Editing Geography of Nigeria (section)

== Climate==
{{See also|Climate change in Nigeria}}
The [[tropical monsoon climate]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nigeria - Climate {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Nigeria/Climate |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> designated by the [[Köppen climate classification]] as ''Am'', is found in the southern part of the country.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Koeppen-climate-classification-of-Nigeria-41_fig1_341527659 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> This climate is influenced by the [[monsoon]]s originating from the South [[Atlantic Ocean]], which are brought into the country by the (maritime tropical) MT [[air mass]], a warm moist sea-to-land seasonal wind. Its warmth and high humidity gives it a strong tendency to ascend and produce copious rainfall, which is a result of the condensation of water vapour in the rapidly rising air.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/390302/monsoon|title=Monsoon - meteorology |website=Encyclopaedia Britannica|date=July 27, 2024 }}</ref> The tropical monsoon climate has a very small temperature range. The temperature ranges are almost constant throughout the year; for example, [[Warri]] in the southern part of Nigeria records a maximum of {{convert|28|°C|°F|1}} for its hottest month while its lowest temperature is {{convert|26|°C|°F|1}} in its coldest month.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Umar|first=Abubakar|title=GEOGRAPHY OF NIGERIA|url=https://www.academia.edu/38669813}}</ref>

The southern part of Nigeria experiences heavy and abundant rainfall. These storms are usually convectional in nature because of the region's proximity to the [[equator|equatorial belt]]. The annual rainfall received in this region is very high. Parts of the Niger Delta receives over {{convert|4,000|mm|in|-1|disp=or}} of annual rainfall, while the southeast receives between {{convert|2,000|and|3,000|mm|in|-1}}. The southern region of Nigeria experiences a double rainfall maxima with two high peaks. The first rainy season starts in March, ending in June. The August break, a short dry season, follows, followed by a short rainy season in September and a long dry season in October.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cometonigeria.com/nigeria/climate.html |title=Climate &#124; Cometonigeria.com |access-date=2011-05-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511223039/http://www.cometonigeria.com/nigeria/climate.html |archive-date=2011-05-11 }}</ref>

[[File:Koppen-Geiger_Map_NGA_present.svg|thumb|300x300px|Köppen climate classification map of Nigeria]]

The tropical savanna climate, characterized by distinct rainy and dry seasons, dominates western to central Nigeria. It has a single peak in the summer and consistently high temperatures above {{convert|18|°C|1|disp=or}}. Abuja, Nigeria's capital, experiences a temperature range of {{convert|18.45|to|36.9|°C|°F|1}}.<ref>http://iahs.info/redbooks/a281/iahs_281_277.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> The dry season occurs from December to March and is hot and dry with the [[Harmattan]] wind, a continental tropical (CT) air mass laden with dust from the [[Sahara]], prevailing throughout this period.

With the [[Intertropical Convergence Zone]] swinging northward over West Africa from the [[Southern Hemisphere]] in April, heavy showers coming from pre-monsoonal convective clouds mainly in the form of [[squall line]]s also known as the north easterlies formed mainly as a result of the interactions of the two dominant airmasses in Nigeria known as the maritime tropical (south westerlies) and the continental tropical (north easterlies),<ref>{{cite journal | doi=10.1007/BF01043455 | volume=41 | title=Initiation of West African squall lines | year=1989 | journal=Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics | pages=99–103 | author=Adedoyin, J. A.| issue=2 | bibcode=1989MAP....41...99A | s2cid=120630646 }}</ref> begins in central Nigeria while monsoons arrive in July, bringing with it high humidity, heavy cloud cover and heavy rainfall lasting until September when the monsoons gradually begin retreating southward to the southern part of Nigeria. Rainfall totals in central Nigeria varies from {{convert|1100|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} in the lowlands to over {{convert|2000|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} along the south western escarpment of the [[Jos Plateau]].<ref>{{WWF ecoregion|id=at1010|name=Jos Plateau forest-grassland mosaic}}</ref>

A [[hot semi-arid climate]] (''BSh'') is predominant within the [[Sahel]] in the northern part of Nigeria. Annual rainfall totals are low. The rainy season in the northern part of Nigeria lasts for three to four months (June to September). The rest of the year is hot and dry with temperatures climbing as high as {{convert|40|°C|°F|1}} . [[Potiskum Emirate|Potiskum]], [[Yobe State]] in the northeast of Nigeria recorded Nigeria's lowest ever temperature of {{convert|2.8|C|F}}.

Highland climates are found on highlands regions in Nigeria. Highlands over {{convert|1520|m|ft|0}} above sea level are cool enough to reach the temperate climate line in the tropics thereby giving the highlands, mountains and the [[Plateau|plateau regions]] standing above this height, a cool mountain climate.

===Annual rainfall ===
Rainfall in the coastal belt of the Niger Delta is heavy due to the closeness of the Delta region to the equator. Annual rainfall totals vary from {{convert|2,400|mm|in|0|disp=or}} at [[Port Harcourt]] to as much as {{convert|4,870|mm|in|0|disp=or}} at [[Forcados]], a coastal town in the Niger Delta, {{convert|4,200|mm|in|0|disp=or}} at [[Bonny, Nigeria|Bonny]], and {{convert|3,070|mm|in|0|disp=or}} in [[Calabar]], the rainiest city with over one million people in Nigeria. As one moves northward and eastward, annual rainfall declines steadily to around {{convert|650|mm|in|0|disp=or}} at [[Sokoto (city)|Sokoto]] in the northwest and as low as {{convert|400|mm|in|0|disp=or}} in the extreme north of [[Yobe State|Yobe]] and [[Borno State]]s, which under the sweltering conditions that prevail is dry enough to be a [[hot arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BWh'').

