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Uyo weather & best time to visit

City break

Uyo at a glance

Best time
Dec – Jan
Warmest month
Feb · 35°
Sunshine a year
1,610 h
Rain a year
2,892 mm
Climate
Tropical
Time zone
UTC+1
Elevation
45 m

Climate in Uyo

Uyo has a tropical climate: it is warm all year round, and the seasons differ mainly in how much rain falls. February is the warmest month with average highs of 35 °C, while August is the coolest at 29 °C. With around 1,610 hours of sunshine a year, Uyo is moderately sunny; January is the sunniest month with 6.4 hours a day.

Holiday weather through the year

Best time to visit

Best time to visit Uyo

The best time to visit Uyo is from December to January. From January to April it can get very hot, with highs of up to 35 °C. The rainy season is from May to October; the wettest month is September with 413 mm.

Uyo through the seasons

How the weather changes over the seasons, with averages for each.

Uyo in the dry season

Nov – Apr

26

Poor

  • 32–35 °C by day
  • 5.4 h of sun a day
  • 112 rainy days in all

Uyo in the rainy season

May – Oct

31

Poor

  • 29–32 °C by day
  • 3.4 h of sun a day
  • 178 rainy days in all

Which month for what?

Beach & swimming

No sea nearby

Sea from 21 °C, warm and mostly dry

Sightseeing & hiking

No month

15–28 °C and not too much rain

Peak heat

Jan – Apr

Highs of 33 °C or more

Rainy months

May – Oct

Rainy season or more than 12 rainy days

Find your perfect month

Tell us what you like and we rate every month in Uyo for you.

Sunshine
Little rain

Your best months: July – September

Based on the climate averages; tap a month to see its details.

Your holiday weather, at a glance

Weather in October

Weather in October

27

Holiday weather in October

Poor

Best time to visit: December – January

Keep in mindFrequent rain

A typical day in October

  1. Morning, 08:00: about 26°
  2. Midday, 13:00: about 31°
  3. Afternoon, 16:00: about 30°
  4. Evening, 20:00: about 27°
  5. Night, 23:00: about 26°

06:1318:14

Warm enough for a T-shirt in the evening.

Estimated from the average high and low: coolest around sunrise, warmest in mid-afternoon.

Light for photos in October

Golden hour
Morning 06:01–06:41 · evening 17:47–18:27
Blue hour
Morning 05:52–06:01 · evening 18:27–18:35

Golden hour: the sun between 4° below and 6° above the horizon; blue hour: 6° to 4° below it. Times for the 15th of the month; mountains and clouds shift the light.

October in Uyo compared with home

Home:

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Early or late October?

In October, daytime highs rise from about 30° at the start of the month to 31° at the end.

Early or late October?
October1 Oct31 Oct
Daytime high30°31°
Night-time low23°24°
Daylight12.1 h12.0 h

What is the weather like in Uyo in October?

In October, Uyo is hot: daytime highs average 31 °C, and even at night it stays warm at around 23 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 3.4 hours a day. It is the rainy season: rain falls on about 31 days, totalling 378 mm. On about 23 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more. The air is often humid and muggy. All in all, October is not an ideal month for a holiday in Uyo.

More details for October

Daylight
12 h 1 min06:13 – 18:14
UV index
13 · extremeclear sky, noon (estimate)All months
Muggy days
31 daysdew point 18 °C or moreAll months
Wind
8 km/haverage daily peakAll months
Cloud cover
91 %on averageAll months
Hot days
23 days30 °C or moreAll months
Time zone
UTC+1offset from UTC

How the score comes together

  • Temperatureweight 50 %51 %
  • Sunshineweight 20 %7 %
  • Few rainy daysweight 30 %0 %

Each factor is rated from 0 to 100 % and weighted for the travel style “City break”.

What to pack in October

  • Sunscreen
  • Sunglasses & sun hat
  • Light, breathable clothes
  • Water bottle – drink plenty
  • Insect repellent
  • Rain jacket or umbrella

Compare two months in Uyo

Pick two months to see how the weather differs. A tick marks the clearly better value; for temperatures it depends on your plans.

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January has the better holiday weather in Uyo: score 39 against 27. In January, days are 3 °C warmer than in October. January has 22 fewer rainy days. The sun shines 3 hours longer a day in January.

October vs January, Uyo
MonthOctoberJanuary
Holiday weather score2739better
Daytime high31°34°
Night-time low23°23°
Sunshine3.4 h6.4 hbetter
Rainy days319better
Rainfall378 mm31 mmbetter
Muggy days3129better

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Uyo month by month

The typical weather for every month at a glance.

