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Best time to visit Maiduguri

January is the best time to visit Maiduguri for general sightseeing, with average highs of 31 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to January.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 75/100
The least cloud December 26 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 0 mm
Warmth April 40 °C
Cooler weather August 30 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 75 31 °C 0
2 December 74 31 °C 0
3 November 64 34 °C 0
4 February 63 34 °C 0
5 October 62 35 °C 4
6 September 54 32 °C 13
7 June 50 36 °C 8
8 July 49 32 °C 16
9 August 49 30 °C 21
10 May 47 39 °C 5
11 March 46 38 °C 0
12 April 45 40 °C 1

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 1 wet days and highs near 40 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.7 °C 0 mm 29 %
February 33.9 °C under 1 mm 30 %
March 37.9 °C under 1 mm 42 %
April 39.9 °C 4 mm 48 %
May 38.6 °C 21 mm 48 %
June 36.0 °C 35 mm 54 %
July 32.3 °C 104 mm 69 %
August 30.2 °C 181 mm 79 %
September 32.1 °C 82 mm 65 %
October 34.7 °C 16 mm 46 %
November 34.2 °C under 1 mm 37 %
December 31.2 °C under 1 mm 26 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.