Benue, Nigeria Climate

Weather: 30.3°C/86.54°F, Wind SW at 1.92 km/h, 68% Humidity, 0% Chance of rain

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Benue Climate Summary

Located at an elevation of 146.02 meters (479.07 feet) above sea level, Benue has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw). The city’s yearly temperature is 29.38ºC (84.88ºF) and it is -0.08% lower than Nigeria’s averages. Benue typically receives about 135.2 millimeters (5.32 inches) of precipitation and has 160.01 rainy days (43.84% of the time) annually.

Country Nigeria
Longitude 8.7403687
Latitude 7.3369024
Attitude/Elevation 146.02m (479.07ft)
Local time Monday 20:06
Annual high temperature 33.09ºC (91.56ºF)
Annual low temperature 24.2ºC (75.56ºF)
Average annual precip. 135.2mm (5.32in)
Warmest month February (37.74ºC / 99.93ºF)
Coldest Month August (22.07ºC / 71.73ºF)
Wettest Month September (359.37mm / 14.15in)
Driest Month December (1.52mm / 0.06in)
Number of days with rainfall (≥ 1.0 mm) 160.01 days (43.84%)
Days with no rain 204.99 days (56.16%)
Humidity 61.51%

Climate Benue: Monthly Averages

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Nov Oct Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 42.0(107.6) 43.0(109.4) 45.0(113.0) 45.0(113.0) 41.0(105.8) 37.0(98.6) 33.0(91.4) 32.0(89.6) 33.0(91.4) 35.0(95.0) 39.0(102.2) 40.0(104.0) 45.0(113.0)
Average high °C (°F) 36.24(97.23) 37.74(99.93) 37.67(99.81) 36.12(97.02) 33.24(91.83) 30.78(87.4) 28.66(83.59) 28.04(82.47) 28.67(83.61) 30.58(87.04) 34.03(93.25) 35.34(95.61) 33.09(91.56)
Daily mean °C (°F) 30.55(86.99) 32.65(90.77) 33.45(92.21) 32.27(90.09) 29.92(85.86) 27.67(81.81) 25.91(78.64) 25.57(78.03) 26.18(79.12) 27.85(82.13) 30.19(86.34) 30.33(86.59) 29.38(84.88)
Average low °C (°F) 22.63(72.73) 25.52(77.94) 27.55(81.59) 26.52(79.74) 25.04(77.07) 23.37(74.07) 22.27(72.09) 22.07(71.73) 22.78(73.0) 24.26(75.67) 24.94(76.89) 23.42(74.16) 24.2(75.56)
Record low °C (°F) 15.0(59.0) 17.0(62.6) 22.0(71.6) 22.0(71.6) 22.0(71.6) 18.0(64.4) 18.0(64.4) 17.0(62.6) 19.0(66.2) 21.0(69.8) 21.0(69.8) 17.0(62.6) 15.0(59.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 5.19(0.2) 16.22(0.64) 42.45(1.67) 76.63(3.02) 131.2(5.17) 139.24(5.48) 300.52(11.83) 347.89(13.7) 359.37(14.15) 185.05(7.29) 17.15(0.68) 1.52(0.06) 135.2(5.32)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 1.0 3.0 6.55 10.73 15.91 16.91 26.27 28.09 27.0 20.55 3.64 0.36 13.33
Average relative humidity (%) 27.26 36.7 48.15 56.84 68.86 77.19 83.35 85.55 85.21 79.36 58.15 31.48 61.51
Mean monthly sunshine hours 11.57 11.49 11.31 11.14 10.64 9.71 9.03 8.63 8.98 10.18 11.35 11.56 10.47

Climate Graph

The chart below shows the mean monthly temperature and precipitation of Benue in recent years.

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Benue Temperature by Month

March
33.45°C | 92.21°F
February
32.65°C | 90.77°F
April
32.27°C | 90.09°F
January
30.55°C | 86.99°F
December
30.33°C | 86.59°F
November
30.19°C | 86.34°F
May
29.92°C | 85.86°F
October
27.85°C | 82.13°F
June
27.67°C | 81.81°F
September
26.18°C | 79.12°F
July
25.91°C | 78.64°F
August
25.57°C | 78.03°F