===Trade winds===
====Tropical maritime air mass====
The tropical maritime air mass (MT) is responsible for Nigeria's rainy season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geography of Nigeria {{!}} Naija Motion |url=http://www.naijamotion.com/mockup/about-nigeria/geography-of-nigeria/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |language=en-US |archive-date=September 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220901113246/http://www.naijamotion.com/mockup/about-nigeria/geography-of-nigeria/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> This wind begins in February in the southern part of Nigeria while it takes longer for the wind to fully cover the whole of the country, reaching the northern part of Nigeria in June. Its presence a result of the northward retreat of the Harmattan. The northward retreat of the tropical continental air mass (CT) is caused by the sun's northward shift from the [[Tropic of Capricorn|tropic of capricorn]] in the southern hemisphere to the [[Tropic of Cancer|tropic of cancer]] in the [[Northern Hemisphere|northern hemisphere]]. This shift begins from February and ends in June, when the sun is fully overhead at the tropic of cancer. During this northward migration of the sun as a result of the earth tilting along its axis, the sun crosses the equator (around March), moving over West Africa. West Africa comes directly under the sun at this time. The whole of West Africa is heated intensely as result of the increased [[Solar irradiance|insolation]]. Temperatures can climb as high as  {{convert|35|°C|°F|1}} over West Africa during this time. Temperatures in the northern part of Nigeria can go as high as {{convert|48|°C|°F|1}} in cities like [[Maiduguri]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sunday.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3565:maiduguri-residents-how-we-cope-under-harsh-48-degree-celsius&catid=41:latest-news&Itemid=26 |title= Maiduguri residents: How we cope under harsh 48 degree celsius|website=sunday.dailytrust.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830073021/http://sunday.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3565%3Amaiduguri-residents-how-we-cope-under-harsh-48-degree-celsius&catid=41%3Alatest-news&Itemid=26 |archive-date=2011-08-30}}</ref>

High temperatures and increased insolation cause low pressure in West Africa and Nigeria between March and May. The Saharan continental air mass weakens due to land surface overheating, causing the atmosphere to expand and become lighter. The air mass retreats, and the sun's rays enter Nigeria's atmosphere more intensely than during Harmattan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://desertification.wordpress.com/2010/03/25/late-dust-storm-covers-nigeria-google-ap/|title=Nigeria: Late dust (harmattan) storm covers the country (Google / AP)|date=25 March 2010|website=wordpress.com}}</ref> The heating of the West Africa land mass creates a low pressure region over West Africa. This low pressure zone aid in the development of the tropical maritime air mass from the south Atlantic.

The tropical maritime air mass is a warm, humid and unstable [[Trade winds|trade wind]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air Mass |url=https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/air-mass |access-date=2023-07-29 |website=education.nationalgeographic.org |language=en}}</ref> Convection currents form within the airmass whenever there is little instability in the airmass as a result of a slight to a very high orographic uplift in mountainous regions like the Obudu Plateau or the heating of the land which can trigger the formation of [[cumulonimbus cloud]] leading to [[thunderstorms]] within the air mass. During the dominance of the tropical maritime air mass, mornings are bright and sunny, the sun's heating of the land in the mornings and afternoons sets up convectional currents, these currents rise vertically, cumulonimbus clouds are formed, and torrential downpours can occur in the afternoon.

The African easterly wave is another major contributor of rainfall during the summer monsoons months of May to September. The nature of this wave changes at about 15 degrees north latitude. The waves that pass south of this latitude carry moisture and create convection that leads to rain clouds.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.spacedaily.com/news/eo-04zzf.html|title=EARTH OBSERVATION Researchers Seeing Double On African Monsoons |author=College Park MD (SPX) |date=Jun 11, 2004 |publisher=SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS  |access-date=27 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canuk.org.uk/aboutnigeria.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316152855/http://www.canuk.org.uk/aboutnigeria.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 March 2011 |title=About the Country Nigeria |year=2011 |publisher=CANUK |access-date=27 May 2011 }}</ref> Nigeria's location in the wetter part of the easterly waves south of the 15 degrees north latitude creates wetter climatic conditions for Nigeria, especially during the monsoons.

====Tropical continental air mass====
The tropical continental air mass, locally known as the [[Harmattan]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Harmattan {{!}} Origin, Effects, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/science/harmattan |access-date=2022-12-10 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> is a wind originating from [[North Africa]] which crosses the Sahara into West Africa. Nigeria's dry season from December to March is dominated by a dusty tropical continental air mass, which creates a haze and hinders visibility. Originating near the equator, it generates dust rather than precipitation. Despite its impact on transportation, the low humidity helps farmers dry their crops.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal |url=https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org |language=en}}</ref>

=== Temperature ===
Nigeria's seasons and temperature variance are determined by rainfall with rainy season and dry season being the major seasons in Nigeria. The rainy season of Nigeria brings in slightly cooler weather to the country as a result of an increased cloud cover that acts as a blockage of the intense sunshine of the tropics by blocking much of the Sun's rays in the rainy season (and traping some heat in the ground, making it not too cold); this in turn cools the land, and the winds above the ground remain cool thereby making for cooler temperatures during the rainy season. Despite the temperatures being cooler in the rainy season, the rainy season also has an increased temperature at night compared to the dry season. Also afternoons in the rainy season can be hot and humid. In the rainy season it is damp, and the rainfalls are usually abundant.

