Lafia climate

Lafia Weather in May

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

Average highs run from 33°C on May 1 to 31°C on May 31, and lows from 25°C to 24°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 143 mm over about 25 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Lafia, in °C, with the record for each date.202530354045151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
32°C
Average low
24°C
Precipitation
143 mm
Reanalysis high
41°CMay 17, 2015
Reanalysis low
22°CMay 30, 1996
Daylight
12 h 26 min to 12 h 35 min
Cloud cover
79%
Humidity
79%
Dew point
23°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 lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
May 133°C25°C38°C 199923°C 200571%
May 233°C25°C39°C 201523°C 200572%
May 333°C25°C38°C 199923°C 199573%
May 433°C25°C38°C 201522°C 200874%
May 533°C25°C38°C 200023°C 199774%
May 633°C24°C39°C 201523°C 199474%
May 733°C24°C39°C 201523°C 199476%
May 832°C24°C39°C 200323°C 199477%
May 932°C24°C38°C 200323°C 199576%
May 1032°C24°C38°C 200023°C 200875%
May 1132°C24°C39°C 200023°C 200974%
May 1232°C24°C38°C 200023°C 200674%
May 1332°C24°C39°C 201523°C 199774%
May 1432°C24°C36°C 201923°C 199274%
May 1532°C24°C37°C 201523°C 199272%
May 1632°C24°C37°C 201423°C 199371%
May 1732°C24°C41°C 201523°C 201771%
May 1832°C24°C36°C 201523°C 199770%
May 1932°C24°C37°C 200523°C 201871%
May 2032°C24°C38°C 200023°C 199172%
May 2132°C24°C37°C 201522°C 202073%
May 2232°C24°C38°C 201523°C 200273%
May 2332°C24°C37°C 201423°C 200273%
May 2432°C24°C39°C 201522°C 199775%
May 2532°C24°C39°C 201523°C 199176%
May 2632°C24°C37°C 201522°C 199177%
May 2731°C24°C35°C 200322°C 199178%
May 2831°C24°C34°C 201722°C 199478%
May 2931°C24°C35°C 201822°C 200480%
May 3031°C24°C35°C 200522°C 199681%
May 3131°C24°C36°C 201823°C 200183%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 6:10 AM, sunset 6:36 PM
May 31
sunrise 6:06 AM, sunset 6:41 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.