Climate averages 1991–2020
Biu weather
in October.
A hot, moderately wet month: the 9th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a hot month in Biu: daytime highs average 30.4°C and nights cool to about 20.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 61 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 54 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Mubi (123 km away). In October its highs average 30.2°C, about as warm as Biu, with 92 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Biu ranks joint 30th of 143 for the warmest October highs and 28th of 143 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 143 cities is 30.0°C; Biu is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 32.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 61 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Mubi in OctoberNigeria · 123 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 20.8°C · 92 mm rain
- Numan in OctoberNigeria · 129 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 24.5°C · 28 mm rain
- Daura in OctoberNigeria · 135 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 21.8°C · 19 mm rain
- Jimeta in OctoberNigeria · 151 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 24.1°C · 51 mm rain
- Pindiga in OctoberNigeria · 153 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 21.7°C · 44 mm rain
- Yola in OctoberNigeria · 159 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 23.7°C · 51 mm rain
- Potiskum in OctoberNigeria · 172 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 22.0°C · 23 mm rain
- Maiduguri in OctoberNigeria · 173 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 23.1°C · 17 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.