Owerri weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Owerri is December — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 87/100), with January and February close behind. Owerri averages about 1,819 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 13 mm of rain in December.

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Sun hours / year

1,819

Sunniest month

December

Peak score

87/100

Rain / year

1,790 mm

Midday UV at peak

9 (very high)

Population

545k

Elevation

114 m

When is the best time to visit Owerri?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Owerri is December, then January and February. The dullest month is May (62/100, 175 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Owerri?

Owerri gets a moderate 1,819 hours of sunshine a year. December (87/100) is noticeably better than May (62). It ranks #18 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 September, carries about 44% of the annual 1,790 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Port Harcourt Nigeria · 54 km · best in Jan · 1,725 h sun/yr
• Enugu Nigeria · 123 km · best in Jan · 1,992 h sun/yr
• Malabo Equatorial Guinea · 250 km · best in Dec · 1,221 h sun/yr
• Douala Cameroon · 320 km · best in Jan · 1,549 h sun/yr
• Abuja Nigeria · 398 km · best in Nov · 2,524 h sun/yr
• Lagos Nigeria · 448 km · best in Jan · 1,868 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Asaba Nigeria · 105 km · 1,855 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Uyo Nigeria · 116 km · 1,496 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Calabar Nigeria · 136 km · 1,495 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Warri Nigeria · 155 km · 1,621 h sun/yr · best in Jan

Head-to-head

How Owerri compares month by month: Owerri vs Abuja · Owerri vs Port Harcourt · Owerri vs Douala · Owerri vs Enugu · all comparisons