Eket climate — normals and trends
Eket (Nigeria) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 3,462 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is February (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Eket averages 0 frost days, 146 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 324 rainy days per year.
Eket has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.9 °C (on 1 February 2020) and the coldest 18.6 °C (on 3 August 1954).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
EketAkwa Ibom State
- coords
- 4.64°, 7.92°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
29.4°C
Average daily low
23.5°C
Annual rainfall
3,462mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
89%
Average peak wind
9.6km/h
Seasonal range
2.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
146 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
324 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
28.3 °C
Average peak gust
24.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
37.9 °C
1 February 2020
Coldest day
18.6 °C
3 August 1954
Wettest day
234 mm
31 May 2010
Windiest day
21.8 km/h
8 August 1950
Strongest gust
49.7 km/h
8 August 1950
Hottest feels-like
44.8 °C
12 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
16.1 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
23 July 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 61 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 33.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 73 mm | -32 mm |
| Mar | 32.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 234 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 31.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 261 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 31.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 342 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 494 mm | +62 mm |
| Jul | 27.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 828 mm | +405 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 231 mm | -101 mm |
| Sep | 28.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 693 mm | +283 mm |
| Oct | 28.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 627 mm | +195 mm |
| Nov | 30.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 249 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 31.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 107 mm | +13 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Eket?
Eket has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 3,462 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Eket?
The hottest day measured in Eket between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2020, reaching 37.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Eket?
The coldest day measured in Eket between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1954, at 18.6 °C.
Does it snow in Eket?
Almost never: Eket sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Eket warmed?
Yes: Eket warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Eket?
The wettest day measured in Eket between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2010, with 234 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Eket?
The windiest day measured in Eket between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 21.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Eket?
The warmest month in Eket is February (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Eket?
Eket receives on average 3,462 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 324 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Eket?
Eket gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Eket?
Yes: Eket has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Eket?
In Eket, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 12 February 2024, and the lowest was 16.1 °C on 8 January 1957.
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