Besttimetovisit.com.pkClimate of Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt has a tropical monsoon climate. You have high temperatures and a lot of rainfall throughout the year. The average annual temperature for Port Harcourt is 30° degrees and there is about 1714 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 47 days a year with an average humidity of 82% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 27°C and 32°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 22°C and 24°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 27°C and 30°C
- Rain: it rains 313 days and there is a total of approximately 1713 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2575 sun hours
| Maximum temperature: | between 27°C and 32°C |
| Warmest month: | 32°C in January |
| Coldest month: | 27°C in July |
| Night temperature: | between 22°C and 24°C |
| Sea temperature: | between 27°C and 30°C |
| Dry days: | 52 days |
| Days with rain: | 313 days |
| Days with snow: | 0 days |
| Total rain sum: | 1713 mm |
| Hours of sunshine: | 2575 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Port Harcourt.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Port Harcourt.
Climate table of Port Harcourt
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Port Harcourt. 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 Port Harcourt might be like in a given month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Water temp. (°C) | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 71 | 93 | 129 | 109 | 136 | 150 | 165 | 205 | 223 | 217 | 169 | 46 |
| Days with rain | 16 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 18 |
| Dry days | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| UV-index | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Best time to visit Port Harcourt
The best time to visit Port Harcourt in Nigeria is from January and February and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Port Harcourt is 32°C in January and the lowest is 27°C in July. The highest water temperature is 30°C and it does not get colder than 27°C.
Climate of Port Harcourt by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Port Harcourt? 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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