Ogoja weather in July

In July, Ogoja sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 156 mm of rain across 24.2 wet days and about 12.3 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-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 July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Ogoja's 10th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ogoja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
5th coldest
Rainfall
156 mm
24.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:20 AM – 6:41 PM
Cloud cover
86%
10th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
3.85 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical July day in Ogoja reaches about 30°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 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How July really feels in Ogoja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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 July is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Ogoja weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan36° / 23°30.811.72.7
Feb37° / 25°81.511.81.9
Mar36° / 26°234.6122.0
Apr35° / 26°589.412.12.6
May33° / 25°11117.112.32.9
Jun31° / 24°13820.112.43.3
Jul30° / 23°15624.212.33.3
Aug29° / 23°19925.312.23.3
Sep30° / 23°18725.3123.0
Oct31° / 24°15122.111.93.1
Nov33° / 24°274.611.73.9
Dec35° / 23°30.511.63.4

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 95%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1595
2595
3496
4496
5496
6496
7496
8496
9496
10496
11496
12496
13496
14595
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Ogoja gets around 156 mm of rain over 24.2 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 78% and peaks near 81% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
272
373
473
574
675
776
876
977
1078
1178
1279
1379
1480
1580
1681
1781
1881
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2080
2180
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2679
2779
2879
2979
3079
3179

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1199
2199
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11199
12199
13199
14199
15199
16199
17298
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23298
24298
25298
26298
27298
28298
29298
30298
31298

Wind in July

Winds average 9 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:17 AM to 6:22 AM, and sunset from 6:40 PM to 6:40 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:176:40
212.46:176:40
312.46:176:40
412.46:176:40
512.46:186:40
612.46:186:40
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812.46:186:41
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1012.46:196:41
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1512.46:206:41
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2012.36:216:41
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 3.85 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 3.85 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.0Moderate
24.0Moderate
34.0Moderate
44.0Moderate
54.0Moderate
64.0Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
123.9Moderate
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143.9Moderate
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263.7Moderate
273.7Moderate
283.7Moderate
293.7Moderate
303.7Moderate
313.7Moderate
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Ogoja

In seasonPeak

In July, Ogoja sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

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

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

Is July a good time to visit Ogoja?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ogoja.

What to pack for Ogoja in July

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

In July, Ogoja sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ogoja in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 Ogoja peaks around September 19 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 highExtremeVery highSep 19UV 12Dec 19UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb8Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ogoja in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ogoja is worst in January — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.0× the cleanest month (July, 29 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 24115 µg/m³Jul 1629 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan115Unhealthy
Feb114Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May33Moderate
Jun30Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug31Moderate
Sep31Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov56Unhealthy
Dec96Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ogoja?

Ogoja sits at 6.7°N, 8.8°E, 96 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Obudu, 40 km away.

GbokoIkomKatsina-AlaEffiumEzza-OhuAbakalikiIsieke

Topography around Ogoja

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ogoja has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 53 m around an average of 66 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 134 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,843 m.

The land around Ogoja is covered by cropland (36%) and trees (32%) within 3 km, trees (48%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
53 m
16 km
134 m
80 km
1,843 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
July weather nearby: Obudu 40 km · Gboko 77 km · Ikom 78 km · Katsina-Ala 78 km · Effium 82 km · Ezza-Ohu 83 km · Abakaliki 84 km · Isieke 90 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 Ogoja (6.6584°, 8.7992°, elevation 96 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).