Mubi climate
Mubi is warmest in April, with average highs of 37 °C, and coldest in January, when nights average 14 °C. August is the wettest month (224 mm) and January the driest (0 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Mubi averages 808 mm of rain and 359 days above 25 °C.
Nigeria · population 225,705 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month April 37 °C
- Coldest month January 14 °C
- Driest month January 0 mm
- Wettest month August 224 mm
- Least cloud December 28 % cloud
- Hottest on record April 42 °C
- Coldest on record January 6.8 °C
What to expectMubi through the year
Mubi has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 31 °C in January to 37 °C in April, a swing of 7.5 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 359 days a year reach 25 °C, 233 of them reach 30 °C. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C, in April.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 0 mm in January to 224 mm in August. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.2 °C | 0 mm | 33 % |
| February | 34.1 °C | 0 mm | 37 % |
| March | 37.0 °C | 1 mm | 48 % |
| April | 37.1 °C | 16 mm | 59 % |
| May | 34.1 °C | 60 mm | 62 % |
| June | 31.1 °C | 90 mm | 65 % |
| July | 28.3 °C | 151 mm | 78 % |
| August | 27.0 °C | 224 mm | 85 % |
| September | 28.3 °C | 178 mm | 77 % |
| October | 30.3 °C | 86 mm | 60 % |
| November | 32.3 °C | 2 mm | 42 % |
| December | 31.2 °C | under 1 mm | 28 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.2 °C | 14.4 °C | 22.9 °C | 37.7 °C | 6.8 °C | 31 | 20 | 0 |
| February | 34.1 °C | 17.1 °C | 25.7 °C | 39.9 °C | 9.8 °C | 28 | 26 | 0 |
| March | 37.0 °C | 21.0 °C | 29.2 °C | 41.2 °C | 13.8 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| April | 37.1 °C | 23.7 °C | 30.4 °C | 42.1 °C | 15.8 °C | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| May | 34.1 °C | 23.6 °C | 28.5 °C | 40.6 °C | 18.5 °C | 31 | 29 | 0 |
| June | 31.1 °C | 22.5 °C | 26.4 °C | 36.6 °C | 18.9 °C | 30 | 22 | 0 |
| July | 28.3 °C | 21.2 °C | 24.4 °C | 33.4 °C | 19.1 °C | 30 | 5 | 0 |
| August | 27.0 °C | 20.6 °C | 23.4 °C | 30.8 °C | 18.7 °C | 28 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 28.3 °C | 20.7 °C | 24.1 °C | 31.8 °C | 18.2 °C | 29 | 3 | 0 |
| October | 30.3 °C | 20.8 °C | 25.2 °C | 34.9 °C | 14.7 °C | 31 | 18 | 0 |
| November | 32.3 °C | 17.9 °C | 25.1 °C | 36.1 °C | 11.9 °C | 30 | 28 | 0 |
| December | 31.2 °C | 15.0 °C | 23.1 °C | 36.1 °C | 8.2 °C | 31 | 22 | 0 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 33 % | 26 % | 13 km/h |
| February | 0 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 37 % | 20 % | 14 km/h |
| March | 1 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 48 % | 18 % | 15 km/h |
| April | 16 mm | 4 | 12 h/day | 59 % | 37 % | 15 km/h |
| May | 60 mm | 12 | 13 h/day | 62 % | 61 % | 14 km/h |
| June | 90 mm | 15 | 13 h/day | 65 % | 74 % | 14 km/h |
| July | 151 mm | 22 | 13 h/day | 78 % | 82 % | 15 km/h |
| August | 224 mm | 26 | 12 h/day | 85 % | 87 % | 14 km/h |
| September | 178 mm | 24 | 12 h/day | 77 % | 86 % | 12 km/h |
| October | 86 mm | 13 | 12 h/day | 60 % | 73 % | 10 km/h |
| November | 2 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 42 % | 41 % | 12 km/h |
| December | under 1 mm | 0 | 12 h/day | 28 % | 32 % | 12 km/h |
How Mubi compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mubi | 37 °C | 14 °C | 808 mm | 359 |
| Maroua · Cameroon | 40 °C | 18 °C | 570 mm | 365 |
| Yola · Nigeria | 40 °C | 20 °C | 588 mm | 365 |
| Maiduguri · Nigeria | 40 °C | 16 °C | 444 mm | 364 |
| Gombe · Nigeria | 38 °C | 16 °C | 431 mm | 363 |
| N'Djamena · Chad | 41 °C | 17 °C | 433 mm | 365 |
| Ngaoundéré · Cameroon | 33 °C | 16 °C | 2,103 mm | 326 |
Where Mubi ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The driest places in Africa in February | 4thof 50 | 0 mm |
| The driest places in the world in February | 4thof 50 | 0 mm |
| The driest places in Africa in January | 10thof 50 | 0 mm |
| The driest places in the world in January | 10thof 50 | 0 mm |
| The driest places in Africa in December | 21stof 50 | 0.01 mm |
| The driest places in the world in December | 21stof 50 | 0.01 mm |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Mubi’s climate
When is the best time to visit Mubi?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. January, August, December sit closest to 20 °C on average, April is the warmest month and January the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Mubi get?
In April, the warmest month, daily highs average 37 °C. About 233 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 42 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 14 °C in January, the coldest month. Freezing nights are not part of a normal year here.
Which month is wettest in Mubi?
August, averaging 224 mm over 26 days with rain. The driest month is January with 0 mm. The year as a whole averages 808 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Mubi rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- 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: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. 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.