Ohafia-Ifigh weather in October

In October, Ohafia-Ifigh sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 271 mm of rain across 29.4 wet days and about 11.9 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-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 October, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Ohafia-Ifigh's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ohafia-Ifigh's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
8th warmest
Overnight low
23°
6th coldest
Rainfall
271 mm
29.4 wet days
Daylight
11 h 54 min
6:18 AM – 6:10 PM
Cloud cover
89%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
3.92 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.7
out of 10

Ohafia-Ifigh is human settlement in Nigeria.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical October day in Ohafia-Ifigh 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, October runs about 1°C warmer than September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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How October really feels in Ohafia-Ifigh

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

Ohafia-Ifigh weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 8th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°154.111.73.0
Feb35° / 24°337.711.82.4
Mar34° / 24°9818.1122.4
Apr32° / 24°17623.712.12.5
May31° / 23°23127.812.32.5
Jun30° / 23°26328.212.32.8
Jul29° / 22°27428.512.33.1
Aug29° / 22°25827.712.23.2
Sep29° / 22°29129122.8
Oct30° / 23°27129.411.92.7
Nov31° / 23°881611.73.5
Dec33° / 23°154.211.73.8

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 96%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1298
2298
3298
4298
5298
6298
7298
8298
9298
10298
11397
12397
13397
14397
15397
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27595
28694
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31892

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Ohafia-Ifigh gets around 271 mm of rain over 29.4 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 94% and peaks near 97% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
197
297
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497
597
697
797
897
997
1096
1196
1296
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1496
1596
1695
1795
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1995
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2194
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2888
2987
3085
3184

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the oppressive band about 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
1955
2955
3955
4955
5946
6946
7946
8937
9937
10928
11928
12919
13919
149010
159010
168911
178911
188812
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208713
218713
228713
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258614
268614
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308515
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Wind in October

Winds average 5 km/h in October, the calmest month.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of October to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:19 AM to 6:18 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:06 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.06:196:16
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411.96:196:15
511.96:196:14
611.96:186:14
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Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.92 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.6 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in January across the year — October's 3.92 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.9Moderate
33.9Moderate
43.9Moderate
53.9Moderate
63.9Moderate
73.9Moderate
83.9Moderate
93.9Moderate
103.9Moderate
113.9Moderate
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133.9Moderate
143.9Moderate
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183.9Moderate
194.0Moderate
204.0Moderate
214.0Moderate
224.0Moderate
234.0Moderate
244.0Moderate
254.0Moderate
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.1Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Ohafia-Ifigh

In seasonPeak

In October, Ohafia-Ifigh sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Ohafia-Ifigh's rainy season runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Ohafia-Ifigh sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is October a good time to visit Ohafia-Ifigh?

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

2.7
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.7
Beach & pool
11th-best month of the year

October is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ohafia-Ifigh.

What to pack for Ohafia-Ifigh in October

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

In October, Ohafia-Ifigh sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 29 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Ohafia-Ifigh in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October 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 Ohafia-Ifigh peaks around March 24 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 13 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 highMar 24UV 13Jan 13UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Ohafia-Ifigh in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Ohafia-Ifigh is worst in January — around 169 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.6× the cleanest month (August, 65 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyJan 14168 µg/m³Aug 1366 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan169Very unhealthy
Feb157Very unhealthy
Mar115Unhealthy
Apr107Unhealthy
May93Unhealthy
Jun81Unhealthy
Jul69Unhealthy
Aug65Unhealthy
Sep78Unhealthy
Oct98Unhealthy
Nov106Unhealthy
Dec163Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Ohafia-Ifigh?

Ohafia-Ifigh sits at 5.6°N, 7.8°E, 124 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Amaigbo, 20 km away.

Topography around Ohafia-Ifigh

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ohafia-Ifigh has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 175 m around an average of 113 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 225 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 825 m.

The land around Ohafia-Ifigh is covered by trees (51%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, trees (86%) within 16 km, and trees (80%) within 80 km.

3 km
175 m
16 km
225 m
80 km
825 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Amaigbo 20 km · Bende 21 km · Afikpo 34 km · Umuahia 37 km · Ugep 37 km · Ikot Ekpene 49 km · Itu 50 km · Okigwe 56 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 Ohafia-Ifigh (5.6146°, 7.8119°, elevation 124 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).