Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Enugu-Ezike Nigeria

In Enugu-Ezike, the wet season is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is muggy and partly cloudy, and it is warm year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 61°F to 87°F and is rarely below 55°F or above 91°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Enugu-Ezike for warm-weather activities is from early December to mid January.

The temperature in Enugu-Ezike varies so little throughout the year that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss hot and cold seasons.

In Enugu-Ezike, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Enugu-Ezike begins around November 15 and lasts for 3.1 months, ending around February 18.

The clearest month of the year in Enugu-Ezike is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 49% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around February 18 and lasts for 8.9 months, ending around November 15.

The cloudiest month of the year in Enugu-Ezike is May, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 84% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Enugu-Ezike varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.0 months, from April 3 to November 2, with a greater than 39% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Enugu-Ezike is September, with an average of 22.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 5.0 months, from November 2 to April 3. The month with the fewest wet days in Enugu-Ezike is January, with an average of 0.7 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Enugu-Ezike is September, with an average of 22.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 77% on September 11.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Enugu-Ezike experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.2 months, from February 17 to November 25, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Enugu-Ezike is September, with an average rainfall of 8.2 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from November 25 to February 17. The month with the least rain in Enugu-Ezike is January, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

The length of the day in Enugu-Ezike does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 31 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 43 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 32 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:12 AM on May 25, and the latest sunrise is 36 minutes later at 6:48 AM on February 1. The earliest sunset is at 6:08 PM on November 11, and the latest sunset is 42 minutes later at 6:50 PM on July 15.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Enugu-Ezike during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Enugu-Ezike experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 11 months, from January 25 to December 10, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 41% of the time.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Enugu-Ezike is January, with 10.3 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Enugu-Ezike experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.2 months, from February 10 to September 16, with average wind speeds of more than 6.1 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Enugu-Ezike is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.8 months, from September 16 to February 10. The calmest month of the year in Enugu-Ezike is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.5 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Enugu-Ezike varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 9.4 months, from February 4 to November 15, with a peak percentage of 74% on July 29. The wind is most often from the east for 2.6 months, from November 15 to February 4, with a peak percentage of 47% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Enugu-Ezike throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Enugu-Ezike for general outdoor tourist activities is from early December to mid January, with a peak score in the last week of December.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Enugu-Ezike for hot-weather activities is from early November to mid March, with a peak score in the last week of November.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Enugu-Ezike are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 3.0 months, from November 23 to February 25, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Enugu-Ezike is January, with an average of 5.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.0 months, from August 27 to October 28, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.2 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Enugu-Ezike is October, with an average of 4.0 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Enugu-Ezike are 6.983 deg latitude, 7.455 deg longitude, and 1,234 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Enugu-Ezike contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 476 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,221 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,168 feet). Within 50 miles also contains very significant variations in elevation (1,890 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Enugu-Ezike is covered by cropland (37%), trees (35%), and shrubs (28%), within 10 miles by shrubs (37%) and cropland (33%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (43%) and cropland (29%).