The dry season of Nigeria is a period of less cloud cover in the southern part of Nigeria to virtually no cloud cover in the northern part of Nigeria. The Sun shines through the atmosphere with little obstructions from the clear skies making the dry season in Nigeria a period of warmer weather conditions. In the middle of the dry season around December, the dust brought in by the Harmattan partially blocks the sun's rays, which lowers temperatures. But with the withdrawal of this wind around March to April following the onset of the rainy season, temperatures can go as high as {{convert|44|°C|°F|1}} in some parts of Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nigeria-weather.com/ |title=Nigeria Weather |access-date=2011-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110326173036/http://www.nigeria-weather.com/ |archive-date=2011-03-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Semi-temperate weather conditions prevail on the highlands in [[Middle Belt|central Nigeria]] above {{convert|1200|m|ft|0}} above sea level, namely the [[Jos Plateau]]. Temperatures on the Jos plateau ranges between {{convert|16|and|25|°C|°F|0}} which are cool all year round. [[Temperate climate|Temperate]] weather conditions occur on the highlands along the Nigeria Cameroon border, in the eastern part of Nigeria. Highlands in these region attain an average height of more than {{convert|1524|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} to some standing above {{convert|2000|m|ft|0}} above sea level. The climate on these highlands is temperate all year round. The major highlands in this region are the Obudu Plateau above {{convert|1584|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, Mambilla Plateau above {{convert|1524|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} and [[Chappal Waddi|Mt. Chappal Waddi]] above {{convert|2000|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.

=== Examples ===

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|Jan record high C = 40.0
|Feb record high C = 37.1
|Mar record high C = 37.0
|Apr record high C = 39.6
|May record high C = 37.0
|Jun record high C = 37.6
|Jul record high C = 33.2
|Aug record high C = 33.0
|Sep record high C = 33.2
|Oct record high C = 33.7
|Nov record high C = 39.9
|Dec record high C = 36.4
|year record high C = 40.0
|Jan high C = 32.2
|Feb high C = 33.2
|Mar high C = 32.9
|Apr high C = 32.2
|May high C = 30.9
|Jun high C = 29.3
|Jul high C = 28.2
|Aug high C = 28.3
|Sep high C = 28.9
|Oct high C = 30.3
|Nov high C = 31.4
|Dec high C = 31.8
|year high C = 30.8
|Jan mean C = 27.3
|Feb mean C = 28.4
|Mar mean C = 28.5
|Apr mean C = 28.0
|May mean C = 27.0
|Jun mean C = 25.6
|Jul mean C = 25.2
|Aug mean C = 25.0
|Sep mean C = 25.5
|Oct mean C = 26.4
|Nov mean C = 27.2
|Dec mean C = 27.2
|year mean C = 26.8
|Jan low C = 22.4
|Feb low C = 23.7
|Mar low C = 24.1
|Apr low C = 23.7
|May low C = 23.2
|Jun low C = 21.9
|Jul low C = 22.3
|Aug low C = 21.8
|Sep low C = 22.1
|Oct low C = 22.4
|Nov low C = 23.0
|Dec low C = 22.5
|year low C = 22.8
|Jan record low C = 12.6
|Feb record low C = 16.1
|Mar record low C = 14.0
|Apr record low C = 14.9
|May record low C = 20.0
|Jun record low C = 21.2
|Jul record low C = 15.0
|Aug record low C = 19.0
|Sep record low C = 13.0
|Oct record low C = 17.9
|Nov record low C = 11.1
|Dec record low C = 11.6
|year record low C = 11.1
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|Jan precipitation mm = 13.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 40.6
|Mar precipitation mm = 84.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 146.3
|May precipitation mm = 202.4
|Jun precipitation mm = 315.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 243.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 121.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 160.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 125.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 39.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 14.8
|year precipitation mm = 1506.6
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 1.5
|Feb precipitation days = 2.8
|Mar precipitation days = 6.6
|Apr precipitation days = 9.0
|May precipitation days = 12.5
|Jun precipitation days = 16.2
|Jul precipitation days = 13.2
|Aug precipitation days = 11.6
|Sep precipitation days = 12.7
|Oct precipitation days = 11.2
|Nov precipitation days = 4.9
|Dec precipitation days = 2.1
|year precipitation days = 104.3
|Jan humidity = 81
|Feb humidity = 79
|Mar humidity = 76
|Apr humidity = 82
|May humidity = 84
|Jun humidity = 87
|Jul humidity = 87
|Aug humidity = 85
|Sep humidity = 86
|Oct humidity = 87
|Nov humidity = 84
|Dec humidity = 82
|year humidity = 83
| Jan dew point C =21
| Feb dew point C =24
| Mar dew point C =25
| Apr dew point C =25
| May dew point C =24
| Jun dew point C =24
| Jul dew point C =23
| Aug dew point C =23
| Sep dew point C =24
| Oct dew point C =24
| Nov dew point C =24
| Dec dew point C =23
| Jand sun  =5.3
| Febd sun  =6.1
| Mard sun  =5.6
| Aprd sun  =6.0
| Mayd sun  =5.7
| Jund sun  =3.8
| Juld sun  =3.2
| Augd sun  =3.5
| Sepd sun  =3.8
| Octd sun  =5.4
| Novd sun  =6.2
| Decd sun  =6.2
|Jan sun = 164.3
|Feb sun = 168.0
|Mar sun = 173.6
|Apr sun = 180.0
|May sun = 176.7
|Jun sun = 114.0
|Jul sun = 99.2
|Aug sun = 108.5
|Sep sun = 114.0
|Oct sun = 167.4
|Nov sun = 186.0
|Dec sun = 192.2
|year sun = 1843.9
| source 1 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (humidity, 1952–1967),<ref>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_652010_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Lagos-Ikeja (Flugh.) / Nigeria
| publisher = Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
| access-date = 7 July 2016}}</ref> NOAA (monthly sun hours)<ref name = lagOsNOAA>
{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/NI/65201.TXT
| title = Lagos Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = 7 July 2016}}</ref>
|source 2 = Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)<ref name = meteoclimatlagos>
{{cite web
| url = http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=1769
| title = Station Murtala
| publisher = Meteo Climat
| language = fr
| access-date = 7 July 2016}}</ref>
Time and Date (dewpoints, 2005-2015)<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/nigeria/lagos/climate
|title = Climate & Weather Averages in Lagos, Nigeria
|publisher = Time and Date
|access-date = 10 January 2022}}</ref>
Weather Atlas (daily sun hours)<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/nigeria/lagos-climate#daylight_sunshine
|title = Monthly weather forecast and climate in Lagos, Nigeria
|publisher = Weather Atlas
|access-date = 10 January 2022}}</ref>

