Ekpoma weather in February

In February, Ekpoma sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 22 mm of rain across 6.3 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ekpoma's 3rd-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ekpoma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
22 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:57 AM – 6:43 PM
Cloud cover
60%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.5
out of 10

Ekpoma is town in Edo State, Nigeria.

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

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ekpoma reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How February really feels in Ekpoma

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
2 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ekpoma weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°92.511.73.2
Feb35° / 24°226.311.82.5
Mar34° / 24°6114.3122.4
Apr33° / 24°11919.412.12.6
May31° / 24°18525.212.32.7
Jun30° / 23°22027.412.42.9
Jul29° / 23°2012812.43.2
Aug28° / 22°18826.312.23.4
Sep29° / 23°23927.9123.0
Oct30° / 23°18624.811.93.1
Nov32° / 23°408.711.74.0
Dec34° / 22°7211.63.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 54%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35347
45347
55347
65248
75248
85149
95149
105050
114951
124951
134852
144753
154654
164456
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184357
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204258
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243961
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283565

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ekpoma gets around 22 mm of rain over 6.3 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 23% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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314
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515
616
717
817
918
1019
1120
1220
1321
1422
1522
1623
1724
1825
1926
2027
2128
2229
2330
2431
2532
2633
2734
2835

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 79% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1166721501
2156720511
3156720520
4157719520
5147719530
6147719530
7137719531
8137719531
9137719531
10127719541
11127719541
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1696719572
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2074618623
2164518634
2264517644
2353516674
2453415685
2543415695
2643414696
2742413716
2842412717

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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188calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
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268calm
278calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:58 AM to 6:53 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:44 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:586:40
211.76:586:41
311.76:586:41
411.76:586:41
511.76:586:41
611.76:586:42
711.76:586:42
811.76:586:42
911.76:576:42
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2811.96:536:44

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.85 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Ekpoma

In seasonPeak

In February, Ekpoma sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Ekpoma 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 February a good time to visit Ekpoma?

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

2.5
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ekpoma.

What to pack for Ekpoma in February

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

In February, Ekpoma sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 6 days see rain.

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UV index in Ekpoma in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ekpoma peaks around September 21 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 23 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 highExtremeExtremeVery highSep 21UV 12Dec 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ekpoma in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ekpoma is worst in January — around 194 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 5.9× the cleanest month (August, 33 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 23193 µg/m³Aug 1033 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan194Very unhealthy
Feb192Very unhealthy
Mar82Unhealthy
Apr66Unhealthy
May47Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul33Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep40Poor
Oct55Unhealthy
Nov72Unhealthy
Dec145Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ekpoma?

Ekpoma sits at 6.7°N, 6.1°E, 364 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Uromi, 22 km away.

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Topography around Ekpoma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ekpoma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 150 m around an average of 341 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 359 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 653 m.

The land around Ekpoma is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and trees (41%) within 3 km, trees (79%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 km.

3 km
150 m
16 km
359 m
80 km
653 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
February weather nearby: Uromi 22 km · Ubiaja 29 km · Auchi 39 km · Agbor 55 km · Benin City 73 km · Ogwashi-Uku 76 km · Idah 78 km · Owo 79 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 Ekpoma (6.743°, 6.1403°, elevation 364 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).