Port Harcourt climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Port Harcourt?

Port Harcourt has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 2,569 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Port Harcourt?

The hottest day measured in Port Harcourt between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2020, reaching 37.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Port Harcourt?

The coldest day measured in Port Harcourt between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 17.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Port Harcourt?

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

Q: Has the climate of Port Harcourt warmed?

Yes: Port Harcourt warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Port Harcourt?

The wettest day measured in Port Harcourt between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1955, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Port Harcourt?

The windiest day measured in Port Harcourt between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 24.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Port Harcourt?

The warmest month in Port Harcourt is February (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Port Harcourt?

Port Harcourt receives on average 2,569 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 312 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Port Harcourt?

Port Harcourt gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Port Harcourt (Nigeria) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 2,569 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 (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Port Harcourt averages 0 frost days, 155 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 312 rainy days per year.

Port Harcourt has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 37.1 °C (on 1 February 2020) and the coldest 17.5 °C (on 9 January 1957).

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

Port HarcourtRivers State

coords: 4.78°, 7.01°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AfTropical rainforestWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

25.9°C

Average daily high

29.6°C

Average daily low

23.5°C

Annual rainfall

2,569mm

Sunshine / day

8.4h

Mean relative humidity

87%

Average peak wind

11.4km/h

Seasonal range

2.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

155 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

312 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.3 °C

Average feels-like low

28.1 °C

Average peak gust

26.7 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · 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

