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Weather in Port Harcourt

Rivers State · 2,120,000 inhabitants · Wednesday, October 28 · updated 21:07

Rain showers
28°
Rain showers
Feels like 40°C
Wind
5 km/h
Gusts
26 km/h
Humidity
82 %
Pressure
1011 hPa
Clouds
16 %
Storm
Low
Rise 06:16 Set 18:14 Day 11 h 58 min UV 8 · High

Detailed forecast

Trend
Evening
Rain
Rain
28°25°
Feels like 40°
Wind ↑ SSW 5 km/h
Gusts 26 km/h
Humidity 82 %
💧 8.8 mm
⚡ storm
22:00
Rain
25°
6.6mm
SSE 5

Weather charts for Port Harcourt · 7 days

Temperatures over 7 days

≈ Temperatures close to seasonal normals
Highs Lows Seasonal normal (1991-2020 average)
22°25°28°31°34°TodayThuFriSatSunMonTue31°25°Wed 28 Oct: max 32° · min 25° · normal 26.6°Thu 29 Oct: max 32° · min 25° · normal 26.7°Fri 30 Oct: max 28° · min 24° · normal 26.7°Sat 31 Oct: max 30° · min 24° · normal 26.7°Sun 1 Nov: max 31° · min 24° · normal 26.7°Mon 2 Nov: max 31° · min 25° · normal 26.7°Tue 3 Nov: max 31° · min 25° · normal 26.8°

Hourly detail

WedThuFriSatSunMonTueWed23°28°33°32°24°07
Temperature (°C) Precipitation (mm) Wind (km/h)

Climate of Port Harcourt

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.

About 2,750 mm of rain falls in a typical year, more than in 96% of the 28,403 cities of 20,000+ inhabitants on SkiesAtlas.

Day length varies little over the year: 12 h 24 min at the June solstice, 11 h 50 min at the December solstice.

This week’s forecast highs average 31 °C, 2 °C above the October normal (29 °C).

Monthly averages, 1991–2020
MonthAvg highAvg lowRain
Jan32 °C23 °C55 mm
Feb32 °C25 °C86 mm
Mar32 °C25 °C185 mm
Apr31 °C25 °C242 mm
May30 °C24 °C293 mm
Jun29 °C24 °C352 mm
Jul28 °C23 °C338 mm
Aug28 °C23 °C281 mm
Sep28 °C23 °C338 mm
Oct29 °C23 °C329 mm
Nov30 °C24 °C188 mm
Dec31 °C24 °C61 mm
Year30 °C24 °C2,750 mm

Climate normals: ERA5 reanalysis 1991–2020 (Copernicus/ECMWF), computed by SkiesAtlas for 4.78° N, 7.01° 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 Port Harcourt

4/6
Poor
European Air Quality Index (EAQI) · CAMS source
PM2.534µg/m³
PM1035µg/m³

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

Rain in Port Harcourt: live radar and next-hour forecast

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Moon calendar for Port Harcourt

Waning gibbous
93 % illuminated · 17.3 days
Rise 06:16 Set 19:16
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 Port Harcourt

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The weather in Port Harcourt

Find the full weather for Port Harcourt, Rivers State: current conditions, forecast by time of day (morning, afternoon, evening) and a 7-day trend. Right now the sky is “rain showers” with 28 °C (feels like 40 °C) and wind at 5 km/h.

Today, temperatures range from 25 °C to 32 °C, with about 9 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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