Rijau
Rijau | |
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LGA and town | |
 Interactive map of Rijau | |
  Rijau Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 11°06′N 5°16′E / 11.100°N 5.267°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Niger State |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | Bello Bako |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,196 km2 (1,234 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 census)Tuwon Dawa | |
• Total | 176,053 |
| • Density | 55.09/km2 (142.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 923 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.NI.RI |
Rijau is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Rijau.
It has an area of 3,196 km2 and a population of 176,053 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 923.[1]
Climate
[edit]Throughout the wet season, the temperature rarely falls below 12 °C (54 °F) or rises above 41 °C (105 °F), with a year-round range of 15 °C (59 °F) to 38 °C (100 °F).[2][3]
A daily maximum temperature of 36 °C (97 °F) is typical during the 2.3-month hot season, which runs from February 16 to April 25.[4] April has an average high temperature of 37 °C (99 °F) and low temperature of 24 °C (76 °F), making it the hottest month of the year in Rijau.[5]
A daily maximum temperature below 31 °C (87 °F) is typical during the 3.3-month cool season, which runs from July 2 to October 10. December, with an average low of 16 °C (60 °F) and high of 32 °C (90 °F), is the coldest month of the year in Rijau.[6]
Cloud cover
[edit]The average proportion of sky that is covered by clouds in Rijau varies significantly seasonally throughout the year.[2]
Beginning about November 4 and lasting for four months, the clearer season in Rijau ends around March 5.[3]
In Rijau, January is the clearest month of the year, with the sky remaining clear, mostly clear, or partly overcast 61% of the time.
Beginning around March 5 and lasting for 8.0 months, the cloudier period of the year ends around November 4.[4]
May is the cloudiest month of the year in Rijau, with the sky being overcast or mostly cloudy 77% of the time on average.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ a b "Rijau Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ a b "Rijau, Niger, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ a b "Current Local Time in Rijau, Niger, Nigeria". www.generalblue.com. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Weather Archive Rijau". meteoblue. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Rijau weather forecast for today". justweather.org. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ Atlas, Weather. "Weather today - Rijau, Nigeria". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
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