Biu weather in January

In January, Biu sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.4 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Biu's 2nd-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Biu's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 32°; 9th warmest
Overnight low: 17°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 0 mm; 0 wet days
Daylight: 11 h 24 min; 6:37 AM – 6:04 PM
Cloud cover: 34%; 2nd clearest
Wind: 12 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 6.16 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.4; out of 10

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 31°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical January day in Biu reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 15°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	16
2	31	16
3	31	16
4	31	16
5	31	16
6	31	16
7	31	16
8	31	16
9	31	16
10	31	16
11	31	16
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	32	16
17	32	16
18	32	16
19	32	17
20	32	17
21	32	17
22	32	17
23	33	17
24	33	17
25	33	17
26	33	17
27	33	17
28	33	18
29	33	18
30	33	18
31	33	18

How January really feels in Biu

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 12 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Biu weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 9th-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	32° / 17°	0	0	11.4	5.4
Feb	35° / 20°	0	0	11.6	3.4
Mar	38° / 23°	1	0.3	11.9	1.4
Apr	38° / 26°	17	5.1	12.2	1.1
May	35° / 25°	59	12.5	12.5	2.1
Jun	32° / 24°	77	15.1	12.6	3.4
Jul	29° / 22°	117	19.9	12.6	3.9
Aug	28° / 22°	183	23.8	12.3	4.0
Sep	29° / 22°	116	20.2	12.1	3.9
Oct	32° / 22°	61	13.3	11.8	3.6
Nov	34° / 20°	1	0.3	11.5	4.1
Dec	32° / 17°	0	0	11.4	5.4

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 61% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	79	78	78	78	77	77	77	75	75	75	74	74	73	73	73	73	73	72	72	72	72	72	71	72	72	72	73	73	73	73	73
Cloudier (%)	21	22	22	22	23	23	23	25	25	25	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	28	29	28	28	28	27	27	27	27	27

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Biu gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 12 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	13
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	12	light breeze
2	12	light breeze
3	12	light breeze
4	12	light breeze
5	12	light breeze
6	12	light breeze
7	12	light breeze
8	12	light breeze
9	12	light breeze
10	12	light breeze
11	12	light breeze
12	12	light breeze
13	12	light breeze
14	12	light breeze
15	12	light breeze
16	12	light breeze
17	12	light breeze
18	12	light breeze
19	12	light breeze
20	12	light breeze
21	12	light breeze
22	12	light breeze
23	12	light breeze
24	12	light breeze
25	12	light breeze
26	12	light breeze
27	12	light breeze
28	12	light breeze
29	12	light breeze
30	12	light breeze
31	13	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:33 AM to 6:39 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:11 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5
Sunrise (AM)	6:33	6:33	6:33	6:34	6:34	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:35	6:36	6:36	6:36	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:37	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:38	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39	6:39
Sunset (PM)	5:56	5:57	5:57	5:58	5:58	5:59	5:59	6:00	6:00	6:01	6:01	6:02	6:02	6:03	6:03	6:04	6:04	6:05	6:05	6:06	6:06	6:07	6:07	6:08	6:08	6:08	6:09	6:09	6:10	6:10	6:11

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	11.4	6:33	5:56
2	11.4	6:33	5:57
3	11.4	6:33	5:57
4	11.4	6:34	5:58
5	11.4	6:34	5:58
6	11.4	6:35	5:59
7	11.4	6:35	5:59
8	11.4	6:35	6:00
9	11.4	6:35	6:00
10	11.4	6:36	6:01
11	11.4	6:36	6:01
12	11.4	6:36	6:02
13	11.4	6:37	6:02
14	11.4	6:37	6:03
15	11.4	6:37	6:03
16	11.4	6:37	6:04
17	11.4	6:37	6:04
18	11.5	6:38	6:05
19	11.5	6:38	6:05
20	11.5	6:38	6:06
21	11.5	6:38	6:06
22	11.5	6:38	6:07
23	11.5	6:38	6:07
24	11.5	6:38	6:08
25	11.5	6:38	6:08
26	11.5	6:39	6:08
27	11.5	6:39	6:09
28	11.5	6:39	6:09
29	11.5	6:39	6:10
30	11.5	6:39	6:10
31	11.5	6:39	6:11

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.5 kWh/m² to a high of 7.08 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.16 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.1	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.2	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.3	6.4	6.4	6.4
Level	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense	Intense

