Awgu weather in October

In October, Awgu sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 216 mm of rain across 27 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 5th-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 Awgu's 9th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Awgu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
216 mm
27 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:19 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
86%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.1 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

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 Awgu reaches about 31°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 28°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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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Awgu

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.

Awgu weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 23°8211.73.0
Feb36° / 24°214.611.82.3
Mar35° / 25°6512.9122.3
Apr33° / 25°13419.912.12.5
May32° / 24°19826.112.32.5
Jun30° / 23°2272712.32.8
Jul29° / 23°22127.612.33.1
Aug29° / 23°22326.512.23.2
Sep30° / 23°24828.2122.8
Oct31° / 23°2162711.92.8
Nov32° / 23°5310.111.73.8
Dec34° / 23°71.411.73.8

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 6% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3694
4694
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10694
11694
12694
13694
14694
15694
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19793
20793
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23892
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26892
271090
281090
291189
301288
311288

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Awgu gets around 216 mm of rain over 27 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 94% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
194
293
393
493
593
692
792
892
991
1091
1191
1290
1390
1489
1588
1688
1787
1886
1986
2085
2184
2283
2382
2481
2580
2678
2777
2875
2973
3071
3169

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
10991
20991
30991
40991
50991
60991
70982
80982
90982
100982
110973
120973
130973
140964
150964
160964
170955
180955
190955
200955
210946
220946
230946
240946
250946
260946
270937
281927
291927
301927
311927

Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
26calm
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66calm
76calm
86calm
95calm
105calm
115calm
125calm
135calm
145calm
155calm
165calm
175calm
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315calm

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 6:21 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:17 PM to 6:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:216:17
211.96:216:17
311.96:206:17
411.96:206:16
511.96:206:16
611.96:206:15
711.96:206:15
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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 4.1 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.82 kWh/m² to a high of 5.59 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 4.1 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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274.2Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Awgu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Awgu 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 October a good time to visit Awgu?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Awgu.

What to pack for Awgu in October

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

In October, Awgu 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 Awgu 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 Awgu peaks around March 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 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 21UV 12Dec 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Awgu 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 Awgu is worst in January — around 195 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (July, 64 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 11194 µg/m³Jul 2464 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan195Very unhealthy
Feb167Very unhealthy
Mar102Unhealthy
Apr94Unhealthy
May80Unhealthy
Jun74Unhealthy
Jul64Unhealthy
Aug64Unhealthy
Sep75Unhealthy
Oct94Unhealthy
Nov110Unhealthy
Dec191Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Awgu?

Awgu sits at 6.1°N, 7.5°E, 133 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Okigwe, 31 km away.

Topography around Awgu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Awgu has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 368 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 412 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 576 m.

The land around Awgu is covered by trees (73%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) within 80 km.

3 km
368 m
16 km
412 m
80 km
576 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Okigwe 31 km · Enugu 41 km · Agulu 46 km · Uga 47 km · Awka 47 km · Amaigbo 51 km · Igbo-Ukwu 51 km · Enugu-Ukwu 53 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 Awgu (6.0728°, 7.4774°, elevation 133 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).