Climate averages 1991–2020
Biu weather
in August.
A warm, very wet month: the coolest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a warm month in Biu: daytime highs average 26.6°C and nights cool to about 20.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the coolest month of the year.
Expect about 183 mm of rain on roughly 24 days, which makes August a very wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 28 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mubi (123 km away). In August its highs average 27.0°C, about as warm as Biu, with 222 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Biu ranks joint 128th of 143 for the warmest August highs and joint 41st of 143 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 143 cities is 27.8°C; Biu is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.4°C to 28.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 183 mm to 116 mm.
The annual picture
August 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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Mubi in AugustNigeria · 123 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 20.6°C · 222 mm rain
- Numan in AugustNigeria · 129 kmHigh 29.9°C · Low 23.4°C · 136 mm rain
- Daura in AugustNigeria · 135 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 21.8°C · 186 mm rain
- Jimeta in AugustNigeria · 151 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 23.4°C · 165 mm rain
- Pindiga in AugustNigeria · 153 kmHigh 27.6°C · Low 21.3°C · 209 mm rain
- Yola in AugustNigeria · 159 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 23.1°C · 165 mm rain
- Potiskum in AugustNigeria · 172 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 22.3°C · 202 mm rain
- Maiduguri in AugustNigeria · 173 kmHigh 30.1°C · Low 23.2°C · 189 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.