Gombi is the Local Government Headquarter of Gombi

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Adamawa State Adamawa is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Borno State, Borno to the northwest, Gombe State, Gombe to the west, and Taraba State, Taraba to the southwest while its eas ...

, Nigeria. "The area has been attacked in the past by

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and the region has been under a military state of emergency since May 2013." In July 2014, a German development worker was kidnapped in the town of Gombi.

Climate

In Gombi, the wet

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is oppressive and

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, the dry season is partly

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y, and it is hot all year. Throughout the year, the temperature ranges from 59 °F to 101 °F, with

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s rarely falling below 54 °F or rising over 106 °F.

Hot season

With an average daily high temperature above 97 °F, the hot season lasts for 2.0 months, from March 1 to May 1. With an average high of 99 °F and low of 77 °F, April is the hottest month of the year in Gombi.

Cool season

From June 24 to October 2, the cool season, which has an average daily high temperature below 87 °F, lasts for 3.3 months. With an average low of 60 °F and a high of 88 °F, December is the

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est month of the year in Gombi.

Cloud cover

The average proportion of sky covered by

s in Gombi varies significantly seasonally throughout the year. Around October 26 marks the start of Gombi's clearer season, which lasts for 4.5 months and ends around March 8. In Gombi, January is the clearest month of the year, with the sky remaining clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 56% of the time on average. Beginning around March 8 and lasting about 7.5 months, the cloudier period of the year ends around October 26. The month with the greatest clouds in Gombi is May, when the

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is cloudy or mostly cloudy 78% of the time on average.

References

Local Government Areas in Adamawa State {{AdamawaNG-geo-stub