Onitsha Weather in August
Onitsha in August
The short of it: Onitsha in August averages a high of 29 °C (84 °F) and a low of 23 °C (73 °F), with 252 mm (9.9 in) of rain and about 12 h 19 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 29° · low 23° · rain 252 mm · daylight 12 h 19 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & January
August in Onitsha brings afternoons near 29° and nights around 23°, with about 252 mm of rain over the month. Onitsha's coldest stretch of the year, 29° by day and 23° by night. Wet spells are common — about 252 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 19 min in mid-August.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates August 2 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and January.
Against its neighbours, Onitsha runs warmer than most and drier than most in August. Nkpor, 5 km to the E, sees much the same highs.
August in Onitsha, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus July
- about the same, 3.0 mm less rain
- Versus September
- 1° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 19 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NkporAnambra | 5 km E | 29° | 23° | 252 mm |
| AsabaDelta | 8 km NW | 29° | 23° | 248 mm |
| AtaniAnambra | 16 km SSW | 29° | 23° | 267 mm |
| NnewiAnambra | 21 km SE | 28° | 22° | 258 mm |
| OzubuluAnambra | 23 km SSE | 29° | 22° | 271 mm |
| Enugu-UkwuAnambra | 24 km E | 29° | 22° | 231 mm |
| Uruobo-OkijaAnambra | 28 km SSE | 28° | 22° | 276 mm |
| Ogwashi-UkuDelta | 29 km W | 28° | 22° | 243 mm |