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|width=auto
|collapsed = yes
|location = Port Harcourt (1961-1990 normals)
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan high C = 32.4
|Feb high C = 33.4
|Mar high C = 32.6
|Apr high C = 32.1
|May high C = 31.2
|Jun high C = 30.0
|Jul high C = 28.8
|Aug high C = 28.7
|Sep high C = 29.3
|Oct high C = 30.2
|Nov high C = 31.3
|Dec high C = 31.8
|year high C = 31.0
|Jan low C = 21.2
|Feb low C = 22.5
|Mar low C = 23.3
|Apr low C = 23.2
|May low C = 23.2
|Jun low C = 22.7
|Jul low C = 22.4
|Aug low C = 22.4
|Sep low C = 22.4
|Oct low C = 22.4
|Nov low C = 22.4
|Dec low C = 21.4
|year low C = 22.5

|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 22.2
|Feb rain mm = 56.5
|Mar rain mm = 116.3
|Apr rain mm = 183.6
|May rain mm = 222.7
|Jun rain mm = 273.3
|Jul rain mm = 356.5
|Aug rain mm = 326.8
|Sep rain mm = 367.1
|Oct rain mm = 263.1
|Nov rain mm = 96.9
|Dec rain mm = 25.9
|year rain mm = 2310.9
|Jan rain days = 2.2
|Feb rain days = 4.6
|Mar rain days = 8.6
|Apr rain days = 11.6
|May rain days = 14.2
|Jun rain days = 16.5
|Jul rain days = 19.7
|Aug rain days = 19.8
|Sep rain days = 20.1
|Oct rain days = 14.4
|Nov rain days = 5.9
|Dec rain days = 2.1
|year rain days = 139.7
|time day = 15:00 [[Standard time|LST]]
|Jan humidity = 54.6
|Feb humidity = 57.0
|Mar humidity = 65.3
|Apr humidity = 70.1
|May humidity = 74.1
|Jun humidity = 78.5
|Jul humidity = 81.1
|Aug humidity = 81.6
|Sep humidity = 81.3
|Oct humidity = 77.7
|Nov humidity = 69.3
|Dec humidity = 58.5
|year humidity = 70.8
|Jan sun = 142.6
|Feb sun = 123.2
|Mar sun = 114.7
|Apr sun = 132.0
|May sun = 139.5
|Jun sun = 102.0
|Jul sun = 77.5
|Aug sun = 74.4
|Sep sun = 78.0
|Oct sun = 102.3
|Nov sun = 132.0
|Dec sun = 148.8
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|Jand sun = 4.6
|Febd sun = 4.4
|Mard sun = 3.7
|Aprd sun = 4.4
|Mayd sun = 4.5
|Jund sun = 3.4
|Juld sun = 2.5
|Augd sun = 2.4
|Sepd sun = 2.6
|Octd sun = 3.3
|Novd sun = 4.4
|Decd sun = 4.8
|yeard sun = 
|source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name=HarcourtWMO>
{{cite web
 |url         = http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=325
 |title       = World Weather Information Service – Port Harcourt
 |publisher   = World Meteorological Organization
 |access-date  = 7 July 2016
 |url-status     = live
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160817043121/http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=325
 |archive-date = 17 August 2016
 |df          = dmy-all
}}</ref>
|source 2 = NOAA (sun and relative humidity, 1961–1990)<ref name = harcourtNOAA>
{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/NI/65250.TXT
| title = Port Harcourt Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = 7 July 2016}}</ref>
|date=
}}