39January34° · 6.4 h

In January, Uyo is very hot: daytime highs average 34 °C, and even at night it stays warm at around 23 °C. Expect around 6.4 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 9 rainy days and 31 mm in total. The thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more every day. The air is often humid and muggy. All in all, January is not an ideal month for a holiday in Uyo – and yet one of the best months here.

Uyo in January
21February35° · 6.0 h

In February, Uyo is very hot: daytime highs average 35 °C, and even at night it stays warm at around 24 °C. Expect around 6.0 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 13 rainy days and 57 mm in total. The thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more every day. The air is often humid and muggy. All in all, February is not an ideal month for a holiday in Uyo.

Uyo in February
14March34° · 4.9 h

In March, Uyo is very hot: daytime highs average 34 °C, and even at night it stays warm at around 25 °C. Expect around 4.9 hours of sunshine a day. It rains often – on about 26 days, adding up to 159 mm. On about 30 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more. The air is often humid and muggy. All in all, March is not an ideal month for a holiday in Uyo.

Uyo in March
17April33° · 4.3 h

In April, Uyo is very hot: daytime highs average 33 °C, and even at night it stays warm at around 24 °C. Expect around 4.3 hours of sunshine a day. It rains often – on about 27 days, adding up to 242 mm. On about 28 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more. The air is often humid and muggy. All in all, April is not an ideal month for a holiday in Uyo.

Uyo in April
21May32° · 4.0 h

In May, Uyo is hot: daytime highs average 32 °C, and even at night it stays warm at around 24 °C. Expect around 4.0 hours of sunshine a day. It is the rainy season: rain falls on about 29 days, totalling 303 mm. On about 28 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more. The air is often humid and muggy. All in all, May is not an ideal month for a holiday in Uyo.

Uyo in May
29June31° · 3.5 h

In June, Uyo is hot: daytime highs average 31 °C, and even at night it stays warm at around 24 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 3.5 hours a day. It is the rainy season: rain falls on about 29 days, totalling 374 mm. On about 21 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more. The air is often humid and muggy. All in all, June is not an ideal month for a holiday in Uyo.

Uyo in June
36July29° · 3.3 h

In July, Uyo is hot: daytime highs average 29 °C, and even at night it stays warm at around 23 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 3.3 hours a day. It is the rainy season: rain falls on about 30 days, totalling 389 mm. On about 12 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more. The air is often humid and muggy. All in all, July is not an ideal month for a holiday in Uyo.

Uyo in July
38August29° · 3.3 h

In August, Uyo is hot: daytime highs average 29 °C, and even at night it stays warm at around 23 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 3.3 hours a day. It is the rainy season: rain falls on about 30 days, totalling 335 mm. On about 10 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more. The air is often humid and muggy. All in all, August is not an ideal month for a holiday in Uyo.

Uyo in August
32September30° · 3.1 h

In September, Uyo is hot: daytime highs average 30 °C, and even at night it stays warm at around 23 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 3.1 hours a day. It is the rainy season: rain falls on about 30 days, totalling 413 mm. On about 15 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more. The air is often humid and muggy. All in all, September is not an ideal month for a holiday in Uyo.

Uyo in September
27October31° · 3.4 h

In October, Uyo is hot: daytime highs average 31 °C, and even at night it stays warm at around 23 °C. The sun is scarce, with only about 3.4 hours a day. It is the rainy season: rain falls on about 31 days, totalling 378 mm. On about 23 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more. The air is often humid and muggy. All in all, October is not an ideal month for a holiday in Uyo.

Uyo in October
25November32° · 4.8 h

In November, Uyo is hot: daytime highs average 32 °C, and even at night it stays warm at around 24 °C. Expect around 4.8 hours of sunshine a day. It rains often – on about 25 days, adding up to 171 mm. On about 27 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more. The air is often humid and muggy. All in all, November is not an ideal month for a holiday in Uyo.

Uyo in November
38December33° · 6.0 h

In December, Uyo is hot: daytime highs average 33 °C, and even at night it stays warm at around 23 °C. Expect around 6.0 hours of sunshine a day. Rain is frequent, with about 11 rainy days and 39 mm in total. On about 30 days the thermometer climbs to 30 °C or more. The air is often humid and muggy. All in all, December is not an ideal month for a holiday in Uyo – and yet one of the best months here.

Uyo in December

Climate in detail

Year & climate table

Climate through the year

Long-term monthly averages. Tap a month to see its details.

Best time to visit

Nights and sleep in Uyo

How warm the nights get in each month, from the mean night-time low. Tap a month for details.

