Makurdi monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Makurdi

Makurdi average temperature chart (Celsius) Makurdi average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Makurdi (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 34.2 36.3 36.6 34.9 32.3 31 29.7 29.6 30.4 31.4 33 33.7
°F 93.5 97.3 97.9 94.7 90.1 87.7 85.4 85.3 86.6 88.6 91.5 92.6

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Makurdi monthly rainfall chart (mm) Makurdi monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Makurdi (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 4 2 32 86 167 180 210 222 224 116 4 1
inches 0.1 0.1 1.2 3.4 6.6 7.1 8.3 8.7 8.8 4.6 0.2 0
Rainy days 0 0 2 6 9 11 13 14 14 8 1 0

Average annual rainfall in Makurdi: 1263.833mm (497.6 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Makurdi

Makurdi average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Makurdi
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 7.5 8 7.2 7.4 7.3 6.4 5.1 4.9 5.7 7 8.5 8.1

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Makurdi average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Makurdi average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Makurdi (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 18.5 22 24.5 24.9 23.5 22.9 22.4 22.4 22.3 22.4 20.3 17.8
Max °C 34.6 36.7 36.9 35.1 32.5 31.2 29.9 29.8 30.6 31.7 33.4 34.1
Min °F 65.2 71.5 76.1 76.8 74.3 73.1 72.2 72.3 72.1 72.2 68.5 64
Max °F 79.7 84.7 87.3 86 82.4 80.6 79 79 79.5 80.6 80.2 78.6

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Makurdi average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Makurdi average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Makurdi in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27 27.3 27.6 27.8 27.9 27.4 26.6 26.2 26.5 26.9 27.2 27.3
°F 80.6 81.1 81.7 82.1 82.3 81.2 79.8 79.1 79.6 80.4 81 81.1

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Makurdi average winspeed by month (km/h) Makurdi average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Makurdi (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 7 7 8
mph 5 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 5 5

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Makurdi relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Makurdi
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
47% 49% 56% 66% 75% 79% 82% 82% 80% 78% 69% 57%

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Makurdi weather stats

Makurdi weather statistics
Hottest month: March 36.6°C 97.9°F
Driest month: December 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: November 8.5hrs
Coldest month: December 33.7°C 92.7°F
Wettest month: September 224mm 8.8ins
Warmest sea: May 27.9°C 82.2°F
Map showing location of Makurdi (7.7411, 8.5121) Makurdi map pin © Google

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