Last and first frost dates in Enugu
Nigeria
Enugu had no frost in 2016–2025, so crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
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| Last spring frost | none in ten years |
|---|---|
| First autumn frost | none in ten years |
Median of 2016–2025 for the 25 km grid cell of the city: the last day at or below 0 °C in spring and the first in autumn (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo). In a cold year a frost can come a week or two later — Greenly warns 48 hours ahead.
There is no frost season here: crops are planted by warmth and rain rather than by frost dates.
When the soil warms up in Enugu
The day the top 7 cm of soil first averages each temperature over a week, median of 2016–2025 (ERA5 via Open-Meteo).
| Soil | Date |
|---|---|
| 5 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 10 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 15 °C | already in the first week of January |
| 18 °C | already in the first week of January |
Frost dates near Enugu
| City | Distance | Last spring frost | First autumn frost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Harcourt | 189 km | — | — |
| Benin City | 209 km | — | — |
| Abuja | 291 km | — | — |
| Ilorin | 398 km | — | — |
| Ibadan | 410 km | — | — |
Seeds, seedlings and markets in Enugu
Within 15 km of Enugu OpenStreetMap lists 17 markets (collected 28 October 2026). The nearest market to the city centre is Victory Plaza, 3 km away.
- Victory Plaza — market
Nike Lake Road 9.0 · 3 km - Provision Shop — market
Eke Express, 400.0 · 10 km
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Enugu: weather for the next 7 days
Forecast by Open-Meteo. Nights at or below 0 °C are marked as frost.
Weather in Enugu by month
Average weather in Enugu over 2016–2025: the warmest month is February. Months that average 20 °C or more by day: January–December (29–36.2 °C). Months that average 30 °C or more by day: October–June (30–36.2 °C). No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 22 °C. About 1433 mm of rain falls in a year, on 179 days; September is the wettest month (261 mm) and December the driest (2 mm).
| Month | Day, °C | Night, °C | Rain, mm | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35 | 22 | 6 | 1 |
| February | 36.2 | 23.6 | 8 | 2 |
| March | 34.7 | 25 | 55 | 10 |
| April | 33.4 | 24.7 | 90 | 14 |
| May | 31.8 | 24.1 | 118 | 19 |
| June | 30 | 23.2 | 209 | 24 |
| July | 29 | 22.8 | 248 | 27 |
| August | 29 | 22.7 | 211 | 26 |
| September | 29.4 | 22.8 | 261 | 27 |
| October | 30.3 | 23.1 | 189 | 22 |
| November | 32.4 | 23.5 | 36 | 6 |
| December | 34.3 | 22.6 | 2 | 1 |
Average of the daily highs and lows, rain per month and days with at least 1 mm (ERA5 via Open-Meteo, the same grid cell as the frost dates).