  • Warm 20–24°
  • Hot 24° and more
  • muggy month (15+ muggy days)

WarmOctober: nights around 23°. Tropical nights: a fan or air conditioning helps. Muggy on about 31 days (dew point 18 °C or more).

The coolest nights are in January (23°), the warmest in March (25°). Nights stay tropical all year (20 °C and more), so a room with air conditioning or at least a fan pays off. It is muggy (dew point 18 °C or more) all year, on about 363 days a year.

Temperatures through the year

Average daytime high, night-time low and sea temperature per month.

OctoberDay 31°Night 23°
DayNight
MonthScoreDayNightSunRain daysRain mm
JanuaryJan3934°23°6.4 h931
FebruaryFeb2135°24°6.0 h1357
MarchMar1434°25°4.9 h26159
AprilApr1733°24°4.3 h27242
MayMay2132°24°4.0 h29303
JuneJun2931°24°3.5 h29374
JulyJul3629°23°3.3 h30389
AugustAug3829°23°3.3 h30335
SeptemberSep3230°23°3.1 h30413
OctoberOct2731°23°3.4 h31378
NovemberNov2532°24°4.8 h25171
DecemberDec3833°23°6.0 h1139

Climate averages 1996–2025 (sunshine partly WMO station normals 1991–2020), not a forecast. Data: Copernicus ERA5 / ERA5-Land via Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0), NOAA OISST, WMO 1991–2020 (NOAA NCEI), GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sources & licences

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Sunshine
Sunshine

Sunshine hours in Uyo

Average hours of bright sunshine per day, next to the length of the day. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
1,610 hours
Sunniest month
Jan · 6.4 h a day
Least sunshine
Sep · 3.1 h a day
OctoberSunshine 3.4 hDaylight 12.0 hShare of daylight 28 %
SunshineDaylight

In October, the sun shines for about 3.4 of 12.0 hours of daylight in Uyo, 28 % of the daylight hours.

Sunshine hours: estimated from radiation data (ERA5, 1996–2025) and calibrated against measured station values; no weather station is close enough here. Daylight is the time from sunrise to sunset on the 15th of the month.

Rain
Rain

Rain in Uyo: rainy days and rainfall

A rainy day is a day with at least 1 mm of rain or snow; the amount is what falls in the whole month. Tap a month to select it.

Per year
2,892 mm on 289 days
Wettest month
Sep · 413 mm
Driest month
Jan · 31 mm
OctoberRainy days 31Rainfall 378 mm

In October, Uyo has about 31 rainy days with 378 mm of rain in total.

UV index
Sun protection

UV index in Uyo

How strong the sun is at noon, month by month, and how quickly unprotected skin burns.

Clear-sky UV in October
13 · extremeAvoid the midday sun; SPF 50+, covering clothes, hat and sunglasses.

The sun is strongest in September (UV 14).

Minutes until sunburn in October

Very fair skin
about 10 min
Fair skin
about 15 min
Light brown skin
about 20 min
Olive skin
about 25 min

Rough guide for unprotected skin at noon under a clear sky; clouds lengthen the time, water, sand and snow shorten it. Sunscreen extends the time only partly.

Monthly values: clear-sky noon estimate from the sun's angle, ozone and altitude. UV today: Open-Meteo forecast.

Wind & clouds
Wind & clouds

Wind and clouds in Uyo

How breezy and how cloudy Uyo is through the year. Tap a month to select it on the whole page.

Wind

Typical daily peak of the wind in km/h: what the afternoon breeze usually reaches, not the gusts.

Year average
9 km/h · light breeze or less
Windiest month
Feb · 12 km/h
Calmest month
Oct · 8 km/h
OctoberWind 8 km/hBeaufort 2

In October, the wind in Uyo typically peaks at 8 km/h during the day: Beaufort 2, light breeze or less.

Clouds

Average share of the sky covered by cloud, day and night.

Year average
82 % · mostly overcast
Clearest month
Dec · 58 %
Cloudiest month
Sep · 92 %
OctoberCloud cover 91 %Sunshine 3.4 h

In October, cloud covers on average 91 % of the sky over Uyo: mostly overcast, with about 3.4 hours of sunshine a day.

Wind: mean daily maximum of the hourly wind 10 m above ground (ERA5, 1996–2025). Gusts are stronger, and the model grid of about 28 km smooths out local effects such as capes and valley winds. Clouds: mean total cloud cover of all layers over day and night (ERA5, 1996–2025). Thin high cloud counts as cover even when the sun still shines through.

