Climate averages 1991–2020
Lafia weather
in December.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a very hot month in Lafia: daytime highs average 35.2°C and nights cool to about 21.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 38 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Keffi (81 km away). In December its highs average 34.5°C, 0.6°C cooler than Lafia, with 1.4 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Lafia ranks 2nd of 143 for the warmest December highs and joint 36th of 143 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 143 cities is 32.4°C; Lafia is 2.8°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 35.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Lafia climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.4°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| February | 36.8°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 2.9 | 0.5 | 11.912 h |
| March | 37.2°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 12 | 2.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.4°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 34 | 5.7 | 12.312 h |
| May | 32.6°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 94 | 13.8 | 12.513 h |
| June | 30.3°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 140 | 19.0 | 12.613 h |
| July | 28.9°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 185 | 25.9 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.4°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 252 | 27.3 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.4°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 190 | 23.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.5°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 79 | 14.5 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.5°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 3.8 | 1.0 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 35.2°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Keffi in DecemberNigeria · 81 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 21.4°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Makurdi in DecemberNigeria · 85 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 22.5°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Kafanchan in DecemberNigeria · 123 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Kagoro in DecemberNigeria · 125 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Abuja in DecemberNigeria · 128 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Gboko in DecemberNigeria · 141 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 22.1°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Kuje in DecemberNigeria · 148 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 22.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Wukari in DecemberNigeria · 155 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.8 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 Lafia) is explained once on the Lafia year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.