Eha Amufu weather in October

In October, Eha Amufu sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 168 mm of rain across 23 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 3% 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 Eha Amufu's 8th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Eha Amufu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
168 mm
23 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:18 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
82%
8th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.25 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Eha Amufu is town in Enugu State, Nigeria.

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

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 Eha Amufu 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 2°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13123
23123
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How October really feels in Eha Amufu

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.

Eha Amufu 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° / 22°4111.73.1
Feb36° / 24°112.411.82.3
Mar36° / 25°377.1122.2
Apr34° / 25°9513.212.12.6
May32° / 24°16021.112.32.7
Jun31° / 23°21524.312.43.0
Jul29° / 23°21527.112.33.1
Aug29° / 23°22926.112.23.2
Sep30° / 23°24527122.8
Oct31° / 23°1682311.93.0
Nov33° / 23°26511.73.9
Dec34° / 22°30.611.63.7

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 3% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
4892
5892
6892
7892
8892
9892
10991
11991
12991
131090
141189
151189
161288
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181288
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201486
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221585
231585
241783
251882
261882
271981
282080
292179
302377
312377

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Eha Amufu gets around 168 mm of rain over 23 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 73% and peaks near 84% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
184
284
383
483
583
682
782
882
981
1081
1180
1280
1379
1478
1577
1676
1775
1874
1973
2071
2170
2269
2367
2465
2563
2661
2758
2856
2953
3050
3148

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 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1001000
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5001000
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1100991
1200991
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1600982
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1800982
1900982
2000991
2100991
2200991
2300991
2401981
2501981
2601981
2701981
2811971
2911971
3012961
3112961

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
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316calm

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 6:20 AM to 6:20 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:06 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:206:16
211.96:206:16
311.96:196:15
411.96:196:15
511.96:196:14
611.96:196:14
711.96:196:13
811.96:196:13
911.96:196:12
1011.96:196:12
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1211.96:196:11
1311.96:196:11
1411.96:196:10
1511.96:186:10
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1911.86:186:08
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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 4.25 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.94 kWh/m² to a high of 5.92 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.25 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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34.2Bright
44.2Bright
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94.2Bright
104.2Bright
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124.2Bright
134.2Bright
144.2Bright
154.2Bright
164.2Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
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204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.4Bright
244.4Bright
254.4Bright
264.4Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Eha Amufu

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Eha Amufu?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Eha Amufu.

What to pack for Eha Amufu in October

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

In October, Eha Amufu sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Eha Amufu 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 Eha Amufu peaks around September 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 20UV 12Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Eha Amufu 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 Eha Amufu is worst in January — around 172 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 47 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 15169 µg/m³Jul 1948 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan172Very unhealthy
Feb149Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun53Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug50Poor
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct75Unhealthy
Nov98Unhealthy
Dec158Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Eha Amufu?

Eha Amufu sits at 6.7°N, 7.8°E, 109 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Effium, 33 km away.

Topography around Eha Amufu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Eha Amufu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 36 m around an average of 108 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 171 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 565 m.

The land around Eha Amufu is covered by cropland (40%) and trees (34%) within 3 km, trees (53%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and trees (61%) within 80 km.

3 km
36 m
16 km
171 m
80 km
565 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
October weather nearby: Effium 33 km · Enugu 38 km · Ezza-Ohu 43 km · Isieke 44 km · Nsukka 46 km · Aku 49 km · Enugu-Ezike 49 km · Otukpa 50 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 Eha Amufu (6.6592°, 7.7596°, elevation 109 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).