Maiduguri climate

Maiduguri Weather in October

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

Average highs run from 35°C on October 1 to 37°C on October 31, and lows from 23°C to 20°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 28 mm over about 6 wet days.

October day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Maiduguri, in °C, with the record for each date.152025303540151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

October at a glance

Average high
36°C
Average low
22°C
Precipitation
28 mm
Record high
39°COct 25, 1974
Record low
16°COct 25, 1974
Daylight
12 h 02 min to 11 h 42 min
Cloud cover
45%
Humidity
52%
Dew point
16°C
Wind
9.7 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Oct 135°C23°C34°C 197951%
Oct 235°C23°C32°C 198050%
Oct 335°C23°C23°C 197448%
Oct 435°C23°C44%
Oct 535°C23°C44%
Oct 635°C23°C40%
Oct 735°C23°C37%
Oct 835°C23°C35%
Oct 935°C23°C37°C 198020°C 198033%
Oct 1036°C23°C31%
Oct 1136°C23°C38°C 198023°C 197428%
Oct 1236°C23°C24°C 197626%
Oct 1336°C23°C24%
Oct 1436°C22°C38°C 197422°C 198021%
Oct 1536°C22°C19%
Oct 1636°C22°C17%
Oct 1736°C22°C15%
Oct 1836°C22°C14%
Oct 1936°C22°C13%
Oct 2036°C22°C11%
Oct 2136°C22°C11%
Oct 2237°C22°C22°C 197411%
Oct 2337°C22°C24°C 19809%
Oct 2437°C21°C8%
Oct 2537°C21°C39°C 197416°C 19747%
Oct 2637°C21°C6%
Oct 2737°C21°C5%
Oct 2837°C21°C5%
Oct 2937°C21°C21°C 19794%
Oct 3037°C21°C19°C 19794%
Oct 3137°C20°C21°C 19803%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Maiduguri, in percent.02040601102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

October 1
sunrise 5:56 AM, sunset 5:58 PM
October 31
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 5:42 PM

Every day of October: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station NIM00065082, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. 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.