Itu climate — normals and trends
Itu has a tropical monsoon climate, averaging 25.7 °C annually with 2,340 mm of rain per year.
Climate normals · ERA5
ItuAkwa Ibom State
- coords
- 5.20°, 7.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
The normals for this period
The average of every indicator across the whole window: temperature, water, sky, wind and notable days.
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,340mm
Sunshine / day
8.1h
Mean relative humidity
86%
Average peak wind
9.3km/h
Seasonal range
3.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
207 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
274 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.0 °C
Average feels-like low
27.3 °C
Average peak gust
24.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
362 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
What the yearly averages say about warming here, and whether the slope is statistically solid.
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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).
Climate month by month
How an average year unfolds: when it rains, when it turns hot, when the sun is out.
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
The most extreme days ever measured here, then the year-by-year detail.
Hottest day
40.0 °C
24 February 2017
Coldest day
15.6 °C
2 January 1967
Wettest day
217 mm
2 September 2023
Windiest day
19.1 km/h
8 August 1950
Strongest gust
48.6 km/h
8 August 1950
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
13 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
14.4 °C
8 February 1962
Sunniest day
12.0 h
4 August 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 11 mm | -18 mm |
| Feb | 36.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 33 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 34.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 96 mm | -40 mm |
| Apr | 32.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 170 mm | -45 mm |
| May | 32.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 216 mm | -48 mm |
| Jun | 30.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 334 mm | +30 mm |
| Jul | 27.8 °C | -0.3 °C | 469 mm | +181 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 159 mm | -85 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | 0.0 °C | 401 mm | +94 mm |
| Oct | 29.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 407 mm | +88 mm |
| Nov | 31.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 147 mm | +3 mm |
| Dec | 33.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 47 mm | +8 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
The weather actually measured on a given date, anywhere in the covered window.
Climate at a glance
What these normals say about the place, in a few sentences, and the notions needed to read them.
Itu (Nigeria) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 2,340 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 (27.5 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Itu averages 0 frost days, 207 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 274 rainy days per year.
Itu 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 40.0 °C (on 24 February 2017) and the coldest 15.6 °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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Itu?
Itu has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 2,340 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Itu?
The hottest day measured in Itu between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2017, reaching 40.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Itu?
The coldest day measured in Itu between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1967, at 15.6 °C.
Does it snow in Itu?
Almost never: Itu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Itu warmed?
Yes: Itu warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Itu?
The wettest day measured in Itu between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2023, with 217 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Itu?
The windiest day measured in Itu between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 19.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Itu?
The warmest month in Itu is February (27.5 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Itu?
Itu receives on average 2,340 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 274 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Itu?
Itu gets on average 8.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 2,957 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Itu?
Yes: Itu has on average 362 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Itu?
In Itu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 13 February 2024, and the lowest was 14.4 °C on 8 February 1962.
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