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Monthly climate in Otukpa, Benue, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Otukpa features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (63 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1452 mm (57.1 inches) and receives 174 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Otukpa enjoys an average of 3483 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 42 minutes to 12 hours 30 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Otukpa, Benue, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Otukpa are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 30 °C (84 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (78 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Otukpa experiences 328 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 Otukpa, 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
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Average high 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Average low 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Mean minimum 18°C
(64°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°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)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Otukpa, Benue, Nigeria §

Otukpa 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 Otukpa are January, February and December. On average, 8 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Otukpa, 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) 18 (0.7) 43 (1.7) 94 (3.7) 142 (5.6) 200 (7.9) 220 (8.7) 237 (9.3) 310 (12.2) 153 (6.0) 27 (1.1) 1 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 1 3 7 10 20 24 27 26 27 22 7 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Otukpa, Benue, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Otukpa are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Otukpa: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 38 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Otukpa, 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 261 290 304 293 308 296 281 272 261 290 301 320
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 44m 11h 53m 12h 4m 12h 16m 12h 26m 12h 30m 12h 28m 12h 19m 12h 8m 11h 56m 11h 47m 11h 42m

Solar UV radiation in Otukpa, Benue, Nigeria §

Otukpa 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 Otukpa UV Index data.

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