Climate averages 1991–2020
Lafiagi weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Lafiagi: daytime highs average 37.8°C and nights cool to about 22.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 4th 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 Bida (70 km away). In February its highs average 37.3°C, about as warm as Lafiagi, with 1.8 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Lafiagi ranks 1st of 143 for the warmest February highs and joint 31st of 143 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Lafiagi is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.2°C to 38.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.8 mm to 8.9 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
Lafiagi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.9°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| February, selected | 37.8°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 1.8 | 0.4 | 11.812 h |
| March | 38.9°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 8.9 | 2.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 38.0°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 38 | 7.8 | 12.312 h |
| May | 35.2°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 99 | 15.7 | 12.513 h |
| June | 32.2°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 161 | 20.9 | 12.613 h |
| July | 30.2°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 195 | 24.2 | 12.613 h |
| August | 29.5°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 233 | 24.1 | 12.412 h |
| September | 30.2°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 217 | 23.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.8°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 86 | 14.0 | 11.912 h |
| November | 35.0°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 1.7 | 0.5 | 11.712 h |
| December | 35.5°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 0.4 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Bida in FebruaryNigeria · 70 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 22.1°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Ilorin in FebruaryNigeria · 104 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Ila Orangun in FebruaryNigeria · 109 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 21.7°C · 20 mm rain
- Offa in FebruaryNigeria · 109 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 22.1°C · 10 mm rain
- Oyan in FebruaryNigeria · 114 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 22.2°C · 24 mm rain
- Ipoti in FebruaryNigeria · 115 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 21.1°C · 29 mm rain
- Ijero-Ekiti in FebruaryNigeria · 122 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 21.7°C · 29 mm rain
- Ode in FebruaryNigeria · 123 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 21.6°C · 19 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 Lafiagi) is explained once on the Lafiagi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.