Port Harcourt monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Port Harcourt

Port Harcourt average temperature chart (Celsius) Port Harcourt average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Port Harcourt (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 29.8 30.8 30.1 29.6 28.7 27.5 26.4 26.4 27 27.7 28.6 29.2
°F 85.6 87.4 86.1 85.4 83.6 81.5 79.5 79.4 80.6 81.8 83.5 84.5

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Port Harcourt monthly rainfall chart (mm) Port Harcourt monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Port Harcourt (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 36 67 149 200 252 295 359 318 382 288 101 32
inches 1.4 2.6 5.9 7.9 9.9 11.6 14.1 12.5 15.1 11.3 4 1.2
Rainy days 3 5 10 13 16 18 20 20 22 17 7 3

Average annual rainfall in Port Harcourt: 2490.533mm (980.5 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Port Harcourt

Port Harcourt average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Port Harcourt
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 5.1 4.9 4.1 4.6 4.6 3.7 2.6 2.4 2.6 3.5 5 5.4

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Port Harcourt average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Port Harcourt average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Port Harcourt (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 19.6 20.8 21.1 21.2 21 20.6 20.3 20.3 20.3 20.4 20.4 19.6
Max °C 30.1 31.1 30.3 29.9 28.9 27.7 26.6 26.5 27.2 27.9 28.8 29.4
Min °F 67.2 69.4 70 70.1 69.7 69 68.5 68.5 68.5 68.6 68.7 67.3
Max °F 76.6 78.6 78.3 77.9 76.8 75.4 74.1 74.1 74.7 75.4 76.3 76.1

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Port Harcourt average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Port Harcourt average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Port Harcourt in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 28.2 28.7 29.1 29.3 29.2 28.2 26.9 26.4 26.8 27.4 28.2 28.4
°F 82.8 83.7 84.4 84.7 84.6 82.7 80.4 79.4 80.2 81.4 82.7 83.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Port Harcourt average winspeed by month (km/h) Port Harcourt average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Port Harcourt (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 8 8 9 9 8 8 8 9 8 8 7 7
mph 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Port Harcourt relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Port Harcourt
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
77% 77% 80% 82% 85% 85% 86% 86% 85% 86% 85% 80%

Other monthly averages

UV index Best time to go?

Port Harcourt weather stats

Port Harcourt weather statistics
Hottest month: February 30.8°C 87.4°F
Driest month: December 32mm 1.3ins
Sunniest month: December 5.4hrs
Coldest month: July 26.4°C 79.5°F
Wettest month: September 382mm 15ins
Warmest sea: April 29.3°C 84.7°F
Map showing location of Port Harcourt (4.77742, 7.0134) Port Harcourt map pin © Google

Locations nearby