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Climate of Nigeria
Nigeria has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Nigeria is 35° degrees and there is about 502 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 205 days a year with an average humidity of 55% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 29°C and 40°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 21°C and 26°C
- Rain: it rains 141 days and there is a total of approximately 502 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3273 sun hours
| Maximum temperature: | between 29°C and 40°C |
| Warmest month: | 40°C in March |
| Coldest month: | 29°C in August |
| Night temperature: | between 21°C and 26°C |
| Dry days: | 224 days |
| Days with rain: | 141 days |
| Days with snow: | 0 days |
| Total rain sum: | 502 mm |
| Hours of sunshine: | 3273 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Nigeria.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Nigeria.
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Climate table of Nigeria
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Nigeria. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Nigeria might be like in a given month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°C) | 38 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 36 |
| Night temp. (°C) | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 50 | 45 | 104 | 132 | 94 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| Days with rain | - | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 1 | - |
| Dry days | 31 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 31 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| UV-index | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Best time to visit Nigeria
To go to Nigeria, the best time to visit is in September. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. In Nigeria, March is the warmest month with 40°C and the most cold month is 29°C in August.
Climate of Nigeria by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Nigeria? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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