Climate averages 1991–2020
Bauchi weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Bauchi: daytime highs average 30.0°C and nights cool to about 13.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 32 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jos (113 km away). In December its highs average 27.7°C, 2.3°C cooler than Bauchi, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Bauchi ranks joint 132nd of 143 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 143 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 143 cities is 32.4°C; Bauchi is 2.4°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.1°C to 29.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Bauchi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.8°C12.7°C | 12.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 32.6°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| March | 35.9°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 1.4 | 0.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 37.1°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 17 | 3.9 | 12.312 h |
| May | 34.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 73 | 12.2 | 12.613 h |
| June | 30.8°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 159 | 21.4 | 12.713 h |
| July | 28.3°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 272 | 27.1 | 12.713 h |
| August | 27.5°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 323 | 28.3 | 12.512 h |
| September | 28.5°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 185 | 23.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.4°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 55 | 9.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 31.6°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 30.0°C13.4°C | 13.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Jos in DecemberNigeria · 113 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 14.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Pindiga in DecemberNigeria · 127 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 17.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lere in DecemberNigeria · 139 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 14.3°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Chakwama in DecemberNigeria · 140 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Azare in DecemberNigeria · 156 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 15.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Kagoro in DecemberNigeria · 177 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Kafanchan in DecemberNigeria · 188 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Potiskum in DecemberNigeria · 206 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 15.8°C · 0 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Bauchi) is explained once on the Bauchi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.