Climate and average weather in Nsukka
In Nsukka, the summers are sweltering, fairly dry, and partly cloudy and the winters are hot and mostly cloudy.
Over the course of the year, the temperature in Nsukka typically varies from 22°C to 35°C, and is rarely below 19°C or above 38°C. February is the hottest month of the year, while August is the coldest.
Based on the travel score, the best times of year to visit Nsukka for warm-weather activities are from early January to mid January and late October to late December.
- Hottest
- Feb
- 35°
- Coldest
- Aug
- 22°
- Wettest
- Sep
- 277 mm
- Driest
- Dec
- 5 mm
- Rain / yr
- 1650 mm
- 198 wet days
- Daylight
- 11.6–12.4 h
- shortest–longest
- Elevation
- 423 m
- 6.9°N
- Clearest
- Dec
- 39% cloud
Nsukka is local government area of Nigeria.
- Density
- 2,467/km²
- people per km²
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Nsukka weather by month, at a glance
The whole year in one picture — sky, rain, humidity, temperature and travel score. Click any band to jump to its full chart.
Each stripe is one measure across the whole year, stacked so a single day reads top to bottom. The sky band runs overcast grey on top down to clear blue at the base — more blue means sunnier — followed by the rainfall curve, the humidity band, a temperature strip that tints each stretch of the year by how warm its average high is, and the travel-score line at the foot. Scan straight down any date to read that day across every measure at once; the score climbs highest around late October to late December.
Temperature through the year
Daily average highs and lows in Nsukka, from 1991–2020 of climate data. The shaded bands show the range most days fall in — 10th to 90th percentile.
Temperatures in Nsukka stay fairly even through the year, without a distinct hot or cool season. The warmest month is February, with an average high of 35°C and low of 23°C; the coolest is August, with an average low of 22°C and high of 28°C.
Days typically run about 9°C warmer than nights, with the widest day–night swing (around 12°C) in January.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 |
| Avg low (°C) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 22 |
| Feb | 35 | 23 |
| Mar | 34 | 24 |
| Apr | 33 | 24 |
| May | 31 | 23 |
| Jun | 30 | 23 |
| Jul | 28 | 22 |
| Aug | 28 | 22 |
| Sep | 29 | 22 |
| Oct | 30 | 23 |
| Nov | 32 | 23 |
| Dec | 33 | 22 |
How hot and cold Nsukka really feels
The felt-temperature range through the year — heat index on the day's high (summer humidity), wind chill on the night's low (winter wind). The dashed lines are the plain thermometer; the gap is how much hotter or colder it really feels.
On the hottest afternoons, once humidity is folded in, Nsukka feels like about 38°C (around March 27). About 301 days a year carry some heat stress, peaking in March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feels-like high (°C) | 34 | 36 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 34 |
| Air high (°C) | 34 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 |
| Feels-like low (°C) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
| Air low (°C) | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Feels-like high (°C) | Air high (°C) | Feels-like low (°C) | Air low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 34 | 22 | 22 |
| Feb | 36 | 35 | 23 | 23 |
| Mar | 38 | 34 | 24 | 24 |
| Apr | 37 | 33 | 24 | 24 |
| May | 35 | 31 | 23 | 23 |
| Jun | 33 | 30 | 23 | 23 |
| Jul | 31 | 28 | 22 | 22 |
| Aug | 31 | 28 | 22 | 22 |
| Sep | 32 | 29 | 22 | 22 |
| Oct | 34 | 30 | 22 | 23 |
| Nov | 35 | 32 | 23 | 23 |
| Dec | 34 | 33 | 22 | 22 |
Average hourly temperature in Nsukka
A compact picture of the whole year, hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled average temperature. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
Read left to right for the day of the year and top to bottom for the hour of the day; the color is the modeled temperature, cool blues through to hot reds on the same scale as the other charts. A vertical slice is a single day's swing — coolest just before dawn, warmest in the mid-afternoon — while a horizontal slice follows one hour across the seasons. The darker overlay marks night and the lighter one the twilight around sunrise and sunset. Colors run warmest on February afternoons, near 35°C, and coldest before dawn in August, near 22°C.
