Ankpa Weather in August
Ankpa in August
The short of it: Ankpa in August averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 21 °C (70 °F), with 219 mm (8.6 in) of rain and about 12 h 22 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 21° · rain 219 mm · daylight 12 h 22 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: November & January
August in Ankpa brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 21°, with about 219 mm of rain over the month. Ankpa's coldest stretch of the year, 28° by day and 21° by night. Wet spells are common — about 219 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 22 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and January.
Against its neighbours, Ankpa runs cooler than most and drier than most in August. Boju, 29 km to the E, is 1° warmer by day.
August in Ankpa, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 28 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 22 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BojuBenue State | 29 km E | 29° | 22° | 226 mm |
| OtukpaBenue State | 34 km S | 28° | 21° | 222 mm |
| UgbokpoBenue State | 39 km NE | 29° | 22° | 237 mm |
| EteEnugu State | 40 km SSW | 28° | 21° | 219 mm |
| OchoboBenue State | 46 km ESE | 29° | 22° | 230 mm |
| Enugu-EzikeEnugu State | 51 km SSW | 27° | 21° | 221 mm |
| Obolo-Eke (1)Enugu State | 58 km S | 28° | 22° | 231 mm |
| NsukkaEnugu State | 66 km SSW | 27° | 21° | 228 mm |