Yola, Nigeria climate

As Tropical savanna (dry summer)

Yola has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Tropical savanna (dry summer), Köppen As). The hottest month is April with an average daily high near 40°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 18°C at night. Precipitation totals about 879 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 194 mm while December barely receives 0 mm.

☀️ All year

Very hot

Daytime highs near 40°C most of the year.

🌙 Nights

Stays warm

Even the coolest nights stay near 18°C.

🌧️ Rain

Moderate rainfall

About 879 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in August

⛅ Sky & trend

Partly cloudy

A roughly even mix of sun and cloud.

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)

Yola climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	34	37	40	40	36	33	32	31	32	34	37	35
Avg temp (°C)	26	29	33	34	31	29	28	27	27	29	29	27
Avg low (°C)	18	22	26	28	26	24	24	23	23	24	21	18
Precipitation (mm)	0	2	4	41	79	129	171	194	174	81	6	0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	34	37	40	40	36	33
Avg temp (°C)	26	29	33	34	31	29
Avg low (°C)	18	22	26	28	26	24
Precipitation (mm)	0	2	4	41	79	129

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	32	31	32	34	37	35
Avg temp (°C)	28	27	27	29	29	27
Avg low (°C)	24	23	23	24	21	18
Precipitation (mm)	171	194	174	81	6	0

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	31	37	56	71	71	65	72	78	69	55	32	23
Relative humidity (%)	20	16	22	46	65	74	81	85	83	75	49	28
Wind speed (mph)	5.6	6.2	6.1	5.8	4.6	4.0	3.8	3.4	2.6	2.7	3.7	5.0

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	31	37	56	71	71	65
Relative humidity (%)	20	16	22	46	65	74
Wind speed (mph)	5.6	6.2	6.1	5.8	4.6	4.0

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	72	78	69	55	32	23
Relative humidity (%)	81	85	83	75	49	28
Wind speed (mph)	3.8	3.4	2.6	2.7	3.7	5.0

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Garoua, a weather station, about 99 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

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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