Calabar weather in July

In July, Calabar sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 422 mm of rain across 30.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-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 July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of July to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Calabar's 9th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Calabar's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
422 mm
30.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 18 min
6:24 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
90%
9th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Calabar is city in Nigeria.

Density
894/km²
people per km²

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 28°C through the month.

A typical July day in Calabar reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 5°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, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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How July really feels in Calabar

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
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
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.

Calabar weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 24°4010.811.73.7
Feb33° / 24°7015.611.82.9
Mar32° / 25°18727.1122.4
Apr31° / 24°28128.212.12.4
May30° / 24°34129.612.22.5
Jun29° / 23°40029.412.32.8
Jul28° / 23°42230.212.33.1
Aug28° / 23°3903012.23.2
Sep29° / 23°42029.7122.8
Oct29° / 23°39530.611.92.7
Nov30° / 24°1942611.82.9
Dec32° / 24°4812.611.74.0

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 1% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 99%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13199
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Calabar gets around 422 mm of rain over 30.2 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
197
297
397
497
597
697
797
897
997
1097
1197
1297
1397
1497
1597
1697
1798
1898
1998
2098
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2298
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2498
2598
2698
2798
2898
2998
3097
3197

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 92% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18218
28317
38317
48416
58515
68614
78614
88713
98812
108911
118911
129010
13919
14919
15928
16937
17937
18946
19946
20955
21955
22955
23964
24964
25973
26973
27982
28982
29982
30982
31991

Wind in July

Winds average 5 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
15calm
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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 12 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 6:22 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:226:39
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412.36:226:39
512.36:226:39
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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 3.43 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.43 kWh/m² to a high of 5.27 kWh/m² in January across the year — July's 3.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
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Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Calabar

In seasonPeak

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

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

Calabar 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 Calabar?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
4th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Calabar.

What to pack for Calabar in July

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

In July, Calabar sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Calabar in July

The nearest coast averages about 27°C in July — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 38 km away) is warmest in April at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Calabar 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 Calabar peaks around April 11 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highApr 11UV 13Dec 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Calabar 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 Calabar is worst in February — around 145 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 11142 µg/m³Aug 1345 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan128Unhealthy
Feb145Unhealthy
Mar83Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May58Unhealthy
Jun51Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct60Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec113Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Calabar?

Calabar sits at 5.0°N, 8.3°E, 37 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Esuk Oron, 19 km away.

BamussoEkondo TitiOhafia-Ifigh

Topography around Calabar

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Calabar has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 29 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,066 m.

The land around Calabar is covered by artificial surfaces (63%) within 3 km, trees (60%) within 16 km, and trees (68%) and water (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
65 m
16 km
99 m
80 km
1,066 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
July weather nearby: Esuk Oron 19 km · Uyo 45 km · Itu 47 km · Eket 57 km · Ikot Ekpene 72 km · Bamusso 85 km · Ekondo Titi 88 km · Ohafia-Ifigh 93 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 Calabar (4.9589°, 8.327°, elevation 37 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).