Heat & humidity
Heat & humidity

Heat and humidity in Uyo

How often the day gets hot in Uyo (30 °C and more), and in which months heat and humidity come together. Tap a month to select it.

Hot days a year
283 days
Hottest month
Feb · 35 °C
Hot months
Sep – Jun

Heat calendar

  • pleasant
  • some hot or muggy days
  • often muggy
  • often hot
  • hot and muggy
OctoberHot days (30 °C+) 23Daytime high 31 °C

In October, Uyo has about 23 hot days, with an average daytime high of 31 °C: hot and muggy. Plan outdoor activities for the morning and evening, drink a lot and take breaks in the cool.

Hot days reach at least 30 °C; a month counts as muggy when the mean dew point reaches 18 °C on at least 15 days. Averages from ERA5 and ERA5-Land, 1996–2025. Muggy nights through the year

Planning a trip to Uyo

Weather for your travel dates

Pick your arrival and length of stay, and we sum up the weather to expect.

Uyo in the school holidays

How the weather suits the usual holiday periods. Dates vary by school and region, so each holiday uses the months it usually falls in.

Uyo has its best school-holiday weather during the Christmas holidays (score 39) and its weakest during the Easter holidays (score 16).

  • Easter holidays

    Mar – Apr

    16

    Poor

    • 33 °C by day
    • 4.5 h of sun a day
    • 27 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Peak heat

  • May half-term

    May – Jun

    23

    Poor

    • 32 °C by day
    • 3.9 h of sun a day
    • 29 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Frequent rain

  • Summer holidays

    Jul – Aug

    37

    Poor

    • 29 °C by day
    • 3.3 h of sun a day
    • 30 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Frequent rain

  • October half-term

    Oct

    27

    Poor

    • 31 °C by day
    • 3.4 h of sun a day
    • 31 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Frequent rain

  • Christmas holidays

    Dec – Jan

    39

    PoorBest holidays

    • 33 °C by day
    • 6.2 h of sun a day
    • 10 rainy days a month

    Keep in mind: Peak heat

Based on the climate averages 1996–2025.

Getting there

Flying from

Nonstop flight
about 6 h 45 min
Distance
5,220 km
Time zone
UTC+1
Jet lag
Hardly any (under 3 h)

Estimated from the straight-line distance: 30 minutes for take-off and landing plus 830 km/h cruising speed.

Good to know: Nigeria

Currency
Nigerian Naira (NGN)
Language
English
Sockets
Type G, M · 230 V
Traffic
Drives on the right
Dialling code
+234
Emergency number
112

UK plugs fit

Sources: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0). Please check details before you travel.

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Uyo vs Calabar

In October the holiday weather in Uyo and Calabar is about equally good (score 27 vs 29). During the day it is about as warm in Calabar as in Uyo.

Uyo vs Calabar, in October
in OctoberUyoCalabar
Holiday weather score2729
Daytime high31°31°
Sunshine3 h3 h
Rainy days3131
Best timeDec – JanDec – Jan

Through the year

OctoberUyo 31°Calabar 31°
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Nigeria in October: the best places

In October, Uyo ranks 20 of 24 destinations in this country.

  1. Badagry30°28°72
  2. 2Jos29°68
  3. 3Zaria32°52
  4. 4Kano35°51
  5. 5Maiduguri35°50
  6. 6Sokoto37°47
  7. 7Bauchi33°46
  8. 8Gombe33°46
  9. 20UyoThis page31°27
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Frequently asked questions about Uyo

When is the best time to visit Uyo?

The best time to visit Uyo is from December to January. That is when the holiday weather score, which combines temperature, sea, sunshine and rain, is highest.

What is the warmest month in Uyo?

February is the warmest month, with average highs of 35 °C and nights around 24 °C. August is the coolest month at 29 °C.

When does it rain most in Uyo?

The rainy season is from May to October; the wettest month is September with 413 mm. The driest month is January with 31 mm.

How many hours of sunshine does Uyo get?

Uyo gets around 1,610 hours of sunshine a year. The sunniest month is January with 6.4 hours a day; in September there are 3.1 hours a day.

What time zone is Uyo in?

Uyo is on UTC+1 all year.

How long is the flight from London to Uyo?

A nonstop flight from London to Uyo takes about 6 h 45 min, for a straight-line distance of about 5,220 km.

Which school holidays are best for Uyo?

Uyo has its best school-holiday weather during the Christmas holidays (score 39) and its weakest during the Easter holidays (score 16). Holiday ratings (0–100): Easter holidays 16, May half-term 23, summer holidays 37, October half-term 27, Christmas holidays 39.