Offa in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Offa sees average daytime highs around 28°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 481 mm of rain over about 70 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 30°C in early June to 28°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Offa's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Offa's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 28°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 22°C
Rainfall: 481 mm; 70 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 3.9; 3rd-best season
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Offa in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 30°C in early June to 28°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Offa reaches about 28°C and drops to 22°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

How summer really feels in Offa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 25 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Offa weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 20°	5	1	11.6	4.4
Feb	34° / 22°	10	2.6	11.7	3.3
Mar	35° / 23°	34	7.4	11.9	2.8
Apr	33° / 23°	74	13.8	12.2	2.9
May	31° / 23°	125	20.6	12.4	3.1
Jun	29° / 22°	160	23.2	12.5	3.5
Jul	28° / 22°	157	23.7	12.4	4.0
Aug	27° / 21°	164	22.8	12.3	4.2
Sep	28° / 21°	211	25.2	12	3.6
Oct	30° / 22°	148	20.6	11.8	3.7
Nov	32° / 22°	14	2.7	11.6	4.6
Dec	33° / 20°	2	0.6	11.5	4.7

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Offa gets around 481 mm of rain over 70 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Summer

Winds average 9 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min in early June to 12 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 4.1 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Offa

In seasonPeak

In summer, Offa overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Offa sees seasonal dust haze (January–April), heaviest in February.

Monsoon

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Offa?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.9

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.5

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Offa.

What to pack for Offa in Summer

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

In summer, Offa sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 70 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Offa in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Offa peaks around September 19 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	8	9	12	12	11	12	11	11	12	12	10	8
Level	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	8	Very high
Feb	9	Very high
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	12	Extreme
May	11	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	11	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	12	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Offa in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Offa is worst in February — around 140 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 35 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)	139	140	77	62	44	39	35	37	46	68	93	124
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	139	Unhealthy
Feb	140	Unhealthy
Mar	77	Unhealthy
Apr	62	Unhealthy
May	44	Poor
Jun	39	Poor
Jul	35	Moderate
Aug	37	Poor
Sep	46	Poor
Oct	68	Unhealthy
Nov	93	Unhealthy
Dec	124	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Offa?

Offa sits at 8.1°N, 4.7°E, 419 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Oyan, 12 km away.

Topography around Offa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Offa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 65 m around an average of 416 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 226 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 612 m.

The land around Offa is covered by artificial surfaces (65%) within 3 km, grassland (38%) and trees (36%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and shrubs (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

65 m

artificial surfaces 65%

16 km

226 m

grassland 38%

80 km

612 m

trees 46%

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Summer weather nearby: Oyan 12 km · Otan Ayegbaju 24 km · Ila Orangun 25 km · Ikirun 27 km · Oke Ila 36 km · Oke Mesi 43 km · Ilobu 43 km · Ilorin 43 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 Offa (8.1491°, 4.7207°, elevation 419 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.