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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Ikom Nigeria

In Ikom, the wet season is warm, oppressive, and overcast and the dry season is hot, muggy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 67°F to 89°F and is rarely below 63°F or above 92°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Ikom for hot-weather activities is from late November to early February.

Climate in Ikom

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Ikom weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

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

Average High and Low Temperature in Ikom

Average High and Low Temperature in IkomJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 186°FJan 186°FFeb 2089°FFeb 2089°F67°F67°F72°F72°FMar 3087°FMar 3087°FJun 1783°FJun 1783°FOct 2883°FOct 2883°F75°F75°F73°F73°F73°F73°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 87°F88°F88°F87°F85°F83°F82°F82°F82°F83°F85°F86°F
Temp. 77°F79°F80°F80°F79°F78°F76°F76°F77°F77°F78°F76°F
Low 68°F71°F74°F75°F75°F73°F72°F72°F73°F73°F72°F69°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Ikom

Average Hourly Temperature in IkomJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcomfortablecomfortablecomfortablewarmhothotwarmcomfortablecomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Churuquita Grande, Panama (6,094 miles away) and Ungaran, Indonesia (7,076 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Ikom (view comparison).

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In Ikom, 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 Ikom begins around November 22 and lasts for 2.9 months, ending around February 19.

The clearest month of the year in Ikom is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 41% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around February 19 and lasts for 9.1 months, ending around November 22.

The cloudiest month of the year in Ikom is May, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 86% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Ikom

Cloud Cover Categories in IkomclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 2945%Dec 2945%May 1213%May 1213%Nov 2229%Nov 2229%Feb 1930%Feb 1930%NowNowclearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 61%70%80%85%86%81%79%81%84%85%74%59%
Clearer 39%30%20%15%14%19%21%19%16%15%26%41%

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

The wetter season lasts 7.7 months, from March 18 to November 8, with a greater than 46% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Ikom is September, with an average of 26.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.3 months, from November 8 to March 18. The month with the fewest wet days in Ikom is December, with an average of 1.2 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 Ikom is September, with an average of 26.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 90% on September 12.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Ikom

Daily Chance of Precipitation in IkomwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Sep 1290%Sep 1290%Dec 312%Dec 312%Mar 1846%Mar 1846%Nov 846%Nov 846%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 1.2d3.7d13.3d20.4d24.5d24.4d23.8d24.6d26.5d25.3d9.6d1.2d

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. Ikom experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 10 months, from February 2 to December 6, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Ikom is October, with an average rainfall of 11.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 1.9 months, from December 6 to February 2. The month with the least rain in Ikom is December, with an average rainfall of 0.2 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Ikom

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.3″0.9″3.5″6.5″8.8″10.2″9.4″9.6″11.6″11.9″3.5″0.2″

The length of the day in Ikom does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 28 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 47 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 28 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Ikom

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 11.8h11.9h12.1h12.3h12.4h12.5h12.4h12.3h12.1h12.0h11.9h11.8h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:09 AM on May 24, and the latest sunrise is 33 minutes later at 6:42 AM on February 2. The earliest sunset is at 6:05 PM on November 12, and the latest sunset is 39 minutes later at 6:44 PM on July 17.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Ikom during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Ikom

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in IkomJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMay 246:09 AMMay 246:09 AM6:44 PMJul 176:44 PMJul 17Nov 126:05 PMNov 126:05 PM6:42 AMFeb 26:42 AMFeb 2daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Ikom

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in IkomJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070808000001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060607070708090NowNow
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Ikom

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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.

Ikom experiences significant seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 11 months, from February 2 to December 19, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 63% of the time.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Ikom is January, with 17.1 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Ikom

Humidity Comfort Levels in IkommuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 551%Jan 551%100%Jul 21100%Jul 21Dec 1963%Dec 1963%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivehumidhumidcomfortablecomfortablemuggymuggy
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 17.1d21.3d29.4d30.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d28.9d21.0d

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 Ikom experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.6 months, from May 14 to October 3, with average wind speeds of more than 5.6 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Ikom is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 7.4 months, from October 3 to May 14. The calmest month of the year in Ikom is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Ikom

Average Wind Speed in IkomwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mphAug 27.2 mphAug 27.2 mphNov 234.0 mphNov 234.0 mphMay 145.6 mphMay 145.6 mphOct 35.6 mphOct 35.6 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 4.75.15.65.75.66.26.87.06.15.14.14.2

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Ikom varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 4.9 months, from January 30 to June 27 and for 3.7 weeks, from October 31 to November 26, with a peak percentage of 64% on April 14. The wind is most often from the west for 4.1 months, from June 27 to October 31, with a peak percentage of 54% on July 12. The wind is most often from the north for 2.1 months, from November 26 to January 30, with a peak percentage of 47% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Ikom

Wind Direction in IkomNSWSNJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Ikom is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average water temperature experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The time of year with warmer water lasts for 3.6 months, from February 9 to May 29, with an average temperature above 83°F. The month of the year in Ikom with the warmest water is April, with an average temperature of 84°F.

The time of year with cooler water lasts for 2.3 months, from July 16 to September 24, with an average temperature below 80°F. The month of the year in Ikom with the coolest water is August, with an average temperature of 79°F.

Average Water Temperature in Ikom

Average Water Temperature in IkomwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec76°F76°F78°F78°F80°F80°F82°F82°F84°F84°F86°F86°FApr 3084°FApr 3084°F79°FAug 1079°FAug 10Feb 983°FFeb 983°FJul 1680°FJul 1680°FSep 2480°FSep 2480°FNowNow
The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
WaterJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temperature 83°F83°F84°F84°F84°F82°F80°F79°F79°F81°F83°F83°F

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Ikom 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 Ikom for general outdoor tourist activities is from early December to mid January, with a peak score in the last week of December.

Tourism Score in Ikom

Tourism Score in IkomJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810105.65.62.52.53.63.62.72.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Ikom for hot-weather activities is from late November to early February, with a peak score in the third week of December.

Beach/Pool Score in Ikom

Beach/Pool Score in IkomJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.96.93.63.64.44.43.83.8NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Ikom 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.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Ikom

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in IkomJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcomfortablewarmhotcool
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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.

Growing Degree Days in Ikom

Growing Degree Days in IkomJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°FJan 490°FJan 490°FMar 71,800°FMar 71,800°FDec 3110,087°FDec 3110,087°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 2.5 months, from December 11 to February 24, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 4.8 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Ikom is January, with an average of 5.1 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 1.5 months, from September 19 to November 2, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 3.8 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Ikom is October, with an average of 3.6 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Ikom

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in IkombrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhJan 245.1 kWhJan 245.1 kWhOct 173.5 kWhOct 173.5 kWhDec 114.8 kWhDec 114.8 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.14.94.34.13.93.83.94.03.83.64.24.8

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ikom are 5.967 deg latitude, 8.706 deg longitude, and 197 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Ikom contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 571 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 224 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (837 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (4,350 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Ikom is covered by cropland (39%), trees (27%), shrubs (15%), and grassland (14%), within 10 miles by trees (37%) and cropland (28%), and within 50 miles by trees (46%) and cropland (25%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Ikom, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Ikom is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Ikom, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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