CLIMATE AND VEGETATION

  Yobe State has hot and dry climatic features in the Northern part for most of the year. In the Southern part, especially in the rocky area of Gujba and Fika Local Government Areas, it is hotter and cooler for most part of the year. The hottest months are March, April and May with temperatures ranging from 39° - 42° centigrade. The period of rainy season in the State varies from place to place, but generally lasts for about 120 days in the North and more than 140 days in the South.

  Annual rainfall ranges from 500mm-1000m and the rainy season is normally from June to September in the North and May to October in the South. The two vegetation zones in the State, namely, the Sahel in the North and the Sudan Savannah in the South have been severely under threat of desert encroachment thereby creating arid and semi-arid conditions.