Climate averages 1991–2020
Keffi weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Keffi: daytime highs average 36.1°C and nights cool to about 23.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.4 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 50 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Abuja (48 km away). In February its highs average 35.5°C, 0.6°C cooler than Keffi, with 5.3 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Keffi ranks joint 19th of 143 for the warmest February highs and 41st of 143 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Keffi is 1.9°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 36.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 4.4 mm to 15 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Keffi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.9°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 11.712 h |
| February, selected | 36.1°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 4.4 | 1.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 36.4°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 15 | 3.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 34.7°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 43 | 7.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 31.7°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 110 | 15.6 | 12.513 h |
| June | 29.4°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 169 | 21.6 | 12.613 h |
| July | 28.0°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 228 | 27.4 | 12.613 h |
| August | 27.6°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 279 | 28.2 | 12.412 h |
| September | 28.7°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 234 | 25.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.0°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 100 | 17.5 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.0°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 5.9 | 1.2 | 11.712 h |
| December | 34.5°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 1.4 | 0.2 | 11.612 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
February in nearby cities
- Abuja in FebruaryNigeria · 48 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 22.8°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Kuje in FebruaryNigeria · 71 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 5.0 mm rain
- Lafia in FebruaryNigeria · 81 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 23.5°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Suleja in FebruaryNigeria · 85 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Kafanchan in FebruaryNigeria · 94 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Kagoro in FebruaryNigeria · 102 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 19.3°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Makurdi in FebruaryNigeria · 143 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 24.6°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Jos in FebruaryNigeria · 164 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 15.8°C · 1.9 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 Keffi) is explained once on the Keffi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.