Weather in Abia

Calculated from weather data of Sam Mbakwe International Airport (DNIM) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	33.3	34.7	33.0	32.5	30.8	32.0
February	33.5	35.2	33.0	32.5	26.8	28.0
March	33.6	34.6	25.0	27.0	30.3	32.0
April	30.3		31.1	29.0	29.1	30.0
May	30.6		32.1	27.8	25.6
June	30.1		30.3	30.0		28.3
July	29.1		29.6		26.3	27.5
August	28.2		28.8	25.0	27.5
September	28.0		29.1	28.0	27.8	25.0
October	29.7		30.8	28.5	29.1
November	30.7		32.0	32.5	29.6	29.0
December	31.5		33.6	23.0	32.7	29.3
Average	30.1	34.8	30.9	30.4	29.4	29.4

5th highest temperature of Nigeria

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	25.3	23	30	26	30	32
February	25.9	24	29	28	27	28
March	26.4	26	25	27	30	32
April	27.1		26	28	29	30
May	25.5		25	27	26
June	24.7		24	30		27
July	25.0		25		26	27
August	24.9		25	25	25
September	25.3		25	28	26	25
October	24.8		25	29	25
November	25.1		25	32	24	29
December	23.6		22	21	25	28
Average	25.7	24.2	24.5	26.7	25.4	28.8

15th lowest temperature of Nigeria

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	85	156	47	66	12
25 °C or warmer	90	253	67	122	22
20 °C or warmer	90	263	74	146	29
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	0.2	0	0	0	0	0
February	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
March	0.4	0	0	0	0	0
April	0.0		0	0	0	0
May	2.5		3	0	0
June	3.2		3	0		0
July	2.9		3		0	0
August	4.5		4	0	7
September	5.5		5	0	8	0
October	0.3		0	0	1
November	1.0		1	0	1	0
December	0.0		0	0	0	0
Average	0.7	0.3	2.0		2.0

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	10.5	9	16	14	10	13
February	6.0	6	2	6	7	0
March	4.5	4	0	0	16	9
April	9.9		10	15	6	13
May	10.7		11	5	4
June	8.4		8	22		12
July	6.2		6		10	8
August	5.1		5	17	4
September	7.4		6	13	10	0
October	5.5		5	5	7
November	4.1		3	8	6	9
December	9.7		9	8	13	5
Average	8.2	6.4	6.9	11.2	8.5	8.3

8th highest wind speed of Nigeria

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
February	NE	SW	N	NE	N
March	SW	N	N	SW	NE
April		SW	SW	SE	SW
May		SW	SW	SW
June		SW	SW		SW
July		SW		SW	W
August		SW	S	W
September		SW	SW	SW	N
October		S	E	SW
November		SW	S	SW	SW
December		NE	NE	NE	SW

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Abia weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Abia?

The warmest month is March with an average temperature of 34 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Abia?

The coldest month is September with an average daytime temperature of 28 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Abia?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in September with a probability of around 5.6 %.

Which month is the driest in Abia?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in February. The probability is about 0.0 %.