Nsukka weather in February

In February, Nsukka sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 18 mm of rain across 3.8 wet days and about 11.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in February, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 42 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Nsukka's 3rd-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nsukka's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
1st warmest
Overnight low
23°
10th coldest
Rainfall
18 mm
3.8 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:52 AM – 6:38 PM
Cloud cover
58%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.84 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.8
out of 10

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.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 35°C through the month.

A typical February day in Nsukka reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 37°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 1°C warmer than January and about 1°C warmer than March.

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How February really feels in Nsukka

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in February is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Nsukka weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 1st-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 22°72.111.63.5
Feb35° / 23°183.811.82.8
Mar34° / 24°5710.1122.7
Apr33° / 24°11415.512.12.9
May31° / 23°19423.512.32.9
Jun30° / 23°24526.112.43.0
Jul28° / 22°23228.312.43.2
Aug28° / 22°24127.112.23.3
Sep29° / 22°27728.4122.9
Oct30° / 23°21825.511.83.1
Nov32° / 23°41711.74.2
Dec33° / 22°5111.64.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 33% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 51%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15743
25743
35644
45545
55545
65446
75446
85347
95347
105149
115149
125149
135149
145050
154951
164852
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224357
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254060
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Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Nsukka gets around 18 mm of rain over 3.8 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 23% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2016
2117
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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the oppressive band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 63% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1285103226
2285103127
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629582929
729582830
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1029682433
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1327682237
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1525682139
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1822692043
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20195102046
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22165102049
23155102050
2414492152
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2612392155
2712382156
2811372158

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
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288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

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

Days grow by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:53 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:35 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.76:536:35
211.76:536:35
311.76:536:36
411.76:536:36
511.76:536:36
611.76:536:36
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 5.84 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.93 kWh/m² to a high of 5.84 kWh/m² in February across the year — February's 5.84 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.8Bright
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Nsukka

In seasonPeak

In February, Nsukka sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Nsukka?

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

2.8
Sightseeing
11th-best month of the year
6.0
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nsukka. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Nsukka in February

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

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.

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UV index in Nsukka in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highSep 20UV 12Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr10Extreme
May10Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Nsukka in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual 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).

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 15169 µg/m³Jul 1948 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan172Very unhealthy
Feb149Unhealthy
Mar88Unhealthy
Apr75Unhealthy
May57Unhealthy
Jun53Poor
Jul47Poor
Aug50Poor
Sep57Unhealthy
Oct75Unhealthy
Nov98Unhealthy
Dec158Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

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.

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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.

3 km
157 m
16 km
390 m
80 km
569 m
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February weather nearby: Enugu-Ezike 15 km · Aku 19 km · Otukpa 40 km · Eha Amufu 46 km · Enugu 48 km · Effium 77 km · Idah 78 km · Awka 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
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 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).