Effium weather in August

In August, Effium sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 230 mm of rain across 26.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-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 August, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Effium's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Effium's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
230 mm
26.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:25 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
88%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Effium is town in Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical August day in Effium reaches about 30°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 27°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Effium

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

Effium weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 23°3111.72.8
Feb37° / 24°102.211.82.1
Mar36° / 26°315.9122.1
Apr34° / 25°9012.412.12.5
May33° / 24°15320.812.32.6
Jun31° / 24°21123.812.42.9
Jul30° / 23°21126.612.33.1
Aug30° / 23°23026.112.23.1
Sep30° / 23°24126.8122.8
Oct31° / 23°16923.511.92.9
Nov33° / 23°285.411.73.7
Dec35° / 22°30.611.63.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

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

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10595
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Effium gets around 230 mm of rain over 26.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 85% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
182
282
381
480
580
679
779
879
978
1079
1179
1280
1380
1481
1582
1683
1784
1885
1986
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2188
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2791
2892
2992
3092
3193

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August 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 (%)
1595
2595
3595
4595
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10595
11595
12595
13595
14496
15496
16397
17397
18397
19298
20298
21298
22298
23199
24199
25199
26199
27199
28199
29199
30199
31199

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 6:24 AM, and sunset from 6:43 PM to 6:32 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:256:43
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.91 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.91 kWh/m² to a high of 5.95 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 3.91 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
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
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283.9Moderate
294.0Moderate
304.0Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Effium

In seasonPeak

In August, Effium sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Effium's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Effium?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Effium.

What to pack for Effium in August

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

In August, Effium sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 26 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Effium in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Effium peaks around September 19 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highSep 19UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Effium in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Effium is worst in January — around 159 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 40 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 16156 µg/m³Jul 1641 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan159Very unhealthy
Feb133Unhealthy
Mar80Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May45Poor
Jun43Poor
Jul40Poor
Aug43Poor
Sep45Poor
Oct56Unhealthy
Nov77Unhealthy
Dec137Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Effium?

Effium sits at 6.6°N, 8.1°E, 115 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Ezza-Ohu, 21 km away.

Enugu-EzikeNsukka

Topography around Effium

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Effium has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 71 m around an average of 112 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 126 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m.

The land around Effium is covered by trees (58%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and trees (39%) within 16 km, and trees (49%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km
71 m
16 km
126 m
80 km
569 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Ezza-Ohu 21 km · Isieke 28 km · Eha Amufu 33 km · Abakaliki 35 km · Enugu 65 km · Otukpa 68 km · Enugu-Ezike 77 km · Nsukka 77 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 Effium (6.6311°, 8.0581°, elevation 115 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).