Climate averages 1991–2020
Wukari 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 Wukari: daytime highs average 36.7°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 3.9 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 (105 km away). In February its highs average 36.1°C, 0.6°C cooler than Wukari, with 8.1 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Wukari ranks joint 8th of 143 for the warmest February highs and 39th of 143 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Wukari is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.6°C to 37.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.9 mm to 12 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
Wukari climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.0°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| February, selected | 36.7°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 3.9 | 0.6 | 11.912 h |
| March | 37.3°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 12 | 1.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.5°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 49 | 7.9 | 12.312 h |
| May | 32.8°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 105 | 14.0 | 12.512 h |
| June | 30.7°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 100 | 15.2 | 12.613 h |
| July | 29.3°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 134 | 21.4 | 12.513 h |
| August | 28.8°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 196 | 24.9 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.5°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 184 | 23.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.4°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 129 | 17.7 | 12.012 h |
| November | 33.2°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 14 | 2.5 | 11.812 h |
| December | 34.6°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 0.8 | 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 · 105 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 23.9°C · 8.1 mm rain
- Makurdi in FebruaryNigeria · 139 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 24.6°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Lafia in FebruaryNigeria · 155 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 23.5°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Jalingo in FebruaryNigeria · 208 kmHigh 36.7°C · Low 21.2°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kumbo in FebruaryCameroon · 210 kmHigh 28.8°C · Low 15.8°C · 22 mm rain
- Bamenda in FebruaryCameroon · 216 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 16.8°C · 28 mm rain
- Effium in FebruaryNigeria · 235 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 24.9°C · 10 mm rain
- Keffi in FebruaryNigeria · 236 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 23.4°C · 4.4 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 Wukari) is explained once on the Wukari year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.