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Monthly climate in Igumale, Benue, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Igumale features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 30 °C (87 °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 1464 mm (57.6 inches) and receives 175 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Igumale enjoys an average of 3449 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 44 minutes to 12 hours 29 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Igumale, Benue, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Igumale are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (85 - 87 °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, Igumale 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 Igumale, 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 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Average high 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Average low 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(73°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Igumale, Benue, Nigeria §

Igumale usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 26 rainy days and 256 mm (10.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Igumale are January, February and December. On average, 9 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Igumale, 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) 5 (0.2) 19 (0.8) 38 (1.5) 89 (3.5) 137 (5.4) 219 (8.6) 225 (8.9) 227 (8.9) 316 (12.4) 150 (5.9) 36 (1.4) 3 (0.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 3 8 11 18 23 27 25 27 24 8 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Igumale, Benue, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Igumale are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 9 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Igumale: January, July and September receive an average of 8 hours 36 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Igumale, 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 260 287 302 292 306 297 275 275 256 283 295 316
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 46m 11h 54m 12h 4m 12h 15m 12h 24m 12h 29m 12h 26m 12h 18m 12h 8m 11h 57m 11h 48m 11h 44m

Solar UV radiation in Igumale, Benue, Nigeria §

Igumale 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 Igumale UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Igumale, 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 12 11 10 9