Kano climate

Name: Kano
Address: Sahel, Nigeria

Nigeria · Sahel · 12.002° N, 8.592° E

Köppen BShhot semi-aridArid

Northern Nigerian Sahel: hot, with a marked wet season and dusty dry season.

Dry — evaporation outpaces what little rain arrives.

What the year looks like

Average monthly temperature — °F / °C

Average high Average low

Average monthly precipitation — in / mm

Rain

Warmest month

April, 101°F / 38°C

Coldest month

January, 58°F / 14°C

Annual swing

43°F / 24°C

Wettest month

August

Driest month

January

Rain per year

22.7" / 577 mm

Elevation

1529 ft / 466 m

Time zone

Africa/Lagos

2019-2023 averages from Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 reanalysis). Imperial / metric.
Month	High °F/°C	Low °F/°C	Rain in/mm	Humidity	Wind mph/km/h	Cloud
January	84 / 29	58 / 14	0.00 / 0	23%	6.8 / 10.9	31%
February	87 / 30	60 / 16	0.00 / 0	19%	7.2 / 11.6	30%
March	97 / 36	69 / 21	0.00 / 0	18%	6.3 / 10.1	52%
April	101 / 38	75 / 24	0.02 / 1	27%	6.1 / 9.8	59%
May	100 / 38	77 / 25	0.26 / 7	43%	6.4 / 10.3	59%
June	94 / 35	75 / 24	2.35 / 60	61%	6.2 / 10.0	58%
July	88 / 31	73 / 23	4.55 / 116	75%	5.9 / 9.5	71%
August	84 / 29	71 / 22	9.71 / 247	82%	5.6 / 9.0	80%
September	88 / 31	72 / 22	4.83 / 123	79%	4.7 / 7.6	69%
October	90 / 32	69 / 20	0.98 / 25	60%	4.8 / 7.7	54%
November	90 / 32	65 / 18	0.00 / 0	36%	5.7 / 9.2	48%
December	84 / 29	59 / 15	0.00 / 0	27%	6.6 / 10.6	31%

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