Ikot Ekpene climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ikot Ekpene?

Ikot Ekpene has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 2,311 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ikot Ekpene?

The hottest day measured in Ikot Ekpene between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2017, reaching 40.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ikot Ekpene?

The coldest day measured in Ikot Ekpene between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1967, at 15.0 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ikot Ekpene?

Almost never: Ikot Ekpene sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Ikot Ekpene warmed?

Yes: Ikot Ekpene warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ikot Ekpene?

The wettest day measured in Ikot Ekpene between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2023, with 246 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ikot Ekpene?

The windiest day measured in Ikot Ekpene between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 18.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ikot Ekpene?

The warmest month in Ikot Ekpene is February (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ikot Ekpene?

Ikot Ekpene receives on average 2,311 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 273 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ikot Ekpene?

Ikot Ekpene gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ikot Ekpene (Nigeria) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 2,311 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Ikot Ekpene averages 0 frost days, 209 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 273 rainy days per year.

Ikot Ekpene has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.6 °C (on 24 February 2017) and the coldest 15.0 °C (on 2 January 1967).

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

Ikot EkpeneAkwa Ibom State

coords: 5.18°, 7.71°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

25.6°C

Average daily high

30.6°C

Average daily low

22.6°C

Annual rainfall

2,311mm

Sunshine / day

8.1h

Mean relative humidity

85%

Average peak wind

9.7km/h

Seasonal range

3.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

209 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

273 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.0 °C

Average feels-like low

26.9 °C

Average peak gust

24.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

361 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

40.6 °C

24 February 2017

Coldest day

15.0 °C

2 January 1967

Wettest day

246 mm

2 September 2023

Windiest day

18.7 km/h

8 August 1950

Strongest gust

50.0 km/h

8 August 1950

Hottest feels-like

45.6 °C

13 February 2024

Coldest feels-like

12.8 °C

2 January 1967

Sunniest day

12.0 h

4 August 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.0 °C13 February 2025	19.2 °C11 January 2025	27.0 °C	2,446 mm	249
2024	39.4 °C12 February 2024	18.3 °C17 January 2024	27.5 °C	1,961 mm	284
2023	38.1 °C20 February 2023	17.9 °C1 January 2023	27.0 °C	2,648 mm	275
2022	38.1 °C18 February 2022	18.3 °C25 December 2022	26.6 °C	1,945 mm	257
2021	38.3 °C7 March 2021	19.6 °C21 December 2021	26.8 °C	2,281 mm	258
2020	39.3 °C24 February 2020	15.5 °C26 January 2020	26.9 °C	2,053 mm	275
2019	38.0 °C20 February 2019	19.6 °C24 December 2019	26.5 °C	2,598 mm	239
2018	38.8 °C2 February 2018	18.3 °C6 January 2018	26.4 °C	2,313 mm	260
2017	40.6 °C24 February 2017	20.2 °C4 January 2017	26.6 °C	2,628 mm	258
2016	39.4 °C21 February 2016	18.1 °C31 January 2016	26.7 °C	2,686 mm	261
2015	37.1 °C22 January 2015	17.8 °C6 January 2015	26.3 °C	2,368 mm	236
2014	36.9 °C13 February 2014	20.2 °C7 January 2014	26.2 °C	2,480 mm	228
2013	36.9 °C17 January 2013	16.9 °C17 December 2013	26.0 °C	2,531 mm	227
2012	36.6 °C22 March 2012	19.1 °C17 January 2012	26.1 °C	2,201 mm	233
2011	37.2 °C28 January 2011	17.9 °C16 January 2011	26.2 °C	2,416 mm	246
2010	37.7 °C2 February 2010	18.9 °C20 January 2010	26.7 °C	2,454 mm	241
2009	36.9 °C23 December 2009	20.6 °C1 July 2009	26.3 °C	2,547 mm	254
2008	37.9 °C27 February 2008	18.8 °C1 February 2008	26.0 °C	2,394 mm	236
2007	37.8 °C18 February 2007	17.8 °C13 January 2007	25.9 °C	2,430 mm	214
2006	36.0 °C14 January 2006	20.9 °C7 September 2006	26.2 °C	2,418 mm	257
2005	36.7 °C21 January 2005	17.2 °C13 January 2005	26.1 °C	2,229 mm	230
2004	37.1 °C24 February 2004	19.7 °C6 February 2004	26.0 °C	2,339 mm	233
