Climate averages 1991–2020
Maiduguri weather
in May.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Maiduguri: daytime highs average 38.6°C and nights cool to about 26.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 22 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes May a fairly dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 40 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bama (68 km away). In May its highs average 38.8°C, about as warm as Maiduguri, with 24 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Maiduguri ranks 8th of 143 for the warmest May highs and joint 8th of 143 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 143 cities is 31.7°C; Maiduguri is 6.9°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.6°C to 35.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 22 mm to 35 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 38.6°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 22 | 5.4 | 12.713 h |
| June | 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
May in nearby cities
- Bama in MayNigeria · 68 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 26.7°C · 24 mm rain
- Gamboru in MayNigeria · 128 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 27.3°C · 17 mm rain
- Biu in MayNigeria · 173 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 23.9°C · 59 mm rain
- Mubi in MayNigeria · 176 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 23.5°C · 60 mm rain
- Maroua in MayCameroon · 188 kmHigh 37.4°C · Low 26.2°C · 38 mm rain
- Daura in MayNigeria · 193 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 25.2°C · 22 mm rain
- N'Djamena in MayChad · 207 kmHigh 40.2°C · Low 27.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Potiskum in MayNigeria · 226 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 25.3°C · 23 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.