Climate averages 1991–2020
Bauchi weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Bauchi: daytime highs average 32.6°C and nights cool to about 14.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jos (113 km away). In February its highs average 30.0°C, 2.6°C cooler than Bauchi, with 1.9 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Bauchi ranks 120th of 143 for the warmest February highs and 27th of 143 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Bauchi is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.2°C to 35.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.4 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Jos in FebruaryNigeria · 113 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 15.8°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Pindiga in FebruaryNigeria · 127 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 18.9°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Lere in FebruaryNigeria · 139 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 16.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Chakwama in FebruaryNigeria · 140 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 16.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Azare in FebruaryNigeria · 156 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 17.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kagoro in FebruaryNigeria · 177 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 19.3°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Kafanchan in FebruaryNigeria · 188 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Potiskum in FebruaryNigeria · 206 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 17.3°C · 0.1 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.