{{Weather box
|width = auto
| collapsed = yes
| location     = Abuja
| metric first = Yes
| single line  = Yes

| Jan record high C = 36.0
| Feb record high C = 38.4
| Mar record high C = 39.7
| Apr record high C = 39.0
| May record high C = 39.3
| Jun record high C = 34.0
| Jul record high C = 32.0
| Aug record high C = 31.2
| Sep record high C = 31.0
| Oct record high C = 35.0
| Nov record high C = 37.9
| Dec record high C = 37.6

| Jan high C  = 33.7
| Feb high C  = 37.1
| Mar high C  = 37.0
| Apr high C  = 34.9
| May high C  = 33.7
| Jun high C  = 30.4
| Jul high C  = 28.9
| Aug high C  = 28.4
| Sep high C  = 29.3
| Oct high C  = 30.1
| Nov high C  = 34.7
| Dec high C  = 34.8
| year high C =

| Jan mean C  = 26.1
| Feb mean C  = 28.7
| Mar mean C  = 30.5
| Apr mean C  = 28.9
| May mean C  = 28.6
| Jun mean C  = 26.9
| Jul mean C  = 25.9
| Aug mean C  = 24.8
| Sep mean C  = 25.4
| Oct mean C  = 27.0
| Nov mean C  = 28.0
| Dec mean C  = 27.6
| year mean C =

| Jan low C  = 19.2
| Feb low C  = 22.2
| Mar low C  = 25.4
| Apr low C  = 24.5
| May low C  = 24.4
| Jun low C  = 23.4
| Jul low C  = 23.1
| Aug low C  = 22.4
| Sep low C  = 22.7
| Oct low C  = 23.6
| Nov low C  = 21.1
| Dec low C  = 20.8
| year low C =

| Jan record low C = 15.0
| Feb record low C = 18.6
| Mar record low C = 20.0
| Apr record low C = 21.7
| May record low C = 21.6
| Jun record low C = 20.8
| Jul record low C = 20.3
| Aug record low C = 20.0
| Sep record low C = 20.0
| Oct record low C = 21.6
| Nov record low C = 17.0
| Dec record low C = 17.0

| rain colour  = green
| Jan rain mm  = 3
| Feb rain mm  = 7
| Mar rain mm  = 16
| Apr rain mm  = 73
| May rain mm  = 137
| Jun rain mm  = 187
| Jul rain mm  = 216
| Aug rain mm  = 272
| Sep rain mm  = 233
| Oct rain mm  = 117
| Nov rain mm  = 7
| Dec rain mm  = 2
| year rain mm =

| Jan rain days = 0.1
| Feb rain days = 0.2
| Mar rain days = 1.3
| Apr rain days = 3.2
| May rain days = 9.4
| Jun rain days = 10.3
| Jul rain days = 13.0
| Aug rain days = 17.2
| Sep rain days = 15.9
| Oct rain days = 8.0
| Nov rain days = 0.3
| Dec rain days = 0.1

| source 1 = Deutscher Wetterdienst.<ref name="AbujaDWD">[https://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_651250_kt.pdf Klimatafel von Abuja.] Retrieved 1 October 2012.</ref>
| date     = September 2012}}