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	6.0	Intense
2	6.0	Intense
3	6.0	Intense
4	6.0	Intense
5	6.0	Intense
6	6.0	Intense
7	6.0	Intense
8	6.1	Intense
9	6.1	Intense
10	6.1	Intense
11	6.1	Intense
12	6.1	Intense
13	6.1	Intense
14	6.1	Intense
15	6.2	Intense
16	6.2	Intense
17	6.2	Intense
18	6.2	Intense
19	6.2	Intense
20	6.2	Intense
21	6.2	Intense
22	6.2	Intense
23	6.3	Intense
24	6.3	Intense
25	6.3	Intense
26	6.3	Intense
27	6.3	Intense
28	6.3	Intense
29	6.4	Intense
30	6.4	Intense
31	6.4	Intense

Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Biu

In seasonPeak

In January, Biu sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Biu's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Biu sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is January a good time to visit Biu?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.4

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

8.3

Beach & pool

2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Biu for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Biu in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Biu sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 17°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Biu in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Biu peaks around August 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	11	11	11	10	10	11	13	12	11	9	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	11	Extreme
Mar	11	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	10	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Biu in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Biu is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (July, 22 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	87	96	96	68	38	31	22	25	31	49	57	79
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	87	Unhealthy
Feb	96	Unhealthy
Mar	96	Unhealthy
Apr	68	Unhealthy
May	38	Poor
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	25	Moderate
Sep	31	Moderate
Oct	49	Poor
Nov	57	Unhealthy
Dec	79	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Biu?

Biu sits at 10.6°N, 12.2°E, 762 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Gombi, 77 km away.

Topography around Biu

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Biu.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Biu has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 131 m around an average of 743 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 450 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 756 m.

The land around Biu is covered by cropland (35%), artificial surfaces (33%) and grassland (26%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and grassland (42%) within 16 km, and cropland (43%) and grassland (38%) within 80 km.

3 km

131 m

cropland 35%

16 km

450 m

cropland 51%

80 km

756 m

cropland 43%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← December Biu year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Gombi 77 km · Damboa 86 km · Deba 99 km · Nafada 108 km · Gombe 118 km · Garko 123 km · Mubi 123 km · Kumo 125 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 13% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,224; 2025
Happiness: 4.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 30%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 15.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 569
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Biu (10.6128°, 12.1946°, elevation 762 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	16
2	31	16
3	31	16
4	31	16
5	31	16
6	31	16
7	31	16
8	31	16
9	31	16
10	31	16
11	31	16
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	32	16
17	32	16
18	32	16
19	32	17
20	32	17
21	32	17
22	32	17
23	33	17
24	33	17
25	33	17
26	33	17
27	33	17
28	33	18
29	33	18
30	33	18
31	33	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	16
2	31	16
3	31	16
4	31	16
5	31	16
6	31	16
7	31	16
8	31	16
9	31	16
10	31	16
11	31	16
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	32	16
17	32	16
18	32	16
19	32	17
20	32	17
21	32	17
22	32	17
23	33	17
24	33	17
25	33	17
26	33	17
27	33	17
28	33	18
29	33	18
30	33	18
31	33	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	31	16
2	31	16
3	31	16
4	31	16
5	31	16
6	31	16
7	31	16
8	31	16
9	31	16
10	31	16
11	31	16
12	31	16
13	31	16
14	31	16
15	31	16
16	32	16
17	32	16
18	32	16
19	32	17
20	32	17
21	32	17
22	32	17
23	33	17
24	33	17
25	33	17
26	33	17
27	33	17
28	33	18
29	33	18
30	33	18
31	33	18

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	79	21
2	78	22
3	78	22
4	78	22
5	77	23
6	77	23
7	77	23
8	75	25
9	75	25
10	75	25
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	73	27
16	73	27
17	73	27
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	72	28
21	72	28
22	72	28
23	71	29
24	72	28
25	72	28
26	72	28
27	73	27
28	73	27
29	73	27
30	73	27
31	73	27

	Rain chance (%)
1	0
2	0
3	0
4	0
5	0
6	0
7	0
8	0
9	0
10	0
11	0
12	0
13	0
14	0
15	0
16	0
17	0
18	0
19	0
20	0
21	0
22	0
23	0
24	0
25	0
26	0
27	0
28	0
29	0
30	0
31	0

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100