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Monthly climate in Boju, Benue, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Boju features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1157 mm (45.6 inches) and receives 150 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Boju enjoys an average of 3472 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 41 minutes to 12 hours 31 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Boju, Benue, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Boju are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (85 - 88 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Boju experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Boju, Benue, Nigeria.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Average high 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 17°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Boju, Benue, Nigeria §

Boju usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 25 rainy days and 221 mm (8.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Boju are January, February and December. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Boju, Benue, Nigeria.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2 (0.1) 12 (0.5) 25 (1.0) 57 (2.2) 111 (4.4) 145 (5.7) 193 (7.6) 216 (8.5) 254 (10.0) 122 (4.8) 19 (0.7) 1 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 2 4 8 16 21 26 25 25 19 4 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Boju, Benue, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Boju are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Boju: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Boju, Benue, Nigeria.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 261 291 305 294 306 293 279 269 257 289 302 321
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 44m 11h 52m 12h 4m 12h 16m 12h 26m 12h 31m 12h 29m 12h 20m 12h 8m 11h 56m 11h 46m 11h 41m

Solar UV radiation in Boju, Benue, Nigeria §

Boju experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Boju UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Boju, Benue, Nigeria.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 10 11 11 13 12 12 12 12 13 11 10 9