Climate averages 1991–2020
Biu weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the 10th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Biu: daytime highs average 28.4°C and nights cool to about 21.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 117 mm of rain on roughly 20 days, which makes July a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 41 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mubi (123 km away). In July its highs average 28.3°C, about as warm as Biu, with 152 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Biu ranks joint 41st of 143 for the warmest July highs and 16th of 143 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 143 cities is 28.2°C; Biu is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 26.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 117 mm to 183 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Mubi in JulyNigeria · 123 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 21.2°C · 152 mm rain
- Numan in JulyNigeria · 129 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 24.4°C · 71 mm rain
- Daura in JulyNigeria · 135 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 22.8°C · 123 mm rain
- Jimeta in JulyNigeria · 151 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 24.3°C · 105 mm rain
- Pindiga in JulyNigeria · 153 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 21.9°C · 122 mm rain
- Yola in JulyNigeria · 159 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 24.0°C · 105 mm rain
- Potiskum in JulyNigeria · 172 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 132 mm rain
- Maiduguri in JulyNigeria · 173 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 24.3°C · 104 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.