Sokoto, Nigeria climate

BWh Hot desert

Sokoto has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot desert, Köppen BWh). The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 41°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 15°C at night. Precipitation totals about 406 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 175 mm while November barely receives 0 mm.

☀️ Summers

Extreme heat

Highs near 41°C in April.

About 262 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Mild

Lows near 15°C in January.

🌧️ Rain

Fairly dry

About 406 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in August

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Hours of sunshine per day

Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)

Sokoto climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	32	36	39	41	39	36	33	31	31	34	35	33
Avg temp (°C)	24	27	30	33	33	31	28	27	27	28	26	24
Avg low (°C)	15	18	22	25	27	26	24	23	23	21	18	15
Precipitation (mm)	0	0	1	3	21	36	87	175	69	14	0	0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	32	36	39	41	39	36
Avg temp (°C)	24	27	30	33	33	31
Avg low (°C)	15	18	22	25	27	26
Precipitation (mm)	0	0	1	3	21	36

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	33	31	31	34	35	33
Avg temp (°C)	28	27	27	28	26	24
Avg low (°C)	24	23	23	21	18	15
Precipitation (mm)	87	175	69	14	0	0

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	16	25	31	30	31	27	19	5	9	25	26	18

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	16	25	31	30	31	27

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	19	5	9	25	26	18

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	25	25	38	52	60	60	66	71	52	36	25	22
Relative humidity (%)	20	17	16	27	44	55	67	79	78	60	33	25
Wind speed (m/s)	3.0	2.9	2.6	2.5	2.7	2.6	2.0	1.5	1.2	1.4	2.0	2.7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	25	25	38	52	60	60
Relative humidity (%)	20	17	16	27	44	55
Wind speed (m/s)	3.0	2.9	2.6	2.5	2.7	2.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	66	71	52	36	25	22
Relative humidity (%)	67	79	78	60	33	25
Wind speed (m/s)	2.0	1.5	1.2	1.4	2.0	2.7

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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