Rainfall is very important for the economic growth and development of any nation; hence there is dire need to study the monthly and annual trends. This paper critically examines the mathematical study of monthly and annual rainfall patterns in Nasarawa State for 20 years (1993-2012) using data obtained from the archives of Meteorological Observatory at the College of Agriculture, Lafia, Nasarawa State. Statistical techniques like time series analysis, mean and standard deviation were employed to depict the temporal distribution of rainfall over the area. The study shows that 1996 is the wettest year, while 2010 shows a year with the lowest negative rainfall deviation. In analyzing the months for the period, it was noticed that August recorded the highest rainfall value of 2498mm which is the month where clouds pervades the sky.
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