Weather in Nigeria

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Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures #

• Most cities experience temperatures within the comfort range throughout the year, but also have discomfort temperatures.

• Maiduguri, Kano, experience the widest temperature variations, with Kano dropping to a minimum of 60.4F in January and Maiduguri reaching a maximum of 106.8 in April.

• Cities like Lagos and Port Harcourt maintain more consistent temperatures, generally within the comfort range.

• Abuja, Ibadan, Awka, Nneyi-Umuleri, Onitsha, Aba temperatures are very similar.

Conditions #

• Maiduguri stands out with consistently high sun hours throughout the year, peaking at around 12.1 hours in April and registering low precipitation, particularly in the first half of the year. In contrast, cities like Onitsha, Port Harcourt, Lagos, and Abuja exhibit extremely low sun hours and high levels of precipitation, especially from June to October, suggesting a wetter climate with significantly less sunlight.

• Kano also shows relatively high sun hours similar to Maiduguri, though with slightly more variability during the rainy months. Meanwhile, Nneyi-Umuleri, Aba, and Abuja show a complete lack of recorded sun hours, indicating either extreme weather events or continuous cloud cover during the year.

Daylight Hours #

• Maiduguri experiences the earliest sunrise (05:43 in June) among the cities, while Kano registers the shortest day length at 11:26 in December, indicating that northern cities have earlier sunrises and shorter days in winter compared to southern counterparts.

• In general, southern cities like Onitsha and Port Harcourt have slightly later sunrises and a longer duration of daylight in comparison to cities like Kano and Maiduguri. This trend highlights a gradual increase in daylight length as one moves from north to south, with the longest days occurring around June in all cities.