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Benin City
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high C = 34.4
|Feb record high C = 36.1
|Mar record high C = 36.1
|Apr record high C = 35.6
|May record high C = 35.0
|Jun record high C = 33.3
|Jul record high C = 31.7
|Aug record high C = 31.1
|Sep record high C = 32.8
|Oct record high C = 32.8
|Nov record high C = 34.4
|Dec record high C = 34.4
|year record high C = 36.1
|Jan high C = 31.9
|Feb high C = 33.3
|Mar high C = 33.0
|Apr high C = 32.4
|May high C = 31.6
|Jun high C = 29.9
|Jul high C = 27.9
|Aug high C = 27.9
|Sep high C = 28.8
|Oct high C = 30.3
|Nov high C = 31.8
|Dec high C = 32.0
|year high C = 30.9
|Jan mean C = 25.8
|Feb mean C = 26.7
|Mar mean C = 26.7
|Apr mean C = 26.4
|May mean C = 25.9
|Jun mean C = 24.9
|Jul mean C = 23.8
|Aug mean C = 23.7
|Sep mean C = 24.3
|Oct mean C = 25.0
|Nov mean C = 25.9
|Dec mean C = 25.7
|year mean C = 25.4
|Jan low C = 21.4
|Feb low C = 22.1
|Mar low C = 22.6
|Apr low C = 22.6
|May low C = 22.6
|Jun low C = 21.9
|Jul low C = 21.6
|Aug low C = 21.2
|Sep low C = 21.8
|Oct low C = 21.8
|Nov low C = 22.1
|Dec low C = 21.2
|year low C = 21.9
|Jan record low C = 12.8
|Feb record low C = 13.3
|Mar record low C = 18.3
|Apr record low C = 19.4
|May record low C = 19.4
|Jun record low C = 18.3
|Jul record low C = 16.7
|Aug record low C = 16.1
|Sep record low C = 18.9
|Oct record low C = 18.9
|Nov record low C = 15.6
|Dec record low C = 14.4
|year record low C = 12.8
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 18
|Feb rain mm = 33
|Mar rain mm = 97
|Apr rain mm = 168
|May rain mm = 213
|Jun rain mm = 302
|Jul rain mm = 320
|Aug rain mm = 211
|Sep rain mm = 318
|Oct rain mm = 241
|Nov rain mm = 76
|Dec rain mm = 15
|unit rain days = 0.3 mm
|Jan rain days = 2
|Feb rain days = 4
|Mar rain days = 9
|Apr rain days = 12
|May rain days = 16
|Jun rain days = 20
|Jul rain days = 23
|Aug rain days = 19
|Sep rain days = 25
|Oct rain days = 21
|Nov rain days = 7
|Dec rain days = 2
|Jan humidity = 84
|Feb humidity = 81
|Mar humidity = 84
|Apr humidity = 85
|May humidity = 87
|Jun humidity = 90
|Jul humidity = 93
|Aug humidity = 92
|Sep humidity = 91
|Oct humidity = 89
|Nov humidity = 86
|Dec humidity = 84
|year humidity = 87
|Jan sun = 179.8
|Feb sun = 178.0
|Mar sun = 173.6
|Apr sun = 177.0
|May sun = 176.7
|Jun sun = 144.0
|Jul sun = 99.2
|Aug sun = 89.9
|Sep sun = 81.0
|Oct sun = 148.8
|Nov sun = 192.0
|Dec sun = 213.9
|year sun = 
|Jand sun = 5.8
|Febd sun = 6.3
|Mard sun = 5.6
|Aprd sun = 5.9
|Mayd sun = 5.7
|Jund sun = 4.8
|Juld sun = 3.2
|Augd sun = 2.9
|Sepd sun = 2.7
|Octd sun = 4.8
|Novd sun = 6.4
|Decd sun = 6.9
|yeard sun = 5.1
|source 1 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]]<ref name = BeninCityDWD>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_652290_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Benin City / Nigeria
| work = Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = de
| access-date = 9 August 2016}}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
|location = Kano (1981-2010)
|width = auto
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|collapsed = Yes
|Jan high C = 29.0
|Feb high C = 32.4
|Mar high C = 36.4
|Apr high C = 39.1
|May high C = 37.1
|Jun high C = 35.4
|Jul high C = 32.0
|Aug high C = 30.9
|Sep high C = 32.3
|Oct high C = 34.5
|Nov high C = 33.1
|Dec high C = 29.9
|year high C = 33.5
|Jan low C = 13.7
|Feb low C = 16.2
|Mar low C = 20.4 
|Apr low C = 24.5
|May low C = 25.0
|Jun low C = 23.7
|Jul low C = 22.1
|Aug low C = 21.2
|Sep low C = 21.9
|Oct low C = 21.2
|Nov low C = 17.1
|Dec low C = 14.2
|year low C = 20.1
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 0.0
|Feb rain mm = 0.7
|Mar rain mm = 1.9
|Apr rain mm = 8.1
|May rain mm = 71.3
|Jun rain mm = 118.7
|Jul rain mm = 209.0
|Aug rain mm = 311.2
|Sep rain mm = 137.0
|Oct rain mm = 14.1
|Nov rain mm = 1.0
|Dec rain mm = 0.0
|year rain mm = 
|Jan rain days = 0
|Feb rain days = 0
|Mar rain days = 1
|Apr rain days = 2
|May rain days = 8
|Jun rain days = 11
|Jul rain days = 17
|Aug rain days = 21
|Sep rain days = 14
|Oct rain days = 2
|Nov rain days = 1
|Dec rain days = 0
|year rain days = 72
|time day = 15:00 [[Standard time|LST]]
|Jan humidity = 17.0
|Feb humidity = 13.2
|Mar humidity = 13.2
|Apr humidity = 19.1
|May humidity = 29.5
|Jun humidity = 44.5
|Jul humidity = 58.9
|Aug humidity = 63.6
|Sep humidity = 55.0
|Oct humidity = 30.1
|Nov humidity = 18.1
|Dec humidity = 17.4
|year humidity = 31.6
|Jan sun = 244.9
|Feb sun = 232.4
|Mar sun = 238.7
|Apr sun = 234.0
|May sun = 263.5
|Jun sun = 261.0
|Jul sun = 229.4
|Aug sun = 220.1
|Sep sun = 240.0
|Oct sun = 266.6
|Nov sun = 264.0
|Dec sun = 260.4
|year sun = 2955.0
|Jand sun = 7.9
|Febd sun = 8.3
|Mard sun = 7.7
|Aprd sun = 7.8
|Mayd sun = 8.5
|Jund sun = 8.7
|Juld sun = 7.4
|Augd sun = 7.1
|Sepd sun = 8.0
|Octd sun = 8.6
|Novd sun = 8.8
|Decd sun = 8.4
|yeard sun = 
|source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name = WMOKano >
{{cite web
|url = http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=2050
|title = World Weather Information Service – Kano
|publisher= World Meteorological Organization
|access-date = 7 July 2016}}</ref> & [[Danish Meteorological Institute]] (rainfall & rain days)<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/tr01-17.pdf
|title=Stations Number 65046
|publisher=Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate
|access-date=26 June 2016
|url-status=unfit
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116071752/http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/tr01-17.pdf
|archive-date=16 January 2013
}}</ref>
|source 2 = NOAA (sun and relative humidity, 1961–1990)<ref name = KanoNOAA>
{{cite web
|url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/NI/65046.TXT
|title = Kano Climate Normals 1961–1990
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
|access-date = 7 July 2016}}</ref> 
|date=November 2011
}}

