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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has projected that Lagos, Delta, Bayelsa, Cross River, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom states will experience the highest number of rainy days in 2025, ranging between 250 and 290 days.

This was contained in the agency’s 2025 Seasonal Climate Prediction, released on Monday.

According to NiMet, the next category of states to record significant rainfall – between 200 and 250 rainy days – includes Ogun, Oyo, Ekiti, Osun, Ebonyi, Anambra, and Enugu.

In the central region, states such as Niger, Kogi, Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa, Kwara, and the Federal Capital Territory are expected to record between 150 and 200 rainy days.

For the northern states of Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara, Kano, Jigawa, Yobe, and Borno, rainfall is projected to span between 110 and 150 days in the year.

NiMet also forecast that the total annual rainfall across the country will vary from 405 mm in the far north to 3,010 mm in coastal regions.

“The total amount of rainfall across Nigeria in 2025 is predicted to be between 405 mm in the far north and 3010 mm in the coastal states of the country.

“It is predicted that the annual rainfall total in Borno, Yobe, Sokoto, and Katsina states is likely to be less than 685 mm.

“Rainfall in the central states (parts of Niger, Kwara, Plateau, Nasarawa, Benue states, and the FCT) is expected to range from 970 mm to 1500 mm.

“It is projected that Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom states will have between 2700 mm and 3010 mm of annual rainfall total.

“The forecast shows that in 2025, the total rainfall amounts in most parts of Nigeria are likely to be normal to below normal when compared to the long-term average,” the report read.

Specifically, states like Borno, Yobe, Sokoto, and Katsina are expected to receive less than 685 mm of rainfall, while the central states – including parts of Niger, Kwara, Plateau, Nasarawa, Benue, and the FCT – may experience rainfall between 970 mm and 1,500 mm.

Coastal states such as Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River, and Akwa Ibom are projected to receive between 2,700 mm and 3,010 mm of rainfall.

NiMet noted that rainfall in most parts of the country in 2025 is expected to be normal to below normal compared to long-term averages.

However, parts of Kaduna, Ebonyi, Cross River, Lagos, Abia, Akwa Ibom, and the FCT are projected to witness above-normal annual rainfall totals.

The onset of the rainy season is expected between March and April in southern states such as Lagos, Ogun, Ondo, Ekiti, Edo, Cross River, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, Abia, and Anambra.

In the central belt, rainfall is predicted to commence between April and May, covering Niger, Kwara, Kogi, Benue, Plateau, Nasarawa, Taraba, and the FCT.

The northern states — Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina, Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Yobe, and Borno — are forecast to experience onset between early June and July.

However, delayed onset is expected in parts of Plateau, Kaduna, Niger, Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba, Adamawa, and Kwara states.

In contrast, an early onset is predicted for Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Anambra, and parts of Oyo, Ogun, Osun, Ondo, Lagos, Edo, Enugu, Imo, and Ebonyi states.

Normal onset dates are expected in the rest of the country.

NiMet also warned of severe dry spells of more than 15 days after the onset of rainfall in parts of Oyo State, including Saki, Iseyin, Ogbomosho, Atisbo, Orelope, Itesiwaju, Olorunsogo, Kajola, Iwajowa, and Ori Ire.

A moderate dry spell lasting up to 15 days may occur in Ekiti, Osun, Ondo, Ogun, Edo, Ebonyi, Anambra, Imo, Abia, Cross River, Delta, Bayelsa, and Akwa Ibom.

For the northern states, a severe dry spell of up to 21 days is predicted during the peak rainy season, June to August.

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency also projected that the 2025 rainy season will end between October 6 and December 17 across the country.

“The 2025 end-of-season is predicted to be between October 6 and December 17 across the country.

“It is expected that over the northern parts of the country, the end of the first week of October until late October will progress southwards, reaching the central states in early November and ending in mid-December in the southmost coastal states.

“The end of the season for the central states of Plateau, Nasarawa, Kwara, Kogi, Benue, and the FCT is projected to occur from 7 November to 23 November.

“Furthermore, the inland states of Oyo, Osun, Ekiti, Edo, Imo, Anambra, Enugu, Abia, Ebonyi, and Cross Rivers, and the coastal states of Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Delta, Bayelsa, Ondo, Ogun, and Lagos are expected to experience the end of the the season from 23 November to 17 December,” the report read.

The cessation of rainfall is predicted to begin in the northern states from the first week of October and gradually progress southwards.

“The earliest cessation date of the rainy season in the country is anticipated to be about 6th October 2025. This is expected in parts of Sokoto, Zamfara, and Katsina states.

“Other northern states of Kano, Jigawa, Yobe, Bauchi, Borno, Kebbi, Kaduna, Niger, Gombe, and Adamawa will experience the cessation of the rainy season from th th around 14 October to 30 October.

