Climate averages 1991–2020
Biu weather
in May.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Biu: daytime highs average 34.5°C and nights cool to about 23.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 59 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 36 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mubi (123 km away). In May its highs average 34.1°C, about as warm as Biu, with 60 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Biu ranks 25th of 143 for the warmest May highs and 21st of 143 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 143 cities is 31.7°C; Biu is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 3.0°C to 31.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 59 mm to 77 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Mubi in MayNigeria · 123 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 23.5°C · 60 mm rain
- Numan in MayNigeria · 129 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 27.0°C · 40 mm rain
- Daura in MayNigeria · 135 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 25.2°C · 22 mm rain
- Jimeta in MayNigeria · 151 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 26.9°C · 67 mm rain
- Pindiga in MayNigeria · 153 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 24.6°C · 46 mm rain
- Yola in MayNigeria · 159 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 26.5°C · 67 mm rain
- Potiskum in MayNigeria · 172 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 25.3°C · 23 mm rain
- Maiduguri in MayNigeria · 173 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 26.5°C · 22 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.