Climate averages 1991–2020
Maiduguri weather
in October.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 5th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Maiduguri: daytime highs average 34.7°C and nights cool to about 23.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 17 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes October a fairly dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 52 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bama (68 km away). In October its highs average 34.9°C, about as warm as Maiduguri, with 20 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Maiduguri ranks joint 8th of 143 for the warmest October highs and 8th of 143 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 143 cities is 30.0°C; Maiduguri is 4.7°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.5°C to 34.2°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 17 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Bama in OctoberNigeria · 68 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 22.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Gamboru in OctoberNigeria · 128 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 24.1°C · 10 mm rain
- Biu in OctoberNigeria · 173 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 20.8°C · 61 mm rain
- Mubi in OctoberNigeria · 176 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 20.8°C · 92 mm rain
- Maroua in OctoberCameroon · 188 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 28 mm rain
- Daura in OctoberNigeria · 193 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 21.8°C · 19 mm rain
- N'Djamena in OctoberChad · 207 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 14 mm rain
- Potiskum in OctoberNigeria · 226 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 22.0°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.