“The prediction shows that earlier-than-normal cessation dates of the rainy season are anticipated in Zamfara, Katsina, Kano, Kaduna, Jigawa, Plateau, Bauchi, Borno, Yobe, Adamawa, Taraba, Niger, Kwara, Kogi, Ekiti, Ondo states and the FCT.

“Delayed cessation of the rainy season is expected over parts of Kaduna, Nasarawa, Benue, Lagos, Kwara, Taraba, Oyo, Ogun, Cross River, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Anambra, and Enugu states,” the report further read.

Source: https://punchng.com/lagos-delta-four-others-to-record-250-rainy-days-nimet/

It rained heavily in anambra today
I am currently there now.
Crazy rain

Yesternight rain heavy no be small here in IB. Thank GOD

Lagos with poor drainage system

Jesus Christ is the only Way Truth and the Life.

Lol 250 inside 365days Omo some state fit wipe out oh...


The maths no go aw many days the year remain unless Dem go count the past rain join and that one sef Neva reach 30...

I heard Kogi farmers are crying because no rain to farm

Lagosians take note o

It's not possible when the remaining days of the year is not up to 220 days inclusive of harmattan days that lack rain.

Godsonkemz:
It's not possible when the remaining days of the year is not up to 220 days inclusive of harmattan days that lack rain.

Maybe the counting has started already.

On the other hand, this is just a prediction

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Godsonkemz:
It's not possible when the remaining days of the year is not up to 220 days inclusive of harmattan days that lack rain.

It's just a guess work bro, it might not even happen, they needs to project something so that their job can be safe, so that it won't look like they are just collecting free salaries 😀 😄 😆

Noah should build us an ark cos wahala go dey

We’re towards the half year already
And it feels like the majority of the year so far has been filled with heatwaves here in Lagos

Na to find one or two sharp Barney wey go dey come on steady

Dont forget to buy your inflatable boats this rainy season. Cheaper than iphone 15.

Catch babes like fish .

Lets face it for those of you in Lagos , Bayelsa and PH cars are useless this period

wunmi590:
It's just a guess work bro, it might not even happen, they needs to project something so that their job can be safe, so that it won't look like they are just collecting free salaries 😀 😄 😆

nwirinedu:
Dont forget to buy your inflatable boats this rainy season. Cheaper than iphone 15.

Catch babes like fish .

Lets face it for those of you in Lagos , Bayelsa and PH cars are useless this period

Nimet is predicting rubbishh

It has been raining in Edo since January
Even this morning it rained

And it will rain till December

Saying onset in Edo will be march and April 😀😀

inoki247:
Lol 250 inside 365days Omo some state fit wipe out oh...


The maths no go aw many days the year remain unless Dem go count the past rain join and that one sef Neva reach 30...

No mind them. How many day remain for 2025. We don dey 5th month like this, how many times rain fall within 4 months?

Over 120 days don go. Minus 120 from 365 =245 days remain

NewDigitalWorld:
Source: https://punchng.com/lagos-delta-four-others-to-record-250-rainy-days-nimet/

Peter obi, Sowore, obiedent and ratels who are you going to blame now? Nature' or federal government?

nwirinedu:
Dont forget to buy your inflatable boats this rainy season. Cheaper than iphone 15.

Catch babes like fish .

Lets face it for those of you in Lagos , Bayelsa and PH cars are useless this period

How much?

It's been raining here since yesterday till now and it still raining heavily

LagosOrigin:
Lagos with poor drainage system

Gov Sanwolu must come up with urgent measures to address the terrible drainage system in Lagos and where there is,the drainage are filled up with garbage and waste products.It so embarrassing when you are coming into Nigeria through Lagos,dirts every where and many of the inhabitants behaving like idi*ts,urinating openly by the measure roads. Dem,Lagos needs special attention and probably special statues,to sort the terrible mess in that state.

Rain is good when moderate

That's over 9 months of rain. So it will rain till December, that's huge. Rain fell heavily overnight into morning today in Asaba.

Rivers state sure me it's over 300 days nothing anyone can tell me

There is 50% chance rain can fall on 25 December in port Harcourt

nwirinedu:
Dont forget to buy your inflatable boats this rainy season. Cheaper than iphone 15.

Catch babes like fish .

Lets face it for those of you in Lagos , Bayelsa and PH cars are useless this period

Cars are useless as flood is coming soon. How much for the inflatable canoe?

Godsonkemz:
It's not possible when the remaining days of the year is not up to 220 days inclusive of harmattan days that lack rain.

My thoughts exactly. Maybe they captured the whole 365 day of the year.