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Best time to visit Onitsha
The best time to visit Onitsha is December, with daytime temperatures around 33°C.
Onitsha at a glance: warmest in February with daytime temperatures around 35°C and coolest in August (29°C). The wettest month is September (330 mm) and the driest January (12 mm), with about 1,950 mm of rain a year. Sunniest in December.
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Onitsha
60 mHot and muggy
59
33°/22°15 mm33 %12 h
A typical mid-December in Onitsha
Sunny 10Cloudy 19Rain 1
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
22°31°35°18°39°
Daylight (solar time)
06:0717:53
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11 h 46 m
Precipitation
0340 mm
15 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 71 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58 | 33° | 22° | 12 mm | 2 | 29 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| February | 47 | 35° | 23° | 30 mm | 3 | 28 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| March | 41 | 35° | 24° | 95 mm | 6 | 25 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| April | 39 | 33° | 24° | 157 mm | 9 | 24 % | 12 h | Hot, muggy and grey |
| May | 33 | 32° | 24° | 225 mm | 13 | 19 % | 12 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| June | 34 | 30° | 23° | 252 mm | 15 | 11 % | 13 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| July | 34 | 29° | 23° | 296 mm | 17 | 5 % | 12 h | Rainy season · warm, rainy and muggy |
| August | 36 | 29° | 23° | 235 mm | 17 | 4 % | 12 h | Rainy season · warm, showery and muggy |
| September | 29 | 30° | 23° | 330 mm | 19 | 5 % | 12 h | Rainy season · warm, rainy and muggy |
| October | 37 | 31° | 23° | 249 mm | 14 | 15 % | 12 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| November | 58 | 32° | 23° | 55 mm | 3 | 30 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| December | 59 | 33° | 22° | 13 mm | 1 | 33 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 61 m. Coordinates: 6.15, 6.79.