Lafia weather
The forecast for Lafia (Nigeria) for the next 10 days in local time: every 3 hours for the first 6 days, then every 6 hours. See when it will rain, how hard the wind will blow and how warm it will get.
Nasarawa State, Nigeria8.49°N, 8.52°EAfrica/Lagos (UTC+1)ECMWF: October 25 at 01:00 PM
A real measurement from an airport weather station (NOAA, METAR reports), updated every hour. The forecast next to it comes from a model. NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Next 48 hours (local time)
10-day forecast
- TodayOctober 26Light rain
4 mm · gusts 25 km/h33°C 24°C - TomorrowOctober 27Light rain
0.2 mm · gusts 23 km/h31°C 24°C - WednesdayOctober 28Cloudy
gusts 17 km/h31°C 24°C - ThursdayOctober 29Partly cloudy
gusts 10 km/h34°C 25°C - FridayOctober 30Cloudy
gusts 10 km/h32°C 24°C - SaturdayOctober 31Light rain
0.2 mm · gusts 21 km/h31°C 25°C - SundayNovember 1Partly cloudy
gusts 21 km/h32°C 25°C - MondayNovember 2Mostly clear
gusts 22 km/h33°C 25°C - TuesdayNovember 3Partly cloudy
gusts 20 km/h32°C 25°C - WednesdayNovember 4Cloudy
gusts 18 km/h33°C 25°C
Over the next 10 days in Lafia, temperatures will range from 24°C to 34°C, with 4 mm of rain or snow in total. Days with at least 1 mm of precipitation: 1. ECMWF model run from October 25 at 01:00 PM.
Lafia wind forecast for 10 days
Windiest: today - average 7 km/h, gusts up to 25 km/h. Calmest: Thursday, October 29 - average 5 km/h. The wind blows most often from the southwest.
| Day | Wind | Gusts | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7 km/h | 25 km/h | southwest |
| Tomorrow | 7 km/h | 23 km/h | southwest |
| Wed, 10/28 | 5 km/h | 17 km/h | southwest |
| Thu, 10/29 | 5 km/h | 10 km/h | south |
| Fri, 10/30 | 7 km/h | 10 km/h | southwest |
| Sat, 10/31 | 8 km/h | 21 km/h | southwest |
| Sun, 11/1 | 6 km/h | 21 km/h | southwest |
| Mon, 11/2 | 7 km/h | 22 km/h | southwest |
| Tue, 11/3 | 6 km/h | 20 km/h | southwest |
| Wed, 11/4 | 5 km/h | 18 km/h | southwest |
Climate through the year
In October, daytime temperatures here average 30°C and nights 22°C, with about 108 mm of rain over the month. The warmest month is March (an average of 37°C by day), the coolest is August (29°C by day, 22°C at night). The wettest month is August (about 203 mm), while December is almost completely dry.
| Month | Day | Night | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35°C | 19°C | 1 mm |
| February | 36°C | 22°C | 6 mm |
| March | 37°C | 24°C | 15 mm |
| April | 34°C | 25°C | 83 mm |
| May | 32°C | 24°C | 120 mm |
| June | 30°C | 23°C | 128 mm |
| July | 29°C | 22°C | 152 mm |
| August | 29°C | 22°C | 203 mm |
| September | 29°C | 22°C | 169 mm |
| October | 30°C | 22°C | 108 mm |
| November | 33°C | 21°C | 8 mm |
| December | 34°C | 18°C | <1 mm |
Long-term averages from NASA POWER data (MERRA-2, 2001-2020 reanalysis, CC BY 4.0). Sea temperature is the average water surface temperature at the nearest grid point over the sea. This is climate, not a forecast for a specific day. NASA POWER
The forecast for Lafia comes from the ECMWF model and is computed for the point 8.49°N, 8.52°E. Temperature is measured 2 m above the ground, wind at 10 m. Gusts are the strongest bursts of wind within each 3-hour period.
Source: ECMWF IFS model (CC BY 4.0), data modified. A forecast is a model result, not a measurement. ECMWF