2003	35.7 °C7 February 2003	20.7 °C4 July 2003	25.8 °C	2,139 mm	229
2002	36.8 °C3 February 2002	18.5 °C1 February 2002	25.7 °C	2,459 mm	214
2001	37.2 °C18 February 2001	19.7 °C24 January 2001	25.8 °C	2,095 mm	213
2000	38.5 °C6 March 2000	19.1 °C4 February 2000	25.7 °C	2,161 mm	216
1999	35.0 °C24 February 1999	19.6 °C16 December 1999	25.5 °C	2,579 mm	219
1998	37.5 °C8 March 1998	19.4 °C7 January 1998	26.5 °C	2,143 mm	253
1997	37.6 °C9 March 1997	18.9 °C2 February 1997	25.8 °C	2,313 mm	212
1996	35.5 °C30 January 1996	19.8 °C23 July 1996	25.7 °C	2,312 mm	216
1995	35.4 °C28 January 1995	21.0 °C21 January 1995	25.7 °C	2,793 mm	224
1994	34.9 °C25 February 1994	18.8 °C19 December 1994	25.7 °C	2,452 mm	226
1993	35.4 °C11 February 1993	18.2 °C22 January 1993	25.7 °C	2,471 mm	229
1992	37.1 °C28 February 1992	17.2 °C9 January 1992	25.5 °C	2,382 mm	207
1991	34.7 °C31 January 1991	19.2 °C4 January 1991	25.4 °C	2,467 mm	187
1990	37.7 °C26 March 1990	20.8 °C19 August 1990	25.6 °C	2,573 mm	195
1989	36.7 °C13 February 1989	17.8 °C4 January 1989	25.6 °C	2,269 mm	228
1988	36.8 °C21 February 1988	19.0 °C27 December 1988	25.6 °C	2,527 mm	214
1987	36.5 °C22 January 1987	20.5 °C6 June 1987	26.0 °C	2,362 mm	249
1986	35.0 °C2 February 1986	19.0 °C16 January 1986	25.4 °C	2,395 mm	216
1985	36.4 °C25 February 1985	18.9 °C6 December 1985	25.1 °C	2,709 mm	176
1984	36.0 °C15 February 1984	18.2 °C18 January 1984	25.5 °C	2,396 mm	240
1983	39.5 °C21 March 1983	17.1 °C10 January 1983	25.9 °C	2,113 mm	225
1982	34.9 °C6 February 1982	19.2 °C9 February 1982	25.3 °C	2,480 mm	200
1981	36.7 °C15 February 1981	19.1 °C11 January 1981	25.5 °C	2,300 mm	218
1980	35.5 °C8 February 1980	19.1 °C27 December 1980	25.4 °C	2,853 mm	207
1979	35.4 °C29 January 1979	20.2 °C9 December 1979	25.6 °C	2,572 mm	222
1978	35.1 °C28 January 1978	18.3 °C12 January 1978	25.4 °C	2,217 mm	209
1977	35.8 °C15 March 1977	18.7 °C25 December 1977	25.5 °C	2,107 mm	225
1976	33.5 °C20 April 1976	19.0 °C2 December 1976	24.9 °C	2,481 mm	179
1975	35.3 °C7 January 1975	18.6 °C10 December 1975	25.0 °C	2,274 mm	190
1974	35.0 °C12 February 1974	17.2 °C30 December 1974	25.1 °C	2,611 mm	201
1973	35.8 °C11 March 1973	19.8 °C13 July 1973	25.6 °C	2,456 mm	233
1972	35.1 °C21 December 1972	20.6 °C22 June 1972	25.4 °C	2,378 mm	223
1971	36.8 °C5 February 1971	18.1 °C20 December 1971	25.1 °C	2,613 mm	212
1970	35.6 °C21 February 1970	18.9 °C15 December 1970	25.5 °C	2,384 mm	219
1969	35.9 °C21 February 1969	20.0 °C31 January 1969	25.4 °C	2,714 mm	216
1968	34.6 °C13 February 1968	15.8 °C18 January 1968	25.1 °C	2,532 mm	196
1967	36.7 °C5 March 1967	15.0 °C2 January 1967	25.2 °C	2,459 mm	196
1966	36.3 °C6 March 1966	17.2 °C4 January 1966	25.5 °C	1,993 mm	203
1965	33.6 °C31 January 1965	20.3 °C12 August 1965	25.0 °C	2,034 mm	186
1964	37.0 °C24 February 1964	19.2 °C15 January 1964	25.4 °C	1,624 mm	181
1963	36.2 °C13 March 1963	20.3 °C1 January 1963	25.4 °C	1,745 mm	216
1962	35.9 °C11 February 1962	18.1 °C8 February 1962	25.0 °C	2,309 mm	164
1961	36.1 °C8 March 1961	18.5 °C1 August 1961	25.3 °C	1,791 mm	186
1960	35.6 °C9 February 1960	19.8 °C15 July 1960	25.3 °C	2,304 mm	197
1959	35.5 °C10 March 1959	19.0 °C23 January 1959	25.3 °C	1,881 mm	207
1958	36.2 °C15 February 1958	19.0 °C27 July 1958	25.2 °C	2,072 mm	155
1957	34.9 °C17 February 1957	17.0 °C7 January 1957	24.9 °C	2,354 mm	163
1956	34.4 °C11 February 1956	18.9 °C18 July 1956	24.7 °C	2,392 mm	126
1955	35.3 °C16 February 1955	19.9 °C14 August 1955	25.0 °C	2,348 mm	155
1954	33.4 °C23 January 1954	16.5 °C3 August 1954	24.7 °C	2,152 mm	135
1953	34.5 °C27 January 1953	19.1 °C10 August 1953	25.1 °C	2,212 mm	159
1952	35.6 °C5 March 1952	18.8 °C12 August 1952	25.2 °C	2,346 mm	182
1951	35.2 °C28 February 1951	20.7 °C14 July 1951	25.1 °C	2,412 mm	183
1950	35.2 °C7 March 1950	17.0 °C1 September 1950	24.9 °C	1,970 mm	179
1949	36.8 °C16 February 1949	20.1 °C10 February 1949	25.3 °C	2,004 mm	176
1948	35.4 °C14 February 1948	19.7 °C5 January 1948	25.0 °C	2,339 mm	156
1947	35.2 °C22 February 1947	17.8 °C8 September 1947	25.1 °C	2,238 mm	157
1946	36.7 °C3 March 1946	19.1 °C1 January 1946	25.1 °C	1,946 mm	161
1945	37.3 °C6 April 1945	17.1 °C31 December 1945	25.3 °C	1,945 mm	186
1944	36.3 °C13 February 1944	19.1 °C31 January 1944	25.3 °C	1,931 mm	199
1943	33.9 °C7 March 1943	17.8 °C23 July 1943	24.7 °C	1,577 mm	148
1942	34.1 °C2 January 1942	18.2 °C18 July 1942	24.7 °C	2,233 mm	133
1941	35.2 °C17 February 1941	20.1 °C30 July 1941	25.0 °C	2,357 mm	167
1940	33.9 °C4 March 1940	18.5 °C3 August 1940	24.7 °C	2,331 mm	138

