Annual mean 28°C · wettest around October · prevailing wind SW
Warmest
34.3 °C
Coldest
27.4 °C
Wettest
100%
Windiest
6.6 m/s
Prevailing
SW
3.6 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
never good
never good
never good
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The average temperature in Makurdi over the whole year is 28°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 36°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C. The rainy (wet) season in Makurdi runs from September to November, peaking in October with a 82% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is December to January; December is the driest month, at 45%. Winds in Makurdi are highest in February, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW. The clearest skies in Makurdi come in December, when the sky is typically 59% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 80%.
Month by month Makurdi climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
33°C
21°C
29°C
57%
62%
3.1 m/s
31
42
13
February
36°C
24°C
32°C
64%
63%
3.8 m/s
21
38
7
March
36°C
26°C
35°C
65%
69%
3.2 m/s
4
14
3
April
34°C
26°C
35°C
62%
72%
2.9 m/s
3
22
1
May
32°C
25°C
34°C
78%
77%
2.6 m/s
5
29
0
June
30°C
24°C
32°C
72%
79%
2.2 m/s
8
40
2
July
29°C
23°C
32°C
74%
78%
2.5 m/s
8
50
1
August
28°C
23°C
31°C
59%
80%
2.6 m/s
12
54
2
September
29°C
24°C
32°C
73%
79%
2.4 m/s
8
43
1
October
31°C
24°C
33°C
82%
77%
2.0 m/s
5
36
1
November
33°C
23°C
34°C
65%
70%
2.3 m/s
5
31
3
December
32°C
19°C
31°C
45%
59%
2.4 m/s
22
47
7
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Makurdi weather by season
Year round, Makurdi has days of about 28°C at their warmest in August, its coolest month, and 36°C in March, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 19°C to 26°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 28°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around October and least likely around December. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Makurdi weather in winterDecember to February
High 34°CLow 21°CRain 55%
Winter in Makurdi has typical daily highs of about 34°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 55% chance of rain on a given day.
Makurdi weather in springMarch to May
High 34°CLow 26°CRain 68%
Spring in Makurdi has typical daily highs of about 34°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 68% chance of rain on a given day.
Makurdi weather in summerJune to August
High 29°CLow 24°CRain 69%
Summer in Makurdi has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 69% chance of rain on a given day.
Makurdi weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 31°CLow 24°CRain 74%
Autumn in Makurdi has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 74% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Makurdi?
The rainy (wet) season in Makurdi runs from September to November, peaking in October with a 82% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is December to January; December is the driest month, at 45%.
What time of year is Makurdi windiest?
Winds in Makurdi are highest in February, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the SW.
What is the average temperature in Makurdi year round?
The average temperature in Makurdi over the whole year is 28°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 36°C; December is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C.