Uyo climate — normals and trends
Uyo (Nigeria) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 2,826 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Uyo averages 0 frost days, 189 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 299 rainy days per year.
Uyo 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 38.4 °C (on 23 February 2020) and the coldest 16.9 °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
UyoAkwa Ibom State
- coords
- 5.05°, 7.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
30.1°C
Average daily low
23.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,826mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
9.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
189 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
299 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.9 °C
Average feels-like low
27.7 °C
Average peak gust
23.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
363 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
38.4 °C
23 February 2020
Coldest day
16.9 °C
2 January 1967
Wettest day
220 mm
2 September 2023
Windiest day
19.5 km/h
10 August 1950
Strongest gust
47.9 km/h
8 August 1950
Hottest feels-like
45.2 °C
29 February 2020
Coldest feels-like
15.4 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
11.9 h
4 August 1954
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
Pick a year and see how it compares to normal — warmer, drier or more extreme than usual?
Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 24 mm | -20 mm |
| Feb | 35.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 43 mm | -29 mm |
| Mar | 33.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 136 mm | -42 mm |
| Apr | 32.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 212 mm | -46 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 281 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 369 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 586 mm | +243 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 184 mm | -98 mm |
| Sep | 28.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 464 mm | +109 mm |
| Oct | 29.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 500 mm | +128 mm |
| Nov | 30.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 201 mm | +8 mm |
| Dec | 32.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 67 mm | +9 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
Your birthday, a wedding, a memorable trip: discover the actual weather for any date since 1940.
Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Uyo?
Uyo has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 2,826 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Uyo?
The hottest day measured in Uyo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2020, reaching 38.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Uyo?
The coldest day measured in Uyo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1967, at 16.9 °C.
Does it snow in Uyo?
Almost never: Uyo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Uyo warmed?
Yes: Uyo warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Uyo?
The wettest day measured in Uyo between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2023, with 220 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Uyo?
The windiest day measured in Uyo between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1950, with winds reaching 19.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Uyo?
The warmest month in Uyo is February (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Uyo?
Uyo receives on average 2,826 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 299 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Uyo?
Uyo gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Uyo?
Yes: Uyo has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Uyo?
In Uyo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.2 °C on 29 February 2020, and the lowest was 15.4 °C on 8 January 1957.
Compare Uyo with another city
Pick a second city: its normals will be set against these, indicator by indicator.
Nearby cities
The climate around Uyo