Weather in Municipal Area Council

Calculated from weather data of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (DNAA) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	34.8	35.7	35.5	34.7	36.3	32.8
February	36.1	37.1	36.7	36.7	36.3	36.7
March	36.2	37.7	35.7	36.8	36.1	36.8
April	34.8	36.6	34.7	34.7	36.2	35.7
May	31.9		32.5	33.2	33.2	30.6
June	30.2		29.8	30.1	30.8	33.0
July	28.8		30.3	29.3	28.6	28.3
August	28.3		29.1	27.8	28.8	28.6
September	29.5		29.8	28.8	30.1	28.1
October	30.9		31.5	31.3	31.6	31.0
November	33.9		33.2	35.0	33.2	35.5
December	34.6		35.0	34.8	34.8	35.6
Average	32.8	36.7	32.8	32.8	33.0	32.7

4th highest temperature of Nigeria

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	19.7	19	20	20	19	19
February	22.7	23	22	21	22	22
March	25.5	26	24	26	24	25
April	25.7	26	25	24	25	26
May	24.1		24	24	25	25
June	22.7		23	23	23	23
July	22.4		22	23	23	22
August	21.9		22	21	23	23
September	21.5		21	20	22	22
October	22.3		23	22	22	22
November	21.2		23	19	20	21
December	20.2		20	19	20	20
Average	22.7	23.5	22.3	21.8	22.2	22.4

4th lowest temperature of Nigeria

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	120	274	238	274	232
25 °C or warmer	120	362	331	351	328
20 °C or warmer	120	365	341	358	345
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
February	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
March	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
April	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
May	0.4		0	0	0	0
June	1.4		1	1	1	1
July	2.1		1	1	3	3
August	7.2		4	14	3	6
September	3.0		1	6	3	4
October	0.6		0	0	0	0
November	0.0		0	0	0	0
December	0.0		0	0	0	0
Average	1.2		0.6	2.0	0.9	1.2

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	8.4	8	8	8	9	8
February	8.9	9	10	8	9	9
March	9.4	10	9	10	10	10
April	10.1	11	10	10	9	11
May	9.6		9	9	9	10
June	9.3		10	9	9	9
July	9.3		9	9	10	10
August	9.4		10	9	9	9
September	9.1		10	9	9	10
October	8.8		8	9	9	9
November	8.4		9	9	7	9
December	8.1		8	8	8	8
Average	9.1	9.3	9.2	9.0	8.9	9.1

13th highest wind speed of Nigeria

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	E	E	E	SE	E
February	SE	E	E	E	E
March	SW	SW	SW	SW	W
April	SW	SW	SW	SW	W
May		SW	SW	SW	W
June		SW	SW	SW	W
July		SW	SW	SW	W
August		SW	W	W	W
September		SW	SW	SW	SW
October		SW	SW	SW	SW
November		SW	SE	W	SE
December		SE	E	E	SE

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Municipal Area Council weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Municipal Area Council?

The warmest month is March with an average temperature of 36 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Municipal Area Council?

The coldest month is August with an average daytime temperature of 28 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Municipal Area Council?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in August with a probability of around 7.3 %.

Which month is the driest in Municipal Area Council?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in January. The probability is about 0.0 %.