Lafia Weather in May
Lafia in May
The short of it: Lafia in May averages a high of 34 °C (93 °F) and a low of 25 °C (77 °F), with 133 mm (5.2 in) of rain and about 12 h 30 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are November and January. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 34° · low 25° · rain 133 mm · daylight 12 h 30 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: November & January
May in Lafia brings afternoons near 34° and nights around 25°, with about 133 mm of rain over the month. Days run hot, near 34° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 133 mm, the 6th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 30 min in mid-May.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are November and January.
Against its neighbours, Lafia runs warmer than most and wetter than most in May. Doma, 21 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Lafia, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 6th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 2° colder, 81 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 30 min
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DomaNasarawa State | 21 km WSW | 34° | 25° | 133 mm |
| AkwangaNasarawa State | 48 km NNW | 33° | 24° | 130 mm |
| WambaNasarawa State | 51 km N | 33° | 24° | 128 mm |
| KeffiNasarawa State | 81 km WNW | 33° | 24° | 127 mm |
| MakurdiBenue State | 85 km S | 33° | 25° | 145 mm |
| NasarawaNasarawa State | 89 km W | 33° | 25° | 130 mm |
| KwollaPlateau State | 97 km ENE | 34° | 25° | 120 mm |
| BokkosPlateau State | 104 km NNE | 29° | 18° | 130 mm |