{{Weather box
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|width = auto
|collapsed = yes
|location=Maiduguri (1961-1990 normals)
|Jan record high C=40
|Feb record high C=42
|Mar record high C=44
|Apr record high C=46
|May record high C=47
|Jun record high C=42
|Jul record high C=43
|Aug record high C=36
|Sep record high C=38
|Oct record high C=39
|Nov record high C=39
|Dec record high C=38

|Jan high C=31.9
|Feb high C=34.6
|Mar high C=37.8
|Apr high C=40.1
|May high C=39.4
|Jun high C=36.4
|Jul high C=33.2
|Aug high C=32.0
|Sep high C=33.7
|Oct high C=36.4
|Nov high C=34.2
|Dec high C=32.3
|year high C=35.2

|Jan mean C=21.8
|Feb mean C=24.8
|Mar mean C=29.3
|Apr mean C=32.6
|May mean C=32.5
|Jun mean C=30.2
|Jul mean C=27.5
|Aug mean C=26.6
|Sep mean C=27.2
|Oct mean C=27.9
|Nov mean C=24.9
|Dec mean C=23.2
|year mean C=27.4

|Jan low C=12.6
|Feb low C=15.3
|Mar low C=19.7
|Apr low C=21.9
|May low C=25.5
|Jun low C=24.5
|Jul low C=22.9
|Aug low C=22.3
|Sep low C=22.4
|Oct low C=20.7
|Nov low C=16.0
|Dec low C=13.1
|year low C=19.9

|Jan record low C=8
|Feb record low C=10
|Mar record low C=15
|Apr record low C=12
|May record low C=18
|Jun record low C=19
|Jul record low C=20
|Aug record low C=19
|Sep record low C=20
|Oct record low C=15
|Nov record low C=10
|Dec record low C=5

|precipitation colour=green
|Jan precipitation mm=0.0
|Feb precipitation mm=0.0
|Mar precipitation mm=0.3
|Apr precipitation mm=13.0
|May precipitation mm=30.5
|Jun precipitation mm=73.8
|Jul precipitation mm=147.1
|Aug precipitation mm=193.2
|Sep precipitation mm=83.0
|Oct precipitation mm=11.1
|Nov precipitation mm=0.0
|Dec precipitation mm=0.1
|year precipitation mm=552.1
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 0.0
|Feb precipitation days = 0.0
|Mar precipitation days = 0.5
|Apr precipitation days = 1.6
|May precipitation days = 4.0
|Jun precipitation days = 7.0
|Jul precipitation days = 10.7
|Aug precipitation days = 10.7
|Sep precipitation days = 6.8
|Oct precipitation days = 1.4
|Nov precipitation days = 0.0
|Dec precipitation days = 0.0
|year precipitation days = 42.7
|time day = 15:00 [[Standard time|LST]]
|Jan humidity = 15.4
|Feb humidity = 11.2
|Mar humidity = 12.0
|Apr humidity = 17.5
|May humidity = 28.4
|Jun humidity = 38.4
|Jul humidity = 55.5
|Aug humidity = 63.4
|Sep humidity = 54.8
|Oct humidity = 30.2
|Nov humidity = 19.0
|Dec humidity = 19.6
|year humidity = 30.2
|Jan sun = 266.6
|Feb sun = 249.2
|Mar sun = 257.3
|Apr sun = 237.0
|May sun = 263.5
|Jun sun = 249.0
|Jul sun = 217.0
|Aug sun = 204.6
|Sep sun = 225.0
|Oct sun = 285.2
|Nov sun = 282.0
|Dec sun = 275.9
|year sun = 3012.3
|Jand sun = 8.6
|Febd sun = 8.9
|Mard sun = 8.3
|Aprd sun = 7.9
|Mayd sun = 8.5
|Jund sun = 8.3
|Juld sun = 7.0
|Augd sun = 6.6
|Sepd sun = 7.5
|Octd sun = 9.2
|Novd sun = 9.4
|Decd sun = 8.9
|yeard sun = 
|source 1= NOAA,<ref name = MaiduguriNOAA>
{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/NI/65082.TXT
| title = Maiduguri Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = 22 July 2016}}</ref> ''Climate Charts'' (latitude: 11°51'N<span style="margin:2px">;</span> longitude: 013°05'E<span style="margin:2px">;</span> elevation: <span style="margin-right:2px">354m, 1161'</span>)<ref name="Climate ChartsMaidgugiri">{{Cite web |url=http://www.climate-charts.com/Locations/n/NI65082.php |title=Maiduguri, Nigeria Climate, Global Warming, and Daylight Charts and Data |publisher=Climate Charts |access-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919001338/http://www.climate-charts.com/Locations/n/NI65082.php |archive-date=19 September 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

|source 2= ''Voodoo Skies'' for record temperatures<ref name="Voodoo MaiduguriSkies">{{Cite web |url=http://voodooskies.com/weather/nigeria/maiduguri |title=Maiduguri, Nigeria |publisher=Voodoo Skies |access-date=3 December 2013 |archive-date=December 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206043749/http://voodooskies.com/weather/nigeria/maiduguri |url-status=dead }}</ref>

