Climate averages 1991–2020
Makurdi 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 Makurdi: daytime highs average 34.9°C and nights cool to about 22.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes December a very dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 41 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gboko (70 km away). In December its highs average 34.1°C, 0.8°C cooler than Makurdi, with 2.4 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Makurdi ranks joint 4th of 143 for the warmest December highs and joint 41st of 143 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 143 cities is 32.4°C; Makurdi is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.5°C to 35.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 1.2 mm to 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
Makurdi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.4°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0.8 | 0.3 | 11.712 h |
| February | 36.8°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 3.8 | 0.7 | 11.912 h |
| March | 37.1°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 13 | 2.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.5°C26.4°C | 26.4°C | 42 | 6.1 | 12.312 h |
| May | 32.8°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 90 | 13.0 | 12.512 h |
| June | 30.6°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 122 | 17.8 | 12.613 h |
| July | 29.3°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 172 | 23.8 | 12.513 h |
| August | 28.9°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 211 | 24.9 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.5°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 171 | 22.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 84 | 13.7 | 12.012 h |
| November | 32.9°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 6.2 | 1.4 | 11.812 h |
| December, selected | 34.9°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.712 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
- Gboko in DecemberNigeria · 70 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 22.1°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Lafia in DecemberNigeria · 85 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 21.5°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Effium in DecemberNigeria · 133 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 23.4°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Wukari in DecemberNigeria · 139 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 22.3°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Keffi in DecemberNigeria · 143 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 21.4°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Eha Amufu in DecemberNigeria · 146 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Nsukka in DecemberNigeria · 158 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 21.3°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Isieke in DecemberNigeria · 160 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 23.9°C · 4.5 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 Makurdi) is explained once on the Makurdi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.