Warri weather by month & the best time to visit
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The best time to visit Warri is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 85/100), with December and February close behind. Warri averages about 1,621 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 17 mm of rain in January.
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- Sun hours / year
- 1,621
- Sunniest month
- January
- Peak score
- 85/100
- Rain / year
- 1,862 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Population
- 1.8M
- Elevation
- 7 m

When is the best time to visit Warri?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Warri is January, then December and February. The dullest month is May (60/100, 196 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Warri?
Warri isn't a sunny place by world standards: about 1,621 hours of sunshine a year. January (85/100) is noticeably better than May (60). It ranks #21 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 41% of the annual 1,862 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 85 | 30° / 86°F | 21° / 70°F | 17 mm | 7 |
| February | 81 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 39 mm | 7 |
| March | 71 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 92 mm | 8 |
| April | 62 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 144 mm | 8 |
| May | 60 | 29° / 84°F | 24° / 75°F | 196 mm | 8 |
| June | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 261 mm | 7 |
| July | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 245 mm | 6 |
| August | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 208 mm | 7 |
| September | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 22° / 72°F | 307 mm | 7 |
| October | 60 | 28° / 82°F | 23° / 73°F | 230 mm | 8 |
| November | 70 | 29° / 84°F | 23° / 73°F | 98 mm | 8 |
| December | 83 | 30° / 86°F | 22° / 72°F | 25 mm | 7 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Port Harcourt Nigeria · 141 km · best in Jan · 1,725 h sun/yr
- Owerri Nigeria · 155 km · best in Dec · 1,819 h sun/yr
- Enugu Nigeria · 216 km · best in Jan · 1,992 h sun/yr
- Lagos Nigeria · 297 km · best in Jan · 1,868 h sun/yr
- Malabo Equatorial Guinea · 380 km · best in Dec · 1,221 h sun/yr
- Cotonou Benin · 389 km · best in Jan · 1,921 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Benin City Nigeria · 84 km · 1,744 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Asaba Nigeria · 115 km · 1,855 h sun/yr · best in Jan
- Akure Nigeria · 192 km · 2,006 h sun/yr · best in Jan
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