Climate averages 1991–2020
Pindiga weather
in May.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 3rd 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 Pindiga: daytime highs average 35.1°C and nights cool to about 24.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 46 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes May a moderately wet month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 35 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bauchi (127 km away). In May its highs average 34.8°C, about as warm as Pindiga, with 73 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Pindiga ranks 22nd of 143 for the warmest May highs and 18th of 143 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 143 cities is 31.7°C; Pindiga is 3.5°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.7°C to 32.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 46 mm to 60 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
Pindiga climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.9°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 34.6°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.5°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 1.5 | 0.3 | 12.112 h |
| April | 37.5°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 14 | 3.3 | 12.312 h |
| May, selected | 35.1°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 46 | 9.1 | 12.613 h |
| June | 32.4°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 60 | 10.9 | 12.713 h |
| July | 29.4°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 122 | 17.7 | 12.613 h |
| August | 27.6°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 209 | 22.8 | 12.412 h |
| September | 28.6°C21.5°C | 21.5°C | 108 | 16.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.2°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 44 | 8.1 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.5°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| December | 32.0°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 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
- Bauchi in MayNigeria · 127 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 22.8°C · 73 mm rain
- Jalingo in MayNigeria · 129 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 25.8°C · 52 mm rain
- Numan in MayNigeria · 132 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 27.0°C · 40 mm rain
- Biu in MayNigeria · 153 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 23.9°C · 59 mm rain
- Daura in MayNigeria · 181 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 25.2°C · 22 mm rain
- Jimeta in MayNigeria · 183 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 26.9°C · 67 mm rain
- Yola in MayNigeria · 189 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 26.5°C · 67 mm rain
- Potiskum in MayNigeria · 193 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 Pindiga) is explained once on the Pindiga year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.