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Best time to visit Makurdi

November is the best time to visit Makurdi for general sightseeing, with average highs of 33 °C and about 1 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly October 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 November comfort 64/100
The least cloud December 33 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 1 mm
Warmth March 37 °C
Cooler weather August 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 November 64 33 °C 1
2 December 62 35 °C 0
3 January 59 35 °C 0
4 October 57 30 °C 13
5 February 53 37 °C 1
6 April 52 36 °C 6
7 August 52 29 °C 25
8 May 51 33 °C 12
9 June 51 31 °C 17
10 July 51 29 °C 24
11 September 50 29 °C 22
12 March 49 37 °C 2

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 2 wet days and highs near 37 °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 35.4 °C 1 mm 41 %
February 36.8 °C 3 mm 49 %
March 37.1 °C 12 mm 67 %
April 35.5 °C 42 mm 76 %
May 32.9 °C 87 mm 80 %
June 30.6 °C 122 mm 80 %
July 29.3 °C 179 mm 85 %
August 28.9 °C 212 mm 88 %
September 29.5 °C 168 mm 83 %
October 30.3 °C 84 mm 79 %
November 33.1 °C 6 mm 57 %
December 34.9 °C 1 mm 33 %

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.