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Monthly climate in Riyom, Plateau, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Riyom features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (69 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1679 mm (66.1 inches) and receives 159 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Riyom enjoys an average of 3725 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 33 minutes to 12 hours 40 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Riyom, Plateau, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Riyom are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 23 to 25 °C (74 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (69 - 70 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Riyom experiences 270 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 Riyom, Plateau, 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 32°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)
Minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Riyom, Plateau, Nigeria §

Riyom usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 28 rainy days and 322 mm (12.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Riyom 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 Riyom, Plateau, 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) 10 (0.4) 7 (0.3) 58 (2.3) 250 (9.8) 315 (12.4) 335 (13.2) 317 (12.5) 279 (11.0) 109 (4.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 0 8 23 27 30 29 27 14 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Riyom, Plateau, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Riyom are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 45 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Riyom: January, August and September receive an average of 9 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Riyom, Plateau, 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 269 301 330 316 319 315 311 281 296 324 325 334
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 36m 11h 48m 12h 3m 12h 19m 12h 33m 12h 40m 12h 36m 12h 24m 12h 9m 11h 53m 11h 39m 11h 33m

Solar UV radiation in Riyom, Plateau, Nigeria §

Riyom experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Riyom UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Riyom, Plateau, 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) 11 12 13 13 13 12 13 14 13 12 11 10