Ogoja weather in September

In September, Ogoja sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 187 mm of rain across 25.3 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-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 September, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, September is Ogoja's 11th-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ogoja's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
10th warmest
Overnight low
23°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
187 mm
25.3 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
6:18 AM – 6:20 PM
Cloud cover
87%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
3.99 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Temperature in September

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical September day in Ogoja 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 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, September runs about 1°C warmer than August and about 1°C cooler than October.

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How September really feels in Ogoja

Once humidity and wind are folded in, September averages 30 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
30
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Ogoja weather by month

How September compares with the rest of the year at a glance. September is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 September

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 4% of September, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
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Chance of precipitation in September

Any precipitation

Ogoja gets around 187 mm of rain over 25.3 wet days in September. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 84% and peaks near 85% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in September

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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

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Wind in September

Winds average 8 km/h in September.

Across September, daily wind ranges from about 7 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
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Sunrise & sunset in September

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 06 min at the start of September to 11 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over September. Sunrise moves from 6:21 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:28 PM to 6:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.16:216:28
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1912.06:176:19
2012.06:176:18
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Solar energy in September

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in September, about 3.99 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 — September's 3.99 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.8Moderate
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33.8Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
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124.0Moderate
134.0Moderate
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154.0Moderate
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Planning a trip in September

Hazard calendar for Ogoja

In seasonPeak

In September, 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 September a good time to visit Ogoja?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.1
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

September is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ogoja.

What to pack for Ogoja in September

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

In September, Ogoja sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 25 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ogoja in September

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in September 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 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 September

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where September 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
September 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).