14	86
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	19	81
21	20	80
22	22	78
23	23	77
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	28	72
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	33	67
30	34	66
31	36	64

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	6	94
2	5	95
3	5	95
4	5	95
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	3	97
12	3	97
13	3	97
14	3	97
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	1	99
25	1	99
26	1	99
27	1	99
28	1	99
29	2	98
30	2	98
31	2	98

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

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)
1	6	94
2	7	93
3	7	93
4	7	93
5	8	92
6	8	92
7	8	92
8	8	92
9	9	91
10	9	91
11	9	91
12	10	90
13	11	89
14	11	89
15	12	88
16	13	87
17	14	86
18	16	84
19	17	83
20	19	81
21	20	80
22	22	78
23	23	77
24	25	75
25	26	74
26	28	72
27	30	70
28	31	69
29	33	67
30	34	66
31	36	64