37.1 °C

1 February 2020

Coldest day

17.5 °C

9 January 1957

Wettest day

210 mm

9 June 1955

Windiest day

24.2 km/h

8 August 1950

Strongest gust

50.4 km/h

8 August 1950

Hottest feels-like

43.7 °C

7 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

15.8 °C

8 January 1957

Sunniest day

11.9 h

18 July 1956

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	35.4 °C10 January 2025	22.2 °C13 January 2025	27.1 °C	3,065 mm	231
2024	36.6 °C5 February 2024	21.1 °C17 January 2024	27.7 °C	2,256 mm	257
2023	35.9 °C14 February 2023	20.8 °C1 January 2023	27.2 °C	3,043 mm	244
2022	35.3 °C11 February 2022	20.0 °C31 December 2022	26.7 °C	2,135 mm	222
2021	34.9 °C25 February 2021	21.2 °C21 December 2021	26.9 °C	2,485 mm	240
2020	37.1 °C1 February 2020	18.0 °C26 January 2020	27.0 °C	2,619 mm	233
2019	35.0 °C5 January 2019	21.1 °C29 December 2019	26.9 °C	2,972 mm	208
2018	35.3 °C31 January 2018	20.3 °C6 January 2018	26.6 °C	2,639 mm	223
2017	35.4 °C14 February 2017	21.9 °C2 January 2017	26.8 °C	2,888 mm	220
2016	36.8 °C10 February 2016	21.6 °C29 January 2016	26.9 °C	2,827 mm	224
2015	35.2 °C29 December 2015	18.2 °C14 January 2015	26.5 °C	2,518 mm	205
2014	33.5 °C11 January 2014	22.0 °C7 January 2014	26.4 °C	2,650 mm	194
2013	34.2 °C4 January 2013	19.5 °C17 December 2013	26.4 °C	2,752 mm	191
2012	34.1 °C4 January 2012	21.0 °C17 January 2012	26.4 °C	2,401 mm	191
2011	34.3 °C28 January 2011	20.1 °C1 January 2011	26.4 °C	2,516 mm	203
2010	34.0 °C20 February 2010	20.9 °C20 January 2010	26.8 °C	2,796 mm	213
2009	33.4 °C1 January 2009	21.8 °C1 July 2009	26.4 °C	3,048 mm	197
2008	35.9 °C18 February 2008	18.6 °C22 January 2008	26.3 °C	2,470 mm	183
2007	36.9 °C16 January 2007	19.2 °C14 January 2007	26.2 °C	2,872 mm	184
2006	34.1 °C29 December 2006	22.3 °C7 September 2006	26.5 °C	2,566 mm	216
2005	36.0 °C21 January 2005	18.2 °C11 January 2005	26.4 °C	2,436 mm	189
2004	34.0 °C10 February 2004	21.0 °C6 February 2004	26.2 °C	2,608 mm	178
2003	33.5 °C3 January 2003	21.5 °C5 January 2003	26.2 °C	2,589 mm	184
2002	35.1 °C3 February 2002	20.1 °C14 January 2002	26.0 °C	2,778 mm	166
2001	34.4 °C27 January 2001	21.0 °C23 July 2001	26.0 °C	2,338 mm	171
2000	35.9 °C9 March 2000	20.7 °C4 February 2000	26.0 °C	2,406 mm	177
1999	33.2 °C9 January 1999	21.1 °C16 December 1999	25.9 °C	2,736 mm	170
1998	35.6 °C6 March 1998	20.4 °C7 January 1998	26.7 °C	2,217 mm	212
1997	34.6 °C22 February 1997	20.7 °C2 February 1997	26.1 °C	2,533 mm	151
1996	32.7 °C8 January 1996	20.5 °C22 July 1996	25.9 °C	2,485 mm	159
1995	33.3 °C28 January 1995	22.0 °C23 January 1995	26.1 °C	2,719 mm	178
1994	34.0 °C21 December 1994	21.1 °C19 December 1994	26.0 °C	2,383 mm	179
1993	33.3 °C8 February 1993	20.2 °C21 January 1993	26.0 °C	2,699 mm	170
1992	35.9 °C28 February 1992	18.7 °C7 January 1992	25.9 °C	2,389 mm	158
1991	33.5 °C26 March 1991	20.1 °C1 January 1991	25.9 °C	2,626 mm	143
1990	34.1 °C10 March 1990	21.8 °C19 August 1990	25.8 °C	2,726 mm	124
1989	35.7 °C19 February 1989	19.8 °C5 January 1989	25.9 °C	2,618 mm	180
1988	33.2 °C25 February 1988	20.2 °C27 December 1988	26.0 °C	2,814 mm	163
1987	33.8 °C27 January 1987	22.1 °C29 May 1987	26.2 °C	2,814 mm	192
1986	33.2 °C22 April 1986	19.9 °C16 January 1986	25.7 °C	2,874 mm	159
1985	33.2 °C28 February 1985	21.5 °C7 December 1985	25.5 °C	3,019 mm	131
1984	33.6 °C8 February 1984	20.7 °C6 September 1984	25.8 °C	2,639 mm	181
1983	35.8 °C22 March 1983	18.4 °C10 January 1983	26.1 °C	2,240 mm	162
1982	33.5 °C5 March 1982	20.0 °C9 February 1982	25.7 °C	2,570 mm	135
1981	33.6 °C2 February 1981	20.6 °C5 January 1981	25.8 °C	2,481 mm	155
1980	32.6 °C7 April 1980	20.5 °C27 December 1980	25.8 °C	3,061 mm	156
1979	32.7 °C27 March 1979	21.5 °C4 January 1979	25.9 °C	2,824 mm	162
1978	33.0 °C10 January 1978	20.3 °C12 January 1978	25.7 °C	2,698 mm	147
1977	33.3 °C6 March 1977	20.4 °C27 December 1977	25.8 °C	2,319 mm	149
1976	32.5 °C15 May 1976	21.3 °C25 January 1976	25.3 °C	2,802 mm	107
1975	33.2 °C4 January 1975	19.9 °C19 August 1975	25.4 °C	2,603 mm	126
1974	32.5 °C20 March 1974	18.5 °C30 December 1974	25.5 °C	2,801 mm	138
1973	33.7 °C20 March 1973	21.4 °C13 July 1973	26.0 °C	2,870 mm	182
1972	33.7 °C21 December 1972	21.7 °C27 June 1972	25.8 °C	2,632 mm	173
1971	33.6 °C5 February 1971	20.3 °C12 January 1971	25.6 °C	2,820 mm	154
1970	33.9 °C7 April 1970	20.9 °C18 September 1970	25.9 °C	2,641 mm	182
1969	33.2 °C19 March 1969	20.9 °C20 July 1969	25.8 °C	2,921 mm	167
1968	32.6 °C15 April 1968	18.4 °C18 January 1968	25.6 °C	2,848 mm	139
1967	34.2 °C24 February 1967	18.5 °C2 January 1967	25.5 °C	2,720 mm	154
1966	33.7 °C5 February 1966	19.9 °C4 January 1966	25.7 °C	2,349 mm	142
1965	32.2 °C16 March 1965	21.2 °C11 September 1965	25.4 °C	2,669 mm	103
1964	33.1 °C8 February 1964	20.4 °C2 August 1964	25.6 °C	2,050 mm	125
1963	33.1 °C10 March 1963	21.5 °C3 January 1963	25.7 °C	2,101 mm	123
1962	33.4 °C7 February 1962	18.6 °C8 February 1962	25.4 °C	2,449 mm	109
1961	33.6 °C28 February 1961	20.0 °C1 August 1961	25.5 °C	2,187 mm	136
1960	33.1 °C4 February 1960	20.1 °C16 July 1960	25.5 °C	2,614 mm	123
1959	32.5 °C31 December 1959	21.1 °C1 August 1959	25.6 °C	2,118 mm	124
1958	34.1 °C13 February 1958	19.4 °C27 July 1958	25.5 °C	2,183 mm	97
1957	33.0 °C16 February 1957	17.5 °C9 January 1957	25.2 °C	2,536 mm	81
1956	32.3 °C22 January 1956	19.6 °C18 July 1956	25.0 °C	2,624 mm	58
1955	32.2 °C8 January 1955	21.3 °C1 August 1955	25.3 °C	2,598 mm	75
1954	31.9 °C18 January 1954	17.9 °C3 August 1954	25.1 °C	2,377 mm	51
1953	32.3 °C20 January 1953	19.4 °C10 August 1953	25.5 °C	2,338 mm	92
1952	33.9 °C6 January 1952	19.3 °C12 August 1952	25.5 °C	2,614 mm	124
1951	33.5 °C28 December 1951	21.9 °C14 July 1951	25.5 °C	2,624 mm	129
1950	32.6 °C29 March 1950	18.6 °C30 August 1950	25.3 °C	2,094 mm	109
1949	33.7 °C30 January 1949	21.1 °C16 August 1949	25.5 °C	2,428 mm	126
1948	32.7 °C22 December 1948	21.3 °C7 January 1948	25.3 °C	2,850 mm	106
1947	32.9 °C19 January 1947	19.5 °C8 September 1947	25.4 °C	2,521 mm	82
1946	33.7 °C18 January 1946	19.7 °C19 August 1946	25.4 °C	2,194 mm	107
1945	35.2 °C25 February 1945	18.4 °C4 February 1945	25.5 °C	2,064 mm	136
1944	35.4 °C4 February 1944	20.4 °C31 January 1944	25.6 °C	1,888 mm	135
1943	31.6 °C7 March 1943	19.0 °C20 July 1943	25.1 °C	1,890 mm	56
1942	32.2 °C24 January 1942	18.7 °C19 July 1942	25.0 °C	2,554 mm	70
1941	33.1 °C14 February 1941	21.2 °C27 July 1941	25.3 °C	2,583 mm	88
1940	32.7 °C4 March 1940	19.6 °C4 August 1940	25.1 °C	2,605 mm	55

