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Monthly climate in Buruku, Benue, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Buruku features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 31 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 855 mm (33.7 inches) and receives 126 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Buruku enjoys an average of 3570 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 41 minutes to 12 hours 32 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Buruku, Benue, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Buruku are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 31 °C (85 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Buruku 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 Buruku, 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
(102°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Average high 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Buruku, Benue, Nigeria §

Buruku usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 21 rainy days and 167 mm (6.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Buruku are January, March and December. On average, 5 mm (0.2 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Buruku, 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) 16 (0.6) 11 (0.4) 31 (1.2) 84 (3.3) 78 (3.1) 114 (4.5) 173 (6.8) 200 (7.9) 129 (5.1) 17 (0.7) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 2 5 13 15 23 24 23 17 3 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Buruku, Benue, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Buruku are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Buruku: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Buruku, 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 262 292 315 305 314 295 293 280 269 306 311 325
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 43m 11h 52m 12h 4m 12h 16m 12h 27m 12h 32m 12h 29m 12h 20m 12h 8m 11h 56m 11h 45m 11h 41m

Solar UV radiation in Buruku, Benue, Nigeria §

Buruku 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 Buruku UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Buruku, 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 12 13 12 12 12 12 13 11 10 10