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Best months

January 90%December 90%February 83%

Months to avoid

July 38%August 38%September 39%

Heat Seeker Score

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Use the detailed page for charts, component scores, and weather inputs behind every monthly ranking.

Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures #

Onitsha experiences uncomfortable heat exceeding 86.0F for a significant portion of the year, particularly from January to May and again in October, November and December.
The hottest months are February, March, and April when the maximum temperatures can reach between 93.3F and 100.2F.
Even during the "cooler" months of June, July, August and September, temperatures remain mostly within comfortable levels.
There are no discomfort temperatures for the whole year in Onitsha.

Maximum Temperatures

Minimum Temperatures

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

Onitsha experiences a stark contrast in sun hours throughout the year, with significantly more sunshine in January and December compared to the middle months
Precipitation is minimal at the start and end of the year, increasing during the middle months, with the highest rainfall in September
The city's weather patterns are characterized by distinct dry and wet seasons.

Sunny Weather

Period	Onitsha
Jan	7.6 hours/day
Feb	5.6 hours/day
Mar	2.0 hours/day
Apr	1.6 hours/day
May	0.8 hours/day
Jun	0.2 hours/day
Jul	0.1 hours/day
Aug	0.2 hours/day
Sep	0.1 hours/day
Oct	0.4 hours/day
Nov	2.8 hours/day
Dec	7.0 hours/day
Average	2.4 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Humidity

Daylight Hours #

In Onitsha, the sunrise times vary by about 31 minutes throughout the year, with the earliest sunrise occurring in May and the latest in February
Sunset times also fluctuate, with the earliest in November and the latest in July, showing a difference of 38 minutes
The day length ranges from 11 hours and 46 minutes in December to 12 hours and 28 minutes in June, indicating minimal seasonal variation in daylight.

Sunrise Time

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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