Port Harcourt, Nigeria: population, climate, map and landmarks

Overview

Port Harcourt is a city in Nigeria, in Rivers State. About 2.1 million people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Nigeria in our atlas.

It lies at 4.78° N, 7.01° E, about 16 m (52 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Lagos time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Port Harcourt. Green dots: other major cities of Nigeria. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Port Harcourt has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 30°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 21°C (69°F). Around 2,319 mm (91 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Sep.

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Yakubu Gowon StadiumStadium

Port Harcourt ZooNigerian Recreational and Tourist Centre

Isaac Boro ParkPark in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Dental and Maxillofacial Hospital Port HarcourtA hospital in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Port Harcourt Pleasure ParkPark in Nigeria located at Port Harcourt

Port Harcourt Tourist BeachTourist center in Port harcourt

Government House, Port HarcourtOfficial residence in Rivers State, Nigeria

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in NigeriaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2324774 (CC BY 4.0)
Wikidata Q217432 (CC0)
Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits

Port Harcourt Town, Port Harcourt, Nigeria - panoramio (3): stone wu, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Monument at Isaac Adaka Boro park 2: Bomaexpress, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Port Harcourt Pleasure Park Directions: Degini2, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Isaac Boro Park, Portharcourt, Rivers state9: MediaMOF, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)