Calabar weather by month & the best time to visit
🇳🇬 Nigeria · coastal city break · tropical monsoon climate
The best time to visit Calabar is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 83/100), with January and February close behind. Calabar averages about 1,495 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 21 mm of rain in December.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,495
- Sunniest month
- December
- Peak score
- 83/100
- Rain / year
- 2,930 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 32°C / 90°F
- Population
- 540k
- Elevation
- 60 m
When is the best time to visit Calabar?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Calabar is December, then January and February. The dullest month is March (60/100, 147 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Calabar?
Calabar isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,495 hours of sunshine a year. December (83/100) is noticeably better than March (60). It ranks #23 of 23 destinations in Nigeria for annual sunshine, below the national median of 2,273 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 47% of the annual 2,930 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 81 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 35 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| February | 73 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 79 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| March | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 147 mm | 8 | 32° / 90°F |
| April | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 198 mm | 8 | 32° / 90°F |
| May | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 233 mm | 8 | 32° / 90°F |
| June | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 371 mm | 7 | 31° / 88°F |
| July | 60 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 425 mm | 6 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 60 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 486 mm | 6 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 60 | 27° / 81°F | 23° / 73°F | 459 mm | 7 | 29° / 84°F |
| October | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 319 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| November | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 157 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
| December | 83 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 21 mm | 8 | 31° / 88°F |
Sea temperature in Calabar by month
The sea off Calabar is warmest in March at around 32°C / 90°F, and coolest in August at 28°C / 82°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly all year round. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Owerri Nigeria · 136 km · best in Dec · 1,819 h sun/yr
- Malabo Equatorial Guinea · 142 km · best in Dec · 1,221 h sun/yr
- Port Harcourt Nigeria · 155 km · best in Jan · 1,725 h sun/yr
- Douala Cameroon · 186 km · best in Jan · 1,549 h sun/yr
- Enugu Nigeria · 188 km · best in Jan · 1,992 h sun/yr
- Yaoundé Cameroon · 382 km · best in Jan · 1,748 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Uyo Nigeria · 30 km · 1,496 h sun/yr · best in Dec
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