Makurdi climate

Makurdi Weather in May

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Makurdi, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 32°C on May 1 to 30°C on May 31, and lows from 24°C to 24°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 155 mm over about 28 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Makurdi, in °C, with the record for each date.2025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
31°C
Average low
24°C
Precipitation
155 mm
Reanalysis high
37°CMay 11, 2000
Reanalysis low
22°CMay 30, 1996
Daylight
12 h 24 min to 12 h 33 min
Cloud cover
77%
Humidity
83%
Dew point
24°C
Wind
11.2 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 132°C24°C36°C 201923°C 199978%
May 232°C24°C35°C 199923°C 200379%
May 332°C24°C36°C 200022°C 200880%
May 431°C24°C36°C 200023°C 199781%
May 531°C24°C36°C 200023°C 199782%
May 631°C24°C37°C 200022°C 199482%
May 731°C24°C35°C 200023°C 199484%
May 831°C24°C35°C 200023°C 200885%
May 931°C24°C34°C 201823°C 201485%
May 1031°C24°C36°C 200023°C 200885%
May 1131°C24°C37°C 200023°C 199285%
May 1231°C24°C37°C 200023°C 200686%
May 1331°C24°C37°C 201523°C 201286%
May 1431°C24°C34°C 201923°C 201287%
May 1531°C24°C35°C 201523°C 201486%
May 1631°C24°C35°C 201523°C 201486%
May 1731°C24°C35°C 201923°C 199686%
May 1831°C24°C36°C 201923°C 201785%
May 1931°C24°C34°C 201822°C 200686%
May 2031°C24°C33°C 200023°C 199187%
May 2131°C24°C33°C 201823°C 201287%
May 2231°C24°C36°C 201923°C 199988%
May 2331°C24°C35°C 201922°C 200889%
May 2431°C24°C33°C 201922°C 201689%
May 2531°C24°C35°C 201523°C 199589%
May 2630°C24°C34°C 201422°C 200890%
May 2730°C24°C32°C 201923°C 201790%
May 2830°C24°C33°C 201922°C 199790%
May 2930°C24°C33°C 201822°C 200490%
May 3030°C24°C33°C 201822°C 199691%
May 3130°C24°C34°C 201823°C 199692%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Makurdi, in percent.0204060801001102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+1).

May 1
sunrise 6:11 AM, sunset 6:35 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:07 AM, sunset 6:40 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.