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What's the climate like in Nigeria?

Nigeria is located in the southeast of West Africa, bordering Cameroon in the east, the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean in the south, Benin in the west and the southern edge of the Sahara desert in the north. The overall topography of Nigeria is high in the north and low in the south. The important Benue River runs through the whole country, and there is Benue River in the territory, which has formed a situation of rivers in the whole country. Tropical monsoon climate is an important part of Nigeria's climate. May-10 is the local rainy season, and June-1 10 is the dry season, especially in the north. Earthquakes, typhoons, tsunamis and other natural disasters rarely occur in Nigeria, mainly because the local natural environment conditions are superior. Nigeria is rich in resources and has a wide variety of products, so it is called "the land of abundance in West Africa". The most important thing is that mineral resources, such as oil, coal and natural gas, are all important mineral resources. Oil is mainly distributed in eastern Nigeria, Niger River Delta and offshore areas, and the proven oil reserves rank ninth in the world so far. In addition, due to Nigeria's suitable climate, forests are rich in hardwood resources, accounting for 14% of the national forest area. There are two main foods in Nigeria, sorghum and corn in the north and potatoes in the south. Nigeria's main products are also divided into north and south, with peanuts, peanuts and cotton as the main products in the north; The south is rich in cocoa, oil palm and natural rubber. The climate of Nigeria belongs to tropical monsoon climate, which is generally rainy and high temperature. The annual average temperature is 26-27℃, with little difference between north and south. The rainfall in the whole country is gradually increasing from north to south and from west to east, and it is very abundant, especially in coastal areas. The whole year is roughly divided into rainy season and dry season, with high humidity and low temperature in rainy season; The dry season is affected by the Sahara desert, and there is often sand and fog. The whole territory of Nigeria is divided into four climate types, which is due to its complex terrain and vast territory. The four climate types are tropical rain forest climate in the south, which is hot and humid all year round, and the dry season and rainy season are not obvious respectively; Central China has a tropical grassland climate with high annual average temperature and little rainfall. The climate of tropical arid grassland in the north is characterized by large annual temperature difference, frost in winter and long dry season in summer; Tropical plateau climate, low annual average temperature, cool and humid climate.