Climate of Calabar
Calabar has a tropical monsoon climate. You have high temperatures and a lot of rainfall throughout the year. The average annual temperature for Calabar is 32° degrees and there is about 1431 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 63 days a year with an average humidity of 80% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 28°C and 35°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 23°C and 25°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 27°C and 30°C
- Rain: it rains 284 days and there is a total of approximately 1432 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2659 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 28°C and 35°C |
Warmest month: | 35°C in January |
Coldest month: | 28°C in August |
Night temperature: | between 23°C and 25°C |
Sea temperature: | between 27°C and 30°C |
Dry days: | 81 days |
Days with rain: | 284 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 1432 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 2659 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Calabar.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Calabar.
Climate table of Calabar
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Calabar. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Calabar might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 35 |
Night temp. (°C) | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Water temp. (°C) | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 63 | 88 | 70 | 106 | 149 | 189 | 231 | 207 | 173 | 96 | 20 |
Days with rain | 15 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 13 |
Dry days | 16 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
UV-index | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Best time to visit Calabar
The best time to visit Calabar in Nigeria is from February through May and November. In this period you have a hot temperature and sometimes precipitation. The highest average temperature in Calabar is 35°C in January and the lowest is 28°C in August. The highest water temperature is 30°C and it does not get colder than 27°C.
Climate of Calabar by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Calabar? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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