Nsukka weather by month
Every month at a glance. Click a month for its detailed page.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34° / 22° | 7 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 3.5 |
| Feb | 35° / 23° | 18 | 3.8 | 11.8 | 2.8 |
| Mar | 34° / 24° | 57 | 10.1 | 12 | 2.7 |
| Apr | 33° / 24° | 114 | 15.5 | 12.1 | 2.9 |
| May | 31° / 23° | 194 | 23.5 | 12.3 | 2.9 |
| Jun | 30° / 23° | 245 | 26.1 | 12.4 | 3.0 |
| Jul | 28° / 22° | 232 | 28.3 | 12.4 | 3.2 |
| Aug | 28° / 22° | 241 | 27.1 | 12.2 | 3.3 |
| Sep | 29° / 22° | 277 | 28.4 | 12 | 2.9 |
| Oct | 30° / 23° | 218 | 25.5 | 11.8 | 3.1 |
| Nov | 32° / 23° | 41 | 7 | 11.7 | 4.2 |
| Dec | 33° / 22° | 5 | 1 | 11.6 | 4.2 |
Chance of rain
How likely it is to rain on a typical day, and how that shifts across the wetter and drier seasons.
Nsukka gets about 1650 mm of precipitation a year. On a typical day the chance of rain is very wet, but that rises and falls sharply with the seasons.
The wetter season lasts 6.5 months, from around Apr 19 to Nov 1, peaking in September at about 95% chance on a given day. The drier stretch runs the rest of the year, bottoming out around Dec 21.
September is the wettest month by volume, with 277 mm over about 28 wet days; December is the driest, with 5 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on a day (%) | 7 | 14 | 33 | 51 | 76 | 87 | 91 | 88 | 94 | 80 | 26 | 3 |
| Rain days | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 1 |
| Rain on a day (%) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | 2 |
| Feb | 14 | 4 |
| Mar | 33 | 10 |
| Apr | 51 | 16 |
| May | 76 | 24 |
| Jun | 87 | 26 |
| Jul | 91 | 28 |
| Aug | 88 | 27 |
| Sep | 94 | 28 |
| Oct | 80 | 26 |
| Nov | 26 | 7 |
| Dec | 3 | 1 |
Monthly rainfall
Over a full year, Nsukka collects about 1650 mm of rain across 198 wet days — roughly 137 mm in an average month.
It doesn’t fall evenly. September is the wettest month with 277 mm, while December is the driest at just 5 mm. The three wettest months alone bring about 46% of the year’s total.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall (mm) | 7 | 18 | 57 | 114 | 194 | 245 | 232 | 241 | 277 | 218 | 41 | 5 |
| Rain days | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 1 |
| Rainfall (mm) | Rain days | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | 2 |
| Feb | 18 | 4 |
| Mar | 57 | 10 |
| Apr | 114 | 16 |
| May | 194 | 24 |
| Jun | 245 | 26 |
| Jul | 232 | 28 |
| Aug | 241 | 27 |
| Sep | 277 | 28 |
| Oct | 218 | 26 |
| Nov | 41 | 7 |
| Dec | 5 | 1 |
Clouds and sunshine
How often the daytime sky is clear, partly cloudy or overcast.
In Nsukka, the average share of the sky covered by clouds shows significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year begins around November 3 and lasts for 4.3 months, ending around March 14. The clearest month is December, when the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 73% of the time on average.
The cloudier part of the year begins around March 15 and lasts for 7.7 months, ending around November 2. The cloudiest month is September, when it is overcast or mostly cloudy 96% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 62 | 48 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 44 | 73 |
| Cloudier (%) | 38 | 52 | 73 | 84 | 91 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 90 | 56 | 27 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 38 |
| Feb | 48 | 52 |
| Mar | 27 | 73 |
| Apr | 16 | 84 |
| May | 9 | 91 |
| Jun | 7 | 93 |
| Jul | 4 | 96 |
| Aug | 4 | 96 |
| Sep | 4 | 96 |
| Oct | 10 | 90 |
| Nov | 44 | 56 |
| Dec | 73 | 27 |
Daylight, sunrise and sunset
Hours of daylight through the year, with sunrise and sunset times.
