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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.

Last spring frostnone in ten years
First autumn frostnone 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).

SoilDate
5 °Calready in the first week of January
10 °Calready in the first week of January
15 °Calready in the first week of January
18 °Calready in the first week of January

Frost dates near Enugu

CityDistanceLast spring frostFirst autumn frost
Port Harcourt189 km——
Benin City209 km——
Abuja291 km——
Ilorin398 km——
Ibadan410 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.

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

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).

MonthDay, °CNight, °CRain, mmRainy days
January352261
February36.223.682
March34.7255510
April33.424.79014
May31.824.111819
June3023.220924
July2922.824827
August2922.721126
September29.422.826127
October30.323.118922
November32.423.5366
December34.322.621

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).