Climate averages 1991–2020
Bida weather
in December.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a very hot month in Bida: daytime highs average 35.1°C and nights cool to about 20.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 36 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lafiagi (70 km away). In December its highs average 35.5°C, about as warm as Bida, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Bida ranks 3rd of 143 for the warmest December highs and joint 31st of 143 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 143 cities is 32.4°C; Bida is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 35.5°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
Bida climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.5°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| February | 37.3°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 1.8 | 0.3 | 11.812 h |
| March | 38.3°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 6.4 | 1.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 37.5°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 29 | 5.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 34.6°C25.6°C | 25.6°C | 75 | 12.2 | 12.513 h |
| June | 31.5°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 120 | 17.1 | 12.613 h |
| July | 29.6°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 185 | 22.7 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 238 | 23.8 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.6°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 211 | 22.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.0°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 75 | 11.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.3°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 1.6 | 0.5 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 35.1°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.612 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
- Lafiagi in DecemberNigeria · 70 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Minna in DecemberNigeria · 84 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 22.2°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Suleja in DecemberNigeria · 129 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 21.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Kuje in DecemberNigeria · 136 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 22.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Ode in DecemberNigeria · 147 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 20.3°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Kontagora in DecemberNigeria · 159 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 20.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Abuja in DecemberNigeria · 163 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Ipoti in DecemberNigeria · 169 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 20.1°C · 6.0 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 Bida) is explained once on the Bida year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.