Igbo-Ukwu weather in August

In August, Igbo-Ukwu sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 232 mm of rain across 26.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-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 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 Igbo-Ukwu's 11th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igbo-Ukwu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
12th warmest
Overnight low
22°
4th coldest
Rainfall
232 mm
26.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:30 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
88%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
3.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.4
out of 10

Igbo-Ukwu is human settlement in 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 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Igbo-Ukwu reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 6°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, 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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22822
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How August really feels in Igbo-Ukwu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Igbo-Ukwu weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°153.511.73.2
Feb35° / 24°367.711.82.6
Mar34° / 24°10016.8122.6
Apr32° / 24°17922.412.12.6
May31° / 23°24127.112.32.6
Jun30° / 23°26728.112.32.9
Jul28° / 22°24328.412.33.2
Aug28° / 22°23226.512.23.4
Sep29° / 23°27928.9122.9
Oct30° / 23°26928.711.92.8
Nov31° / 23°8213.311.73.8
Dec33° / 22°133.311.74.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August.

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
4595
5595
6595
7595
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14496
15496
16496
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31397

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Igbo-Ukwu gets around 232 mm of rain over 26.5 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 86% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
186
286
385
484
584
683
783
883
983
1082
1183
1283
1383
1484
1584
1685
1785
1886
1986
2087
2187
2288
2388
2489
2589
2690
2791
2891
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 (%)
1397
2397
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8595
9595
10595
11595
12595
13595
14496
15496
16496
17496
18397
19397
20397
21397
22298
23298
24298
25298
26199
27199
28199
29199
30199
310100

Wind in August

Winds average 8 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
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
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108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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218calm
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317calm

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 6:30 AM to 6:28 AM, and sunset from 6:46 PM to 6:36 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:306:46
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312.36:306:46
412.36:306:45
512.26:306:45
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3012.16:286:36
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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 3.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.71 kWh/m² to a high of 5.45 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 3.74 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.7Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.7Moderate
123.7Moderate
133.7Moderate
143.7Moderate
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163.7Moderate
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213.7Moderate
223.7Moderate
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263.7Moderate
273.8Moderate
283.8Moderate
293.8Moderate
303.8Moderate
313.8Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Igbo-Ukwu

In seasonPeak

In August, Igbo-Ukwu sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Igbo-Ukwu 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 August a good time to visit Igbo-Ukwu?

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

3.4
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Igbo-Ukwu.

What to pack for Igbo-Ukwu in August

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

In August, Igbo-Ukwu sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 27 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Igbo-Ukwu in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Igbo-Ukwu peaks around September 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 highSep 21UV 12Dec 21UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug9Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Igbo-Ukwu 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 Igbo-Ukwu is worst in January — around 201 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.5× the cleanest month (August, 58 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 11201 µg/m³Aug 1058 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan201Very unhealthy
Feb171Very unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr98Unhealthy
May83Unhealthy
Jun73Unhealthy
Jul59Unhealthy
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep70Unhealthy
Oct92Unhealthy
Nov108Unhealthy
Dec197Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Igbo-Ukwu?

Igbo-Ukwu sits at 6.0°N, 7.0°E, 359 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Agulu, 10 km away.

Topography around Igbo-Ukwu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igbo-Ukwu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m around an average of 328 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 348 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 575 m.

The land around Igbo-Ukwu is covered by trees (77%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
133 m
16 km
348 m
80 km
575 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Agulu 10 km · Uga 11 km · Nnewi 11 km · Enugu-Ukwu 17 km · Ozubulu 20 km · Awka 22 km · Ihiala 25 km · Nkpor 26 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 Igbo-Ukwu (6.018°, 7.0203°, elevation 359 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).