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.7 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

249 d/yr

+40

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2446 mm

+135 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.6 °C	+2.6 °C	11 mm	-20 mm
Feb	36.2 °C	+2.6 °C	36 mm	-18 mm
Mar	34.2 °C	+1.8 °C	98 mm	-39 mm
Apr	32.5 °C	+1.2 °C	161 mm	-50 mm
May	31.9 °C	+1.5 °C	200 mm	-59 mm
Jun	30.6 °C	+1.6 °C	342 mm	+45 mm
Jul	27.9 °C	-0.2 °C	475 mm	+191 mm
Aug	28.5 °C	+0.3 °C	164 mm	-72 mm
Sep	28.7 °C	0.0 °C	411 mm	+103 mm
Oct	29.8 °C	+0.4 °C	359 mm	+44 mm
Nov	31.6 °C	+1.0 °C	143 mm	-0 mm
Dec	33.1 °C	+1.1 °C	48 mm	+9 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.0 °C

13 Feb 2025

Coldest day

19.2 °C

11 Jan 2025

Wettest day

100.8 mm

26 Jun 2025

Windiest day

16.4 km/h

2 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

38.2 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.0 °C

7 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.2 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.6 h

11 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ikot Ekpene?

Ikot Ekpene has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 2,311 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ikot Ekpene?

The hottest day measured in Ikot Ekpene between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2017, reaching 40.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ikot Ekpene?

The coldest day measured in Ikot Ekpene between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1967, at 15.0 °C.

Does it snow in Ikot Ekpene?

Almost never: Ikot Ekpene sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Ikot Ekpene warmed?

Yes: Ikot Ekpene warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ikot Ekpene?

The wettest day measured in Ikot Ekpene between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2023, with 246 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ikot Ekpene?

The windiest day measured in Ikot Ekpene between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 18.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ikot Ekpene?

The warmest month in Ikot Ekpene is February (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Ikot Ekpene?

Ikot Ekpene receives on average 2,311 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 273 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ikot Ekpene?

Ikot Ekpene gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ikot Ekpene?

Yes: Ikot Ekpene has on average 361 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ikot Ekpene?

In Ikot Ekpene, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 13 February 2024, and the lowest was 12.8 °C on 2 January 1967.

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