The gold band is daylight — sunrise runs along its lower edge, sunset along the upper — so it widens toward summer and pinches toward winter, with night the dark area above and below. The longest day, around May 26, brings about 12 h 24 min of light; the shortest, around January 1, only 11 h 36 min — a swing of roughly 0 h 48 min.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.6 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.2 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.6 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:50 | 6:52 | 6:41 | 6:26 | 6:17 | 6:19 | 6:25 | 6:28 | 6:24 | 6:20 | 6:25 | 6:38 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:29 | 6:38 | 6:39 | 6:35 | 6:36 | 6:43 | 6:47 | 6:41 | 6:26 | 6:11 | 6:06 | 6:15 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.6 | 6:50 | 6:29 |
| Feb | 11.8 | 6:52 | 6:38 |
| Mar | 12.0 | 6:41 | 6:39 |
| Apr | 12.1 | 6:26 | 6:35 |
| May | 12.3 | 6:17 | 6:36 |
| Jun | 12.4 | 6:19 | 6:43 |
| Jul | 12.4 | 6:25 | 6:47 |
| Aug | 12.2 | 6:28 | 6:41 |
| Sep | 12.0 | 6:24 | 6:26 |
| Oct | 11.8 | 6:20 | 6:11 |
| Nov | 11.7 | 6:25 | 6:06 |
| Dec | 11.6 | 6:38 | 6:15 |
Sunny days
How many genuinely sunny days each month brings — days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — banded into plain-language zones.
Nsukka averages about 5 sunny days a month — counting the days the sky stays clear or mostly clear — with a clear seasonal swing between 0 and 20 days.
The sunnier stretch runs 4.0 months, from around Nov 8 to Mar 9. The sunniest month is December, with roughly 17 sunny days (bright).
The greyest month is May, down near 0 sunny days — about 99% fewer than the December peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny days | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| Sky | Mixed | Mixed | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Gloomy | Bright |
| Sunny days | Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14 | Mixed |
| Feb | 9 | Mixed |
| Mar | 4 | Gloomy |
| Apr | 1 | Gloomy |
| May | 0 | Gloomy |
| Jun | 0 | Gloomy |
| Jul | 0 | Gloomy |
| Aug | 0 | Gloomy |
| Sep | 0 | Gloomy |
| Oct | 1 | Gloomy |
| Nov | 7 | Gloomy |
| Dec | 18 | Bright |
Humidity comfort
Share of days at each humidity comfort level, based on the dew point — the measure that tracks how muggy it actually feels.
Humidity comfort is graded by the dew point — the temperature at which the air would be fully saturated — because it tracks how muggy it actually feels far better than relative humidity does. A low dew point feels dry and crisp; a high one feels sticky and oppressive no matter the reading on a humidity gauge.
In Nsukka, how humid it feels changes dramatically over the year.
The more humid part of the year lasts 8.8 months, from around March 6 to November 27. The muggiest month is April, when the air feels humid, muggy or worse about 100% of the time.
The most comfortable stretch runs from around November 28 to March 5, and January is the most comfortable month — the air is dry or comfortable 48% of the time.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 41 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| Comfortable (%) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Humid (%) | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Muggy (%) | 27 | 24 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 32 |
| Oppressive (%) | 16 | 40 | 77 | 93 | 93 | 99 | 94 | 88 | 99 | 98 | 72 | 22 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 16 | 0 |
| Feb | 23 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 40 | 0 |
| Mar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 77 | 2 |
| Apr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 5 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 7 |
| Jun | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 1 |
| Jul | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 94 | 0 |
| Aug | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 88 | 0 |
| Sep | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 0 |
| Oct | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 0 |
| Nov | 2 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 72 | 1 |
| Dec | 27 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 22 | 0 |
Wind
Average wind speed through the year, banded into plain-language speed zones so a number reads as 'breezy' or 'calm' without knowing the scale.
