Climate averages 1991–2020
Biu weather
in April.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Biu: daytime highs average 37.1°C and nights cool to about 24.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 17 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 21 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mubi (123 km away). In April its highs average 37.1°C, about as warm as Biu, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Biu ranks joint 25th of 143 for the warmest April highs and joint 22nd of 143 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 143 cities is 33.4°C; Biu is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 2.5°C to 34.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 17 mm to 59 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Biu climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.7°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 33.6°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 36.7°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 37.1°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 17 | 5.1 | 12.412 h |
| May | 34.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 59 | 12.5 | 12.613 h |
| June | 31.5°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 77 | 15.0 | 12.713 h |
| July | 28.4°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 117 | 19.9 | 12.713 h |
| August | 26.6°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 183 | 23.8 | 12.512 h |
| September | 28.0°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 116 | 20.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.4°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 61 | 13.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 32.0°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0.9 | 0.3 | 11.612 h |
| December | 30.7°C16.7°C | 16.7°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
April in nearby cities
- Mubi in AprilNigeria · 123 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 23.6°C · 16 mm rain
- Numan in AprilNigeria · 129 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 27.5°C · 13 mm rain
- Daura in AprilNigeria · 135 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 24.0°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Jimeta in AprilNigeria · 151 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 27.4°C · 20 mm rain
- Pindiga in AprilNigeria · 153 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 24.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Yola in AprilNigeria · 159 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 27.1°C · 20 mm rain
- Potiskum in AprilNigeria · 172 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Maiduguri in AprilNigeria · 173 kmHigh 39.9°C · Low 25.5°C · 4.2 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 Biu) is explained once on the Biu year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.