Yobe State · Nigeria
Damaturu travel guide
Damaturu is a city in Yobe State, Nigeria, home to about 88,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- MIU122 km · Maiduguri International Airport
- Currency
- NGNnaira
- Time zone
- Africa/Lagos
- Language
- English
When to go
The best time to visit Damaturu
Damaturu has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; August is the wettest, with about 243 mm of rain.
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 Damaturu: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Maiduguri International Airport (MIU), about 122 km from the city centre in a straight line.
MIU · Maiduguri International Airport
Questions
Damaturu: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Damaturu?
Damaturu has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; August is the wettest, with about 243 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Damaturu?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Maiduguri International Airport (MIU), about 122 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Damaturu?
naira (NGN).
Nearby
Destinations near Damaturu
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.