Benue State · Nigeria

Buruku travel guide

Buruku is a city in Benue State, Nigeria, home to about 206,000 people.

Nearest airport
MDI75 km · Makurdi Airport
Currency
NGNnaira
Time zone
Africa/Lagos
Language
English

About

About Buruku

Buruku is a town and Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria.

Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.

When to go

The best time to visit Buruku

Buruku has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; September is the wettest, with about 280 mm of rain.

0°18°36°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec280 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).

Getting there

Getting to Buruku: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Makurdi Airport (MDI), about 75 km from the city centre in a straight line.

medium airport

MDI · Makurdi Airport

74.5 km from the centreICAO DNMK

Questions

Buruku: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Buruku?

Buruku has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; September is the wettest, with about 280 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Buruku?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Makurdi Airport (MDI), about 75 km from the city centre in a straight line.

What currency is used in Buruku?

naira (NGN).

Nearby

Destinations near Buruku

Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.