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Weather in Calabar

Cross River State · 540,000 inhabitants · Wednesday, October 28 · updated 18:23

Air: Poor High storm risk · Today, Tomorrow, Fri

30°

Mainly clear

Feels like 41°C

Wind

4 km/h

Gusts

4 km/h

Humidity

70 %

Pressure

1013 hPa

Clouds

29 %

Storm

Rise 06:11 Set 18:09 Day 11 h 57 min UV 5 · Moderate

Detailed forecast

Trend

Evening

Rain showers

27°24°

Feels like 38°

Wind ↑ SW 4 km/h

Humidity 89 %

💧 4.3 mm

⚡ storm

19:00

27°

4.2mm

SW 2

22:00

24°

0.1mm

SSW 4

Weather charts for Calabar · 7 days

Temperatures over 7 days

≈ Temperatures close to seasonal normals

Highs Lows Seasonal normal (1991-2020 average)

Hourly detail

Temperature (°C) Precipitation (mm) Wind (km/h)

Climate of Calabar

Of the 227 cities of 20,000+ inhabitants SkiesAtlas covers in Nigeria, Calabar has the third highest yearly rainfall.

About 3,430 mm of rain falls in a typical year, more than in 99% of the 28,403 cities of 20,000+ inhabitants on SkiesAtlas.

Temperatures barely change over the year: average highs stay between 28 °C (August) and 32 °C (February). The coolest nights come in August, at 23 °C on average.

This week’s forecast highs average 30 °C, 1 °C above the October normal (29 °C).

Monthly averages, 1991–2020
Month	Avg high	Avg low	Rain
Jan	32 °C	24 °C	53 mm
Feb	32 °C	25 °C	86 mm
Mar	32 °C	25 °C	203 mm
Apr	31 °C	24 °C	290 mm
May	30 °C	24 °C	353 mm
Jun	29 °C	23 °C	428 mm
Jul	28 °C	23 °C	468 mm
Aug	28 °C	23 °C	436 mm
Sep	28 °C	23 °C	440 mm
Oct	29 °C	23 °C	403 mm
Nov	30 °C	24 °C	208 mm
Dec	31 °C	24 °C	64 mm
Year	30 °C	24 °C	3,430 mm

Climate normals: ERA5 reanalysis 1991–2020 (Copernicus/ECMWF), computed by SkiesAtlas for 4.96° N, 8.33° E. ERA5 averages over a 0.25° grid (about 25 km): hills, a coastline or the heat of the city itself can shift local values by a degree or two.

Air quality & pollen in Calabar

4/6

Poor

European Air Quality Index (EAQI) · CAMS source

PM2.525µg/m³

PM1026µg/m³

CAMS data (Copernicus) · air quality and pollen refreshed several times a day.

Rain in Calabar: live radar and next-hour forecast

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Moon calendar for Calabar

Waning gibbous

93 % illuminated · 17.3 days

Rise 06:10 Set 19:11

Thu 29/10 87%

Fri 30/10 79%

Sat 31/10 69%

Sun 1/11 59%

Mon 2/11 49% Last quarter

Tue 3/11 38%

Wed 4/11 28%

Thu 5/11 19%

Fri 6/11 12%

Sat 7/11 6%

Sun 8/11 2%

Mon 9/11 0%

Rise and set in local time (Africa/Lagos) · phases and illumination computed by SkiesAtlas (synodic model).

Weather history for Calabar

What was the weather in Calabar on a past date? Pick a day — ERA5 reanalysis data (ECMWF / Copernicus C3S), available up to one week ago.

The weather in Calabar

Find the full weather for Calabar, Cross River State: current conditions, forecast by time of day (morning, afternoon, evening) and a 7-day trend. Right now the sky is “mainly clear” with 30 °C (feels like 41 °C) and wind at 4 km/h.

Today, temperatures range from 24 °C to 30 °C, with about 4 mm of rain, with a storm risk to watch. Forecast computed by our multi-model engine SkiesAtlas (ECMWF-AIFS, NOAA GFS, DWD ICON): cloud cover calibrated on METAR observations, convective energy (CAPE) for storms.

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