Climate averages 1991–2020
Makurdi weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Makurdi: daytime highs average 36.8°C and nights cool to about 24.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.8 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 52 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Gboko (70 km away). In February its highs average 36.1°C, 0.8°C cooler than Makurdi, with 8.1 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Makurdi ranks joint 6th of 143 for the warmest February highs and 38th of 143 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Makurdi is 2.7°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.3°C to 37.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.8 mm to 13 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Gboko in FebruaryNigeria · 70 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 23.9°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Lafia in FebruaryNigeria · 85 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 23.5°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Effium in FebruaryNigeria · 133 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 24.9°C · 10 mm rain
- Wukari in FebruaryNigeria · 139 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 24.0°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Keffi in FebruaryNigeria · 143 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 23.4°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Eha Amufu in FebruaryNigeria · 146 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 24.6°C · 11 mm rain
- Nsukka in FebruaryNigeria · 158 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 22.8°C · 18 mm rain
- Isieke in FebruaryNigeria · 160 kmHigh 36.3°C · Low 25.3°C · 13 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.