Climate averages 1991–2020
Bauchi weather
in May.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Bauchi: daytime highs average 34.8°C and nights cool to about 22.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 73 mm of rain on roughly 12 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 35 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jos (113 km away). In May its highs average 29.2°C, 5.6°C cooler than Bauchi, with 131 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Bauchi ranks 23rd of 143 for the warmest May highs and 26th of 143 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 143 cities is 31.7°C; Bauchi is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 3.9°C to 30.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 73 mm to 159 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Jos in MayNigeria · 113 kmHigh 29.2°C · Low 19.8°C · 131 mm rain
- Pindiga in MayNigeria · 127 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 24.6°C · 46 mm rain
- Lere in MayNigeria · 139 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 21.9°C · 98 mm rain
- Chakwama in MayNigeria · 140 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 24.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Azare in MayNigeria · 156 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 25.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Kagoro in MayNigeria · 177 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 21.5°C · 189 mm rain
- Kafanchan in MayNigeria · 188 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 22.0°C · 134 mm rain
- Potiskum in MayNigeria · 206 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 25.3°C · 23 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.