Climate averages 1991–2020
Bida weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Bida: daytime highs average 37.3°C and nights cool to about 22.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 50 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lafiagi (70 km away). In February its highs average 37.8°C, about as warm as Bida, with 1.8 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Bida ranks 2nd of 143 for the warmest February highs and joint 31st of 143 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Bida is 3.1°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.1°C to 38.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.8 mm to 6.4 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Lafiagi in FebruaryNigeria · 70 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 22.5°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Minna in FebruaryNigeria · 84 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 23.7°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Suleja in FebruaryNigeria · 129 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Kuje in FebruaryNigeria · 136 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Ode in FebruaryNigeria · 147 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 21.6°C · 19 mm rain
- Kontagora in FebruaryNigeria · 159 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 21.7°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Abuja in FebruaryNigeria · 163 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 22.8°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Ipoti in FebruaryNigeria · 169 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 21.1°C · 29 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.