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.6 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

231 d/yr

+76

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3065 mm

+496 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.2 °C	+2.0 °C	52 mm	-12 mm
Feb	33.0 °C	+1.5 °C	92 mm	-2 mm
Mar	32.6 °C	+1.7 °C	151 mm	-40 mm
Apr	31.9 °C	+1.4 °C	198 mm	-42 mm
May	31.6 °C	+1.8 °C	252 mm	-25 mm
Jun	30.0 °C	+1.5 °C	353 mm	+31 mm
Jul	27.8 °C	+0.2 °C	469 mm	+180 mm
Aug	28.0 °C	+0.3 °C	159 mm	-60 mm
Sep	28.4 °C	+0.3 °C	641 mm	+345 mm
Oct	29.4 °C	+0.6 °C	440 mm	+126 mm
Nov	30.6 °C	+0.9 °C	170 mm	-18 mm
Dec	31.4 °C	+0.8 °C	88 mm	+13 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

35.4 °C

10 Jan 2025

Coldest day

22.2 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

198.3 mm

13 Sep 2025

Windiest day

18.6 km/h

13 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

40.7 km/h

29 Aug 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.5 °C

11 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

25.5 °C

13 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

11 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Port Harcourt?

Port Harcourt has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 2,569 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Port Harcourt?

The hottest day measured in Port Harcourt between 1940 and 2025 was 1 February 2020, reaching 37.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Port Harcourt?

The coldest day measured in Port Harcourt between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 17.5 °C.

Does it snow in Port Harcourt?

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

Has the climate of Port Harcourt warmed?

Yes: Port Harcourt warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Port Harcourt?

The wettest day measured in Port Harcourt between 1940 and 2025 was 9 June 1955, with 210 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Port Harcourt?

The windiest day measured in Port Harcourt between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 24.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Port Harcourt?

The warmest month in Port Harcourt is February (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Port Harcourt?

Port Harcourt receives on average 2,569 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 312 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Port Harcourt?

Port Harcourt gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Port Harcourt?

Yes: Port Harcourt has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Port Harcourt?

In Port Harcourt, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 7 April 2024, and the lowest was 15.8 °C on 8 January 1957.

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