Enugu gets 187 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.
Enugu, Nigeria is a 1.1M-resident city with 187 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 36.7 µg/m³. A city in Nigeria.
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Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.
| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temperature | |||||||||||||
| Daily high°C | 35 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 33 |
| Daily mean°C | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
| Daily low°C | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
| Thermal comfort | |||||||||||||
| High feelsDaily high feels-like°C | 40 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 38 |
| Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C | 33 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 32 |
| Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
| Humidity | |||||||||||||
| HumidityRelative humidity% | 35 | 36 | 63 | 69 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 79 | 62 | 43 | 66 |
| Dewpoint°C | 13.0 | 16.9 | 22.8 | 23.1 | 23.7 | 23.3 | 22.9 | 22.7 | 23.3 | 23.1 | 21.9 | 16.0 | 21.0 |
| Precipitation | |||||||||||||
| Rainfallmm | 5 | 3 | 49 | 96 | 196 | 221 | 301 | 227 | 228 | 190 | 3 | 1 | 1520 |
| Rain days≥1mm | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 178 |
| Wind | |||||||||||||
| Wind avgm/s | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Wind gustsm/s | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
| Sun & UV | |||||||||||||
| Sunshinehrs/day | 10.0 | 10.1 | 9.1 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 10.0 | 8.5 |
| Clear skyindex | 49% | 60% | 40% | 33% | 29% | 25% | 23% | 21% | 21% | 23% | 45% | 58% | 36% |
| UV indexmax avg | 8.2 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.4 |
Outdoor activities in Enugu are challenging most of the year. 5 months of the year are the toughest stretch. Dinner outside works 6/12 months, while even walking manages 2/12 months.
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Air Quality
Enugu reports an annual PM2.5 of 36.7 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
Enugu reports an annual PM2.5 of 36.7 µg/m³. That's above the EU annual limit of 25 µg/m³ — long-term exposure here carries documented health trade-offs.
PM2.5 annual average of 36.7 µg/m³ exceeds the WHO interim target of 15 µg/m³. The WHO guideline value is 5 µg/m³.
Data sources: WHO (air quality), OECD (safety).
Why not Enugu? Honestly, air quality is a genuine health trade-off — Enugu's annual PM2.5 of 36.7 µg/m³ exceeds the EU limit and WHO standards by a wide margin, with respiratory impacts documented at these levels.
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