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Monthly climate in Maiduguri, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Maiduguri features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (73 °F) and 33 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 524 mm (20.6 inches) and receives 67 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Maiduguri enjoys an average of 3858 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 25 minutes to 12 hours 47 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Maiduguri, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Maiduguri are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 °C (87 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 25 °C (73 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Maiduguri 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 Maiduguri, 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)		 40°C
(105°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Average high 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 23°C
(75°F)
Average low 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 10°C
(49°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(53°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Maiduguri, Nigeria §

Maiduguri usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 17 rainy days and 148 mm (5.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Maiduguri are January, November and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Maiduguri, 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) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 16 (0.6) 44 (1.7) 95 (3.8) 245 (9.7) 103 (4.1) 20 (0.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 2 9 16 24 13 3 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Maiduguri, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Maiduguri are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 58 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Maiduguri: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 43 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Maiduguri, 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 269 300 335 326 343 327 341 314 317 329 321 330
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 30m 11h 44m 12h 3m 12h 23m 12h 39m 12h 47m 12h 43m 12h 29m 12h 10m 11h 50m 11h 34m 11h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Maiduguri, Nigeria §

Maiduguri 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 Maiduguri UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Maiduguri, 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 12 13 12 12 11 13 13 13 11 10 9