Borno State · Nigeria
Maiduguri
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Borno State at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)
- Local time
- Africa/Lagos
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 1,110,000
- Elevation
- 325 m
- Airports
- MIU
- 8.4 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 4,670 km
- 6 hrs 15 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Maiduguri, month by month
- Jan32°
- Feb36°
- Mar39°
- Apr41°
- May40°
- Jun38°
- Jul34°
- Aug31°
- Sept33°
- Oct36°
- Nov35°
- Dec33°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 31°C in August to 41°C in April, with about 546 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for MaiduguriModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Maiduguri
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBMaiduguri
4,670 km
6 hrs 15 mins · Estimate
From AUHMaiduguri
4,580 km
6 hrs 10 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Lagos
- Country
- Nigeria
- Currency
- Nigerian Naira NGNToday's indicative rate: NGN 1,000 ≈ USD 0.751Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type D and G230 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 112general emergency199ambulance, fire and policeAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +234 · On the right
On the map
Places near Maiduguri
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Borno State at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office)