This is the average sustained wind speed at the standard 10 metres above open ground — the steady flow a weather station reports, not the sharper gusts that come and go, which can run half again as fast. It's the number that says whether a place is generally breezy or calm.
Across the year, average wind speed in Nsukka is typically calm, near 7 km/h, and varies little with the seasons.
The windier part of the year lasts 4.3 months, from around Jan 1 to May 12. The windiest month is March, averaging about 9 km/h (calm).
The calmer part of the year runs from around Aug 31 to Dec 31, with October the calmest month at about 6 km/h.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (km/h) | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | calm |
| Feb | 8 | calm |
| Mar | 9 | calm |
| Apr | 8 | calm |
| May | 7 | calm |
| Jun | 7 | calm |
| Jul | 8 | calm |
| Aug | 8 | calm |
| Sep | 6 | calm |
| Oct | 6 | calm |
| Nov | 6 | calm |
| Dec | 7 | calm |
Hazard calendar for Nsukka
When the seasonal hazards worth planning around — the rainy season, tropical-cyclone risk and dust haze — are active through the year.
Nsukka's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.
Nsukka sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.
Best time to visit Nsukka
To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Nsukka throughout the year, we compute two travel scores — one for general sightseeing, one for beach and pool weather.
Around late December, Nsukka is still near the tail of its best-weather window — great conditions with the peak-season crowds already thinning.
Inferred from the travel-score curve; month-by-month visitor numbers are a planned addition.
The travel score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 18°C and 28°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Nsukka for general outdoor tourist activities is from late October to mid January, with a peak score in the last week of November.
The travel score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel score (0–10) | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Rating | fair | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | poor | fair | fair |
| Travel score (0–10) | Rating | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 | fair |
| Feb | 2.8 | poor |
| Mar | 2.7 | poor |
| Apr | 2.9 | poor |
| May | 2.9 | poor |
| Jun | 3.0 | poor |
| Jul | 3.2 | poor |
| Aug | 3.3 | poor |
| Sep | 2.9 | poor |
| Oct | 3.1 | poor |
| Nov | 4.2 | fair |
| Dec | 4.2 | fair |
The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with daytime highs between 24°C and 34°C. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Nsukka for hot-weather activities is from mid November to early February, with a peak score in the third week of December.
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).
What to pack for Nsukka, by month
Month by month, what's worth putting in the bag — from the temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind. Tap a month for a quick packing note.
For a warm-season trip around February (highs near 35°C), the essentials are light clothes and sun protection. In the cold season around August (highs near 28°C), pack light clothes and rain gear.
In February, Nsukka sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.
UV index (midday) in Nsukka by month
Clear-sky midday UV index through the year, shaded by the WHO exposure levels — how much sun protection each month calls for.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nsukka peaks around September 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 8 (very high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| Level | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9 | Very high |
| Feb | 10 | Very high |
| Mar | 12 | Extreme |
| Apr | 10 | Extreme |
| May | 10 | Extreme |
| Jun | 11 | Extreme |
| Jul | 10 | Extreme |
| Aug | 10 | Very high |
| Sep | 12 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 10 | Very high |
| Dec | 8 | Very high |
Average hourly UV index in Nsukka
Modeled clear-sky UV for every hour of every day — when in the day sun protection actually matters.
The whole year hour by hour: each column is a day, each row an hour, and the color is the modeled clear-sky UV index — the midday peak scaled down as the sun sits lower in the sky. Darker overlays mark night, lighter ones the civil-twilight hours around sunrise and sunset.
UV falls off far faster than brightness as the sun drops, so even in September the burn window is concentrated in the middle of the day: about 8 hours a day reach index 3 (protection recommended), and 6 hours reach 6 or more. Mornings and late afternoons stay comparatively gentle year round.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | 7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 8 | 8 | 7.5 | 6.5 |
| UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3.5 |
| UV ≥ 3 (h/day) | UV ≥ 6 (h/day) | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7 | 4 |
| Feb | 7.5 | 5 |
| Mar | 7.5 | 6 |
| Apr | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| May | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Jun | 8 | 5.5 |
| Jul | 7.5 | 5.5 |
| Aug | 7.5 | 5 |
| Sep | 8 | 6 |
| Oct | 8 | 6 |
| Nov | 7.5 | 5 |
| Dec | 6.5 | 3.5 |
Air quality in Nsukka by month
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see which months the air is worst, not just the yearly average.
