Okrika weather in February

In February, Okrika sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 79 mm of rain across 17.9 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 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February, and the air most often feels miserable.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of February to 11 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Okrika's 3rd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Okrika's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
1st warmest
Overnight low
24°
10th coldest
Rainfall
79 mm
17.9 wet days
Daylight
11 h 48 min
6:51 AM – 6:42 PM
Cloud cover
70%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.19 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Okrika is lga and town in Rivers State, Nigeria.

Density
600/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 32°C through the month.

A typical February day in Okrika reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 30°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and on par with March.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13224
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193225
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How February really feels in Okrika

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
13 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
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.

Okrika 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
Jan32° / 24°4913.211.83.7
Feb32° / 24°7917.911.83.0
Mar31° / 25°17727.2122.5
Apr31° / 25°23127.612.12.5
May30° / 24°28129.512.22.6
Jun29° / 24°34129.112.32.9
Jul28° / 23°32429.112.23.3
Aug28° / 23°26528.512.23.5
Sep28° / 23°32429.7122.9
Oct29° / 23°31530.811.92.7
Nov30° / 24°17726.611.82.9
Dec31° / 24°5415.511.73.9

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 67%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202528
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13862
23862
33961
43961
53961
63961
73961
83862
93763
103763
113664
123664
133664
143565
153565
163466
173466
183268
193169
203070
213070
222872
232872
242773
252674
262674
272476
282377

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Okrika gets around 79 mm of rain over 17.9 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 65% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
154
255
355
456
556
656
756
857
957
1058
1159
1260
1361
1463
1564
1665
1766
1868
1969
2070
2172
2273
2374
2475
2576
2677
2777
2878

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the miserable band about 66% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 99% of them.

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Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
11254151
21254052
31253953
41153954
50143857
60143857
70143857
80133858
90133858
100033859
110023860
120023761
130023662
140013564
150013465
160013366
170013267
180013069
190012970
200012772
210012673
220012475
230012376
240012178
250012079
260011980
270011881
280011782

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
178calm
188calm
198calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 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 6 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:51 AM to 6:48 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.86:516:39
211.86:516:39
311.86:516:40
411.86:516:40
511.86:516:40
611.86:516:40
711.86:516:40
811.86:516:41
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1911.96:506:42
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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 5.19 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.21 kWh/m² in January across the year — February's 5.19 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.2Bright
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45.2Bright
55.2Bright
65.2Bright
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155.2Bright
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255.1Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.0Bright
Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Okrika

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Is February a good time to visit Okrika?

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

3.0
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Okrika.

What to pack for Okrika in February

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

In February, Okrika sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Okrika in February

The nearest coast averages about 29°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 41 km away) is warmest in March at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan28Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Warm
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct27Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec28Tropical

UV index in Okrika 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 Okrika peaks around April 9 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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 highApr 9UV 13Jan 1UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan8Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug10Very high
Sep12Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Okrika 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 Okrika is worst in January — around 95 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.7× the cleanest month (August, 25 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 1893 µg/m³Aug 2026 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan95Unhealthy
Feb84Unhealthy
Mar53Poor
Apr45Poor
May34Moderate
Jun32Moderate
Jul29Moderate
Aug25Moderate
Sep27Moderate
Oct33Moderate
Nov40Poor
Dec79Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Okrika?

Okrika sits at 4.7°N, 7.1°E, 7 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Port Harcourt, 9.0 km away.

Owerri

Topography around Okrika

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Okrika has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 5 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 38 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 133 m.

The land around Okrika is covered by mangroves (38%), water (31%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, mangroves (37%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 16 km, and trees (48%) and water (24%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
38 m
80 km
133 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfacesbare terrainwatermangroves
February weather nearby: Port Harcourt 9.0 km · Buguma 25 km · Obonoma 33 km · Bonny 34 km · Degema Hulk 37 km · Elele 50 km · Aba 51 km · Owerri 83 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 Okrika (4.7421°, 7.0837°, elevation 7 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. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).