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When to go to Makurdi

Twelve months of averages for Makurdi, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Makurdi has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in May and November to January.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in December and January.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): February to April.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): June to October.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): March to November.
The warmest month is March (33°C) and the coolest August (28°C). The wettest is September (217 mm) and the driest December (2 mm); about 1,230 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Makurdi: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, dry
FebHot
MarHot
AprHot
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunWet
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Makurdi

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Makurdi by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	31°C	17°C	5 mm	55%	33%	5.5	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	33°C	21°C	12 mm	61%	50%	5.4	24°C	Hot
March	33°C	23°C	35 mm	72%	72%	5.5	27°C	Hot
April	32°C	24°C	108 mm	78%	82%	5.4	31°C	Hot
May	31°C	24°C	142 mm	83%	81%	5.2	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	29°C	23°C	152 mm	85%	75%	4.8	37°C	Wet
July	28°C	22°C	170 mm	87%	81%	4.3	39°C	Wet
August	28°C	22°C	201 mm	87%	86%	4.1	39°C	Wet
September	28°C	22°C	217 mm	88%	82%	4.5	37°C	Wet
October	29°C	22°C	154 mm	87%	71%	5	34°C	Wet
November	31°C	21°C	32 mm	75%	46%	5.5	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	31°C	18°C	2 mm	61%	29%	5.5	25°C	Mild to warm and dry

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

31°C

17°C

5 mm

55%

33%

5.5

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

33°C

21°C

12 mm

61%

50%

5.4

24°C

Hot

March

33°C

23°C

35 mm

72%

5.5

27°C

Hot

April

32°C

24°C

108 mm

78%

82%

5.4

31°C

Hot

May

31°C

24°C

142 mm

83%

81%

5.2

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

29°C

23°C

152 mm

85%

75%

4.8

37°C

Wet

July

28°C

22°C

170 mm

87%

81%

4.3

39°C

Wet

August

28°C

22°C

201 mm

87%

86%

4.1

39°C

Wet

September

28°C

22°C

217 mm

88%

82%

4.5

37°C

Wet

October

29°C

22°C

154 mm

87%

71%

34°C

Wet

November

31°C

21°C

32 mm

75%

46%

5.5

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

31°C

18°C

2 mm

61%

29%

5.5

25°C

Mild to warm and dry