Igbor weather in October

In October, Igbor sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 107 mm of rain across 16.5 wet days and about 11.8 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 5% 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 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Igbor's 7th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Igbor's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
107 mm
16.5 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:16 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
78%
7th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.7
out of 10

Igbor is human settlement in 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 Igbor 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 32°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)
13023
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73023
83123
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How October really feels in Igbor

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.

Igbor 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
Jan36° / 23°10.211.62.9
Feb37° / 25°60.811.81.9
Mar37° / 26°172.711.91.7
Apr35° / 26°507.612.22.3
May33° / 25°10214.512.33.0
Jun31° / 24°13119.112.43.3
Jul30° / 23°17124.112.43.3
Aug29° / 23°20425.412.23.3
Sep30° / 23°18324.3123.2
Oct31° / 23°10716.511.83.7
Nov33° / 23°102.211.73.9
Dec35° / 23°10.311.63.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 82%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11189
21189
31189
41189
51189
61189
71387
81387
91387
101387
111387
121486
131585
141684
151684
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202080
212179
222278
232278
242377
252377
262575
272674
282773
292872
302971
313268

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Igbor gets around 107 mm of rain over 16.5 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 52% and peaks near 71% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
171
270
369
468
567
666
765
864
963
1062
1161
1259
1358
1457
1555
1654
1752
1851
1949
2048
2146
2245
2343
2441
2540
2638
2735
2833
2931
3029
3127

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1000991
2000991
3000991
4000991
5000991
6000991
7000982
8000982
9000982
10000982
11000982
12000973
13000973
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15000973
16000964
17000964
18000964
19000964
20000964
21000964
22000964
23000964
24000964
25001954
26001954
27001963
28112933
29112933
30113923
31114913

Wind in October

Winds average 7 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:16 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:13 PM to 6:01 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.96:166:13
211.96:166:12
311.96:166:12
411.96:166:11
511.96:166:11
611.96:166:10
711.96:166:10
811.96:166:09
911.96:166:09
1011.96:166:08
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2911.86:176:02
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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 4.31 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 6.18 kWh/m² in February across the year — October's 4.31 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
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
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94.2Bright
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144.2Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
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204.4Bright
214.4Bright
224.4Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.6Bright
274.6Bright
284.6Bright
294.7Bright
304.7Bright
314.8Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Igbor

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

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

Is October a good time to visit Igbor?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Igbor.

What to pack for Igbor in October

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

In October, Igbor sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 17 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Igbor in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Igbor peaks around September 18 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 18UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Igbor 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 Igbor is worst in January — around 130 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 30 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 16128 µg/m³Jul 1730 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan130Unhealthy
Feb109Unhealthy
Mar74Unhealthy
Apr58Unhealthy
May37Poor
Jun33Moderate
Jul30Moderate
Aug33Moderate
Sep34Moderate
Oct46Poor
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec112Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Igbor?

Igbor sits at 7.5°N, 8.6°E, 212 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Makurdi, 33 km away.

Katsina-AlaOgojaObuduDomaEffiumOtukpa

Topography around Igbor

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Igbor has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 205 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 243 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 483 m.

The land around Igbor is covered by cropland (43%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, cropland (42%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
243 m
80 km
483 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Makurdi 33 km · Gboko 46 km · Katsina-Ala 81 km · Ogoja 91 km · Obudu 107 km · Doma 108 km · Effium 110 km · Otukpa 112 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 Igbor (7.4512°, 8.6081°, elevation 212 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).