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Monthly climate in Biu, Borno, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Biu features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 698 mm (27.5 inches) and receives 108 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Biu enjoys an average of 3833 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 30 minutes to 12 hours 43 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Biu, Borno, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Biu are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 32 °C (87 - 90 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (75 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Biu experiences 327 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 Biu, Borno, 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 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Biu, Borno, Nigeria §

Biu usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 23 rainy days and 164 mm (6.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Biu are January, February and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Biu, Borno, 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) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 6 (0.2) 44 (1.7) 89 (3.5) 164 (6.5) 195 (7.7) 134 (5.3) 64 (2.5) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 2 9 15 22 25 22 13 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Biu, Borno, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Biu are May, July and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Biu: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 34 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Biu, Borno, 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 269 299 332 325 341 328 336 301 310 333 322 331
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 33m 11h 46m 12h 3m 12h 21m 12h 36m 12h 43m 12h 39m 12h 26m 12h 9m 11h 52m 11h 37m 11h 30m

Solar UV radiation in Biu, Borno, Nigeria §

Biu experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 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 Biu UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Biu, Borno, 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 13 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 10 9