Ikom weather in August

In August, Ikom sees average daytime highs of 29°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 307 mm of rain across 28.5 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 29°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 Ikom's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ikom's year-round climate.

Daytime high
29°
12th warmest
Overnight low
23°
1st coldest
Rainfall
307 mm
28.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:23 AM – 6:35 PM
Cloud cover
91%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
3.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.1
out of 10

Ikom is local government council in cross river state,nigeria.

Density
40/km²
people per km²

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 29°C through the month.

A typical August day in Ikom reaches about 29°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°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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How August really feels in Ikom

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.

Ikom weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 23°173.111.74.1
Feb34° / 24°335.611.83.3
Mar33° / 25°9915.1122.8
Apr32° / 24°20322.412.12.7
May31° / 24°28226.512.32.7
Jun30° / 23°32128.112.32.8
Jul29° / 23°2962912.33.1
Aug29° / 23°30728.512.23.1
Sep29° / 23°35628.7122.8
Oct30° / 23°35929.311.92.7
Nov31° / 23°1141611.73.7
Dec32° / 23°142.811.74.8

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 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ikom gets around 307 mm of rain over 28.5 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 92% and peaks near 95% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
192
291
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490
590
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1491
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3095
3195

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1199
2199
3199
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5199
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7199
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Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August.

Across August, 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
16calm
26calm
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56calm
66calm
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126calm
136calm
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315calm

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 6:23 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:29 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:236:39
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312.36:236:39
412.36:236:39
512.26:246:38
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1812.26:236:34
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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 3.52 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.52 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 3.52 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.5Moderate
23.5Moderate
33.5Moderate
43.5Moderate
53.5Moderate
63.5Moderate
73.5Moderate
83.5Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.5Moderate
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273.5Moderate
283.5Moderate
293.5Moderate
303.5Moderate
313.6Moderate
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ikom

In seasonPeak

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

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

Ikom 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 Ikom?

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

3.1
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ikom.

What to pack for Ikom in August

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

In August, Ikom sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ikom in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August 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 Ikom peaks around March 22 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 12 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 highMar 22UV 13Jan 12UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ikom 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 Ikom is worst in February — around 117 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 11114 µg/m³Jul 1927 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan99Unhealthy
Feb117Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May33Moderate
Jun29Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug28Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct34Moderate
Nov48Poor
Dec86Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ikom?

Ikom sits at 6.0°N, 8.7°E, 60 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Mamfe, 71 km away.

AbakalikiOgojaAfikpoEzza-OhuIsiekeObudu

Topography around Ikom

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ikom has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 193 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 257 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,314 m.

The land around Ikom is covered by trees (72%) within 3 km, trees (94%) within 16 km, and trees (84%) within 80 km.

3 km
193 m
16 km
257 m
80 km
1,314 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Mamfe 71 km · Ugep 71 km · Abakaliki 77 km · Ogoja 78 km · Afikpo 86 km · Ezza-Ohu 87 km · Isieke 87 km · Obudu 93 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 Ikom (5.9667°, 8.7063°, elevation 60 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).