Ede North is a
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
in
Osun State,
Nigeria. Its headquarters as Abere.
It has an area of 111 km and a population of 83,831 at the 2006 census.
The
postal code of the area is 232.
Climate
In Ede, the
dry season is
muggy
Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air. Water vapor, the gaseous state of water, is generally invisible to the human eye. Humidity indicates the likelihood for precipitation, dew, or fog to be present.
Humidity depen ...
and partially
cloudy
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, and it is hot all year long. The wet season is oppressive and overcast. The average annual temperature ranges from 66 to 94 degrees
Fahrenheit, rarely falling below 60 or rising over 99.
Ede North's Hot Temperature
Between January 22 and April 3, which is the length of the hot season, the daily maximum
temperature averages over 91°F. In Ede, March is the warmest month of the year, with an average high of 93°F and low of 73°F.
Ede North's Cool Temperature
The cool season lasts for 3.8 months, from June 15 to October 7, with an average daily high temperature below 85°F. The
coldest
Cold is the presence of low temperature, especially in the atmosphere. In common usage, cold is often a subjective perception. A lower bound to temperature is absolute zero, defined as 0.00K on the Kelvin scale, an absolute thermodynamic ...
month of the year in Ede is August, with an average low of 70°F and high of 82°F.
Ede North's Clouds
In Ede, the average percentage of the
sky
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In the field of astronomy, ...
covered by
clouds
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experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.
The clearer part of the year in Ede begins around November 18 and lasts for 2.9 months, ending around February 13.
December is the clearest month of the year in Ede, with the sky remaining clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 51% of the time on average.
Beginning about February 13 and lasting for 9.1 months, the cloudier period of the year ends with around November 18.
April is the cloudiest month of the year in Ede, with the sky being overcast or mostly cloudy 85% of the time on average.
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Ede North's Precipitation
A day that has at least 0.04
inches of
liquid
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or liquid-equivalent
precipitation is considered to be wet. In Ede, the likelihood of rainy days fluctuates wildly throughout the year.
From April 9 to October 26 (the length of the wetter season), there is a greater than 43% chance that any particular day will be rainy. In Ede, September has an average of 24.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation, making it the month with the most wet days.
From October 26 to April 9, or 5.5 months, is the dry season. With an average of 1.3 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation, December is the month with the fewest wet days in Ede.
We categorize rainy days into those that only involve rain, those that only involve snow, and those that combine the two.
With an average of 24.9 days, September is the month in Ede with the most rainy days. According to this classification, rain alone has a high probability of 84% on September 12 and is the most frequent type of precipitation throughout the year.
References
Local Government Areas in Osun State
Local Government Areas in Yorubaland
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