Region · Nigeria
Where to stay in Rivers State
This guide covers 3 destinations in Rivers State, a first-level administrative division of Nigeria, with 11 places to stay between them. The largest by population are Port Harcourt, Degema and Okrika. The airport most of them name as their nearest is Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base (PHG).
- Destinations in this guide
- 3
- Places to stay
- 11
- Main airport
- PHGPort Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base
- Currency
- NGNnaira
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
Destinations
Destinations in Rivers State
Every destination in this guide in Rivers State, the ones with the most places to stay first. Best months are the months that are comfortable there (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month); the nearest airport is by straight-line distance from the centre.
Where to stay
Hotels in Rivers State
11 hotels in Rivers State recorded in Wikidata and not marked closed. Each is listed under the destination it is within 25 km of.
| Hotel | Where | Opened |
|---|---|---|
| Landmark Hotel | Port Harcourt | |
| Bougainvillea Hotel | Port Harcourt | |
| Echelon Heights Hotel | Port Harcourt | |
| Juanita Hotel | Port Harcourt | |
| Novotel Port Harcourt | Port Harcourt | |
| Ogeyi Place Port Harcourt | Port Harcourt | |
| Presidential Hotel | Port Harcourt | |
| Swiss International Mabisel Port Harcourt | Port Harcourt | |
| Swiss Spirit Hotel & Suites - Danag, Port Harcourt | Port Harcourt | |
| Tokyu Grand Hotel | Port Harcourt | |
| Visa Karena Hotels | Port Harcourt |
When to go
Best time to visit Rivers State
From the climate of 3 destinations in Rivers State with climate data: how many are comfortable each month (average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month), and the typical high and rainfall across them. No month is comfortable in any of them by this measure.
| Month | Comfortable destinations | Typical high | Typical rainfall |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 of 3 | 31 °C | 33 mm |
| February | 0 of 3 | 32 °C | 51 mm |
| March | 0 of 3 | 32 °C | 148 mm |
| April | 0 of 3 | 31 °C | 202 mm |
| May | 0 of 3 | 30 °C | 265 mm |
| June | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 303 mm |
| July | 0 of 3 | 28 °C | 313 mm |
| August | 0 of 3 | 28 °C | 327 mm |
| September | 0 of 3 | 28 °C | 359 mm |
| October | 0 of 3 | 29 °C | 281 mm |
| November | 0 of 3 | 30 °C | 112 mm |
| December | 0 of 3 | 31 °C | 29 mm |
Typical = the median across the destinations. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Airports serving Rivers State
The airports with scheduled flights that the destinations in Rivers State name among their nearest, by how many name each as the nearest. An airport can lie outside the region. Distances are straight lines from a destination's centre.
PHG · Port Harcourt City Airport / Port Harcourt Air Force Base
PHC · Port Harcourt International Airport
QOW · Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport
Good to know
Public holidays in Rivers State, 2026
Shops and offices may close and transport may run reduced timetables on these dates. Source: python-holidays (MIT).
Nationwide in Nigeria
Nearby
Regions near Rivers State
Other regions of Nigeria with a page in this guide, nearest first by the straight-line distance between the median positions of their destinations.
Sources: destinations and their regions from Wikidata; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia, ODbL); public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); further hotels from Wikidata. A region has a page here when at least 3 destinations of this guide lie in it. How this guide is made.