Historical Data

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Temperature Max Average Min
Max Temperature 37.0°C (98.6°F) 34.43°C (93.97°F) 32.0°C (89.6°F)
Avg Temperature 33.0°C (91.4°F) 30.87°C (87.57°F) 29.0°C (84.2°F)
Min Temperature 27.0°C (80.6°F) 25.87°C (78.57°F) 24.0°C (75.2°F)
Dew Point Max Average Min
Dew Point 23.0°C (73.4°F) 20.77°C (69.39°F) 11.0°C (51.8°F)
Precipitation Max Average Min Sum
Precipitation 4.2mm | 0.17in 0.32mm | 0.01in 0.0mm | 0in 9.7mm | 0.38in
Snowdepth 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in 0.0mm | 0in
Wind Max Average Min
Wind 9.0kmh | 5.59mph 6.7kmh | 4.16mph 4.0kmh | 2.49mph
Gust Wind 14.0kmh | 8.7mph 10.83kmh | 6.73mph 7.0kmh | 4.35mph
Sea Level Pressure Max Average Min
Sea Level Pressure 4.2mb 0.32mb 0.0mb
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Daily Observations

Time Temperature Dew Point Humidity Wind Speed Pressure Precipitation
November ° C | ° F ° C | ° F % Kph | Mph Hg | Mb Total (mm/in)
2012-11-01 31 | 87.8 22 | 71.6 66 6 | 3.73 29.83 | 1010 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-02 29 | 84.2 22 | 71.6 71 9 | 5.59 29.83 | 1010 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-03 29 | 84.2 22 | 71.6 73 9 | 5.59 29.85 | 1011 0.4 | 0.02
2012-11-04 29 | 84.2 22 | 71.6 73 8 | 4.97 29.85 | 1011 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-05 29 | 84.2 22 | 71.6 72 8 | 4.97 29.83 | 1010 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-06 30 | 86.0 22 | 71.6 68 7 | 4.35 29.83 | 1010 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-07 30 | 86.0 23 | 73.4 73 8 | 4.97 29.85 | 1011 0.9 | 0.04
2012-11-08 30 | 86.0 23 | 73.4 73 6 | 3.73 29.83 | 1010 4.2 | 0.17
2012-11-09 30 | 86.0 23 | 73.4 69 6 | 3.73 29.8 | 1009 1.0 | 0.04
2012-11-10 31 | 87.8 21 | 69.8 62 6 | 3.73 29.8 | 1009 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-11 30 | 86.0 22 | 71.6 68 6 | 3.73 29.83 | 1010 0.5 | 0.02
2012-11-12 30 | 86.0 23 | 73.4 69 7 | 4.35 29.83 | 1010 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-13 31 | 87.8 23 | 73.4 68 6 | 3.73 29.83 | 1010 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-14 32 | 89.6 22 | 71.6 65 6 | 3.73 29.83 | 1010 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-15 32 | 89.6 21 | 69.8 61 7 | 4.35 29.8 | 1009 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-16 32 | 89.6 15 | 59.0 43 5 | 3.11 29.8 | 1009 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-17 32 | 89.6 15 | 59.0 40 4 | 2.49 29.8 | 1009 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-18 30 | 86.0 20 | 68.0 57 8 | 4.97 29.83 | 1010 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-19 31 | 87.8 22 | 71.6 65 8 | 4.97 29.83 | 1010 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-20 31 | 87.8 22 | 71.6 64 7 | 4.35 29.83 | 1010 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-21 31 | 87.8 22 | 71.6 64 8 | 4.97 29.83 | 1010 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-22 32 | 89.6 22 | 71.6 63 7 | 4.35 29.8 | 1009 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-23 32 | 89.6 22 | 71.6 60 6 | 3.73 29.8 | 1009 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-24 32 | 89.6 22 | 71.6 61 6 | 3.73 29.8 | 1009 0.2 | 0.01
2012-11-25 33 | 91.4 22 | 71.6 60 7 | 4.35 29.8 | 1009 0.1 | 0.0
2012-11-26 31 | 87.8 23 | 73.4 66 9 | 5.59 29.85 | 1011 1.4 | 0.06
2012-11-27 31 | 87.8 21 | 69.8 63 6 | 3.73 29.85 | 1011 1.0 | 0.04
2012-11-28 32 | 89.6 18 | 64.4 52 6 | 3.73 29.83 | 1010 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-29 31 | 87.8 13 | 55.4 38 5 | 3.11 29.8 | 1009 0.0 | 0.0
2012-11-30 32 | 89.6 11 | 51.8 33 4 | 2.49 29.77 | 1008 0.0 | 0.0

Benue 10 Year Historical Weather Data

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