Itu weather in October

In October, Itu sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 324 mm of rain across 30.2 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Itu's 11th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Itu's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
4th coldest
Rainfall
324 mm
30.2 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:17 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.81 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical October day in Itu reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How October really feels in Itu

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.

Itu weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 23°236.311.73.5
Feb34° / 24°4510.611.82.7
Mar33° / 24°12823.2122.4
Apr32° / 24°21526.512.12.4
May31° / 24°26628.712.22.5
Jun29° / 23°31829.112.32.8
Jul28° / 23°32229.112.33.1
Aug28° / 23°30128.812.23.1
Sep29° / 23°34029.3122.8
Oct30° / 23°32430.211.92.6
Nov31° / 23°13321.711.83.1
Dec32° / 23°277.211.74.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 2% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 98%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11298
12298
13298
14298
15298
16298
17298
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23298
24298
25298
26298
27397
28397
29496
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Itu gets around 324 mm of rain over 30.2 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 97% and peaks near 98% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%100%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
198
298
398
498
598
698
798
898
998
1098
1198
1298
1398
1498
1598
1698
1798
1897
1997
2097
2197
2297
2397
2497
2597
2696
2796
2896
2995
3094
3194

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 81% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1919
29010
39010
48911
58911
68812
78713
88614
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317426

Wind in October

Winds average 4 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 5 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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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours 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 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:18 AM to 6:17 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:186:16
211.96:186:15
311.96:186:15
411.96:186:14
511.96:186:14
611.96:186:13
711.96:176:13
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1911.96:166:09
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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 3.81 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.42 kWh/m² to a high of 5.33 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 3.81 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.7Moderate
23.7Moderate
33.7Moderate
43.7Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.8Moderate
83.8Moderate
93.8Moderate
103.8Moderate
113.8Moderate
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273.9Moderate
283.9Moderate
293.9Moderate
303.9Moderate
314.0Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Itu

In seasonPeak

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

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

Itu 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 October a good time to visit Itu?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Itu.

What to pack for Itu in October

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

In October, Itu sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 30 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Itu 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 Itu peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highApr 10UV 13Jan 1UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Itu 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 Itu is worst in February — around 145 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.3× the cleanest month (August, 44 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 11142 µg/m³Aug 1345 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan128Unhealthy
Feb145Unhealthy
Mar83Unhealthy
Apr70Unhealthy
May58Unhealthy
Jun51Poor
Jul46Poor
Aug44Poor
Sep50Poor
Oct60Unhealthy
Nov68Unhealthy
Dec113Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Itu?

Itu sits at 5.2°N, 8.0°E, 32 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Uyo, 18 km away.

Topography around Itu

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Itu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 94 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 144 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,019 m.

The land around Itu is covered by trees (76%) within 3 km, trees (82%) within 16 km, and trees (83%) within 80 km.

3 km
94 m
16 km
144 m
80 km
1,019 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetlandmangroves
October weather nearby: Uyo 18 km · Ikot Ekpene 30 km · Calabar 47 km · Ohafia-Ifigh 50 km · Esuk Oron 53 km · Bende 56 km · Eket 63 km · Umuahia 65 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 Itu (5.2013°, 7.9837°, elevation 32 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).