Climate averages 1991–2020
Maiduguri weather
in June.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 4th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a very hot month in Maiduguri: daytime highs average 35.9°C and nights cool to about 26.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 35 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes June a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 48 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bama (68 km away). In June its highs average 36.2°C, about as warm as Maiduguri, with 41 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Maiduguri ranks 8th of 143 for the warmest June highs and 6th of 143 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 143 cities is 29.8°C; Maiduguri is 6.2°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 3.7°C to 32.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 35 mm to 104 mm.
The annual picture
June 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
Maiduguri climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.6°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| February | 33.9°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 38.0°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.9°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 4.2 | 1.4 | 12.412 h |
| May | 38.6°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 22 | 5.4 | 12.713 h |
| June, selected | 35.9°C26.1°C | 26.1°C | 35 | 8.4 | 12.813 h |
| July | 32.2°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 104 | 16.6 | 12.713 h |
| August | 30.1°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 189 | 21.6 | 12.513 h |
| September | 32.0°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 82 | 13.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 34.7°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 17 | 3.7 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.2°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| December | 31.2°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 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
June in nearby cities
- Bama in JuneNigeria · 68 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 26.1°C · 41 mm rain
- Gamboru in JuneNigeria · 128 kmHigh 38.3°C · Low 27.0°C · 28 mm rain
- Biu in JuneNigeria · 173 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 22.7°C · 77 mm rain
- Mubi in JuneNigeria · 176 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 92 mm rain
- Maroua in JuneCameroon · 188 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 24.8°C · 66 mm rain
- Daura in JuneNigeria · 193 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 24.6°C · 43 mm rain
- N'Djamena in JuneChad · 207 kmHigh 37.9°C · Low 26.9°C · 32 mm rain
- Potiskum in JuneNigeria · 226 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 24.8°C · 43 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 Maiduguri) is explained once on the Maiduguri year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.