Air quality in Nsukka is worst in January — around 172 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 47 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 172 | 149 | 88 | 75 | 57 | 53 | 47 | 50 | 57 | 75 | 98 | 158 |
| Level | Very unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Poor | Poor | Poor | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Very unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 172 | Very unhealthy |
| Feb | 149 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 88 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 75 | Unhealthy |
| May | 57 | Unhealthy |
| Jun | 53 | Poor |
| Jul | 47 | Poor |
| Aug | 50 | Poor |
| Sep | 57 | Unhealthy |
| Oct | 75 | Unhealthy |
| Nov | 98 | Unhealthy |
| Dec | 158 | Very unhealthy |
Growing season
Nsukka is frost-free year round — even the coldest nights rarely reach freezing, so there is no start or end to the growing season.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost-free chance (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Frost nights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frost-free chance (%) | Frost nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 100 | 0 |
| Feb | 100 | 0 |
| Mar | 100 | 0 |
| Apr | 100 | 0 |
| May | 100 | 0 |
| Jun | 100 | 0 |
| Jul | 100 | 0 |
| Aug | 100 | 0 |
| Sep | 100 | 0 |
| Oct | 100 | 0 |
| Nov | 100 | 0 |
| Dec | 100 | 0 |
Growing degree days
Growing degree days tally heat above 10°C: each day adds however many degrees its average temperature runs over that threshold, and cold days add nothing. Nsukka banks about 6,248 degree days a year, and the running total — which growers use to time plantings and predict maturity — climbs fastest around March.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | 561 | 539 | 599 | 552 | 537 | 485 | 475 | 471 | 469 | 504 | 513 | 542 |
| Growing degree days (°C·days) | |
|---|---|
| Jan | 561 |
| Feb | 539 |
| Mar | 599 |
| Apr | 552 |
| May | 537 |
| Jun | 485 |
| Jul | 475 |
| Aug | 471 |
| Sep | 469 |
| Oct | 504 |
| Nov | 513 |
| Dec | 542 |
Solar energy
Average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground, banded into brightness zones so the number means something at a glance.
Solar energy is how much sunlight actually reaches the ground each day, measured in kilowatt-hours per square metre (kWh/m²) — the combined effect of how long the sun is up, how high it climbs, and how much cloud gets in the way. It's the raw fuel a solar panel has to work with: for scale, 1 kWh/m² a day is dim and wintry, while 7+ is desert-bright.
Nsukka receives about 4.8 kWh/m² a day of solar energy on average — bright — with a clear seasonal swing between 3.9 and 5.9 kWh/m².
The brighter stretch of the year lasts 5.6 months, from around Nov 11 to Apr 28. The brightest month is February, averaging about 5.8 kWh/m² (bright).
The dimmest month is July, down near 4.0 kWh/m² — roughly 32% less than the February peak.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Moderate | Moderate | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.8 | Bright |
| Feb | 5.8 | Bright |
| Mar | 5.5 | Bright |
| Apr | 5.0 | Bright |
| May | 4.5 | Bright |
| Jun | 4.1 | Bright |
| Jul | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Aug | 3.9 | Moderate |
| Sep | 4.1 | Bright |
| Oct | 4.2 | Bright |
| Nov | 4.9 | Bright |
| Dec | 5.5 | Bright |
Where is Nsukka?
Nsukka sits at 6.9°N, 7.4°E, 423 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Enugu-Ezike, 15 km away.
Topography around Nsukka
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nsukka.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Nsukka has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 157 m around an average of 433 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 390 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 569 m.
The land around Nsukka is covered by trees (45%) and artificial surfaces (43%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (70%) within 80 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
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 Nsukka (6.8578°, 7.3958°, elevation 423 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).