The climate of Edo State is tropical. It has two distinct climatic seasons the rainy and the dry seasons. The rainy season is between April and October with a two-week break ¡n August. Average rainfall is between 150cm in the far north ofthe state to 250cm in the south.

The dry season lasts from November to April, with a cold, humid and dusty harmattan period between December and January.

The average temperature ranges between 25°C in the rainy season and 28°C in the dry season. Generally, the climate is humid tropical in the southern areas of the state and sub-humid ¡n the north.