}}

{{Weather box
|width = auto
|location = Ibadan
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high C = 37.2
|Feb record high C = 38.9
|Mar record high C = 38.3
|Apr record high C = 37.2
|May record high C = 35.0
|Jun record high C = 33.3
|Jul record high C = 31.7
|Aug record high C = 31.7
|Sep record high C = 35.6
|Oct record high C = 33.3
|Nov record high C = 33.9
|Dec record high C = 35.6
|year record high C = 38.9
|Jan high C = 32.3
|Feb high C = 34.0
|Mar high C = 33.5
|Apr high C = 32.3
|May high C = 31.2
|Jun high C = 29.6
|Jul high C = 27.8
|Aug high C = 27.2
|Sep high C = 28.5
|Oct high C = 29.7
|Nov high C = 31.3
|Dec high C = 31.9
|year high C = 30.8
|Jan mean C = 25.7
|Feb mean C = 26.9
|Mar mean C = 26.9
|Apr mean C = 26.3
|May mean C = 25.6
|Jun mean C = 25.1
|Jul mean C = 23.6
|Aug mean C = 23.1
|Sep mean C = 23.9
|Oct mean C = 24.3
|Nov mean C = 25.6
|Dec mean C = 25.5
|year mean C = 25.2
|Jan low C = 20.9
|Feb low C = 21.9
|Mar low C = 22.5
|Apr low C = 22.0
|May low C = 21.7
|Jun low C = 21.6
|Jul low C = 21.2
|Aug low C = 20.7
|Sep low C = 21.8
|Oct low C = 21.7
|Nov low C = 21.6
|Dec low C = 20.7
|year low C = 21.5
|Jan record low C = 10.0
|Feb record low C = 11.1
|Mar record low C = 15.0
|Apr record low C = 18.3
|May record low C = 17.8
|Jun record low C = 17.8
|Jul record low C = 16.1
|Aug record low C = 15.6
|Sep record low C = 17.2
|Oct record low C = 17.8
|Nov record low C = 15.6
|Dec record low C = 11.1
|year record low C = 10.0
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 10
|Feb rain mm = 25
|Mar rain mm = 91
|Apr rain mm = 135
|May rain mm = 152
|Jun rain mm = 188
|Jul rain mm = 155
|Aug rain mm = 86
|Sep rain mm = 175
|Oct rain mm = 160
|Nov rain mm = 46
|Dec rain mm = 10
|year rain mm = 1233
|Jan humidity = 76
|Feb humidity = 73
|Mar humidity = 77
|Apr humidity = 82
|May humidity = 85
|Jun humidity = 87
|Jul humidity = 89
|Aug humidity = 88
|Sep humidity = 88
|Oct humidity = 87
|Nov humidity = 83
|Dec humidity = 79
|year humidity = 83
|unit rain days = 0.3 mm
|Jan rain days = 1
|Feb rain days = 3
|Mar rain days = 7
|Apr rain days = 9
|May rain days = 14
|Jun rain days = 17
|Jul rain days = 15
|Aug rain days = 13
|Sep rain days = 18
|Oct rain days = 18
|Nov rain days = 7
|Dec rain days = 1
|year rain days = 123
|Jan sun = 198.4
|Feb sun = 197.8
|Mar sun = 186.0
|Apr sun = 180.0
|May sun = 195.3
|Jun sun = 147.0
|Jul sun = 86.8
|Aug sun = 65.1
|Sep sun = 93.0
|Oct sun = 164.3
|Nov sun = 207.0
|Dec sun = 220.1
|year sun = 1940.8
|Jand sun = 6.4
|Febd sun = 7.0
|Mard sun = 6.0
|Aprd sun = 6.0
|Mayd sun = 6.3
|Jund sun = 4.9
|Juld sun = 2.8
|Augd sun = 2.1
|Sepd sun = 3.1
|Octd sun = 5.3
|Novd sun = 6.9
|Decd sun = 7.1
|yeard sun = 5.3
|source 1 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]]<ref name = IbadanDWD>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_652080_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Ibadan / Nigeria
| work = Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = de
| access-date = 14 July 2016}}</ref>
|date=August 2010
}}

{{Weather box
|metric first=yes
|single line=yes
|width = auto
|collapsed = yes
|location=Jos (1961–1990 normals)
|Jan high C = 27.3
|Feb high C = 28.7
|Mar high C = 30.4
|Apr high C = 30.2
|May high C = 28.2
|Jun high C = 26.6
|Jul high C = 24.4
|Aug high C = 24.3
|Sep high C = 26.1
|Oct high C = 27.8
|Nov high C = 28.0
|Dec high C = 27.2
|year high C = 27.4
|Jan mean C = 21.3
|Feb mean C = 22.9
|Mar mean C = 24.9
|Apr mean C = 25.7
|May mean C = 24.5
|Jun mean C = 22.7
|Jul mean C = 21.4
|Aug mean C = 20.9
|Sep mean C = 21.9
|Oct mean C = 22.9
|Nov mean C = 22.7
|Dec mean C = 21.5

|Jan low C = 12.7
|Feb low C = 15.1
|Mar low C = 17.7
|Apr low C = 18.3
|May low C = 18.0
|Jun low C = 17.2
|Jul low C = 16.7
|Aug low C = 16.5
|Sep low C = 16.7
|Oct low C = 16.3
|Nov low C = 14.4
|Dec low C = 13.1
|year low C = 16.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 0.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 2.8
|Mar precipitation mm = 29.8
|Apr precipitation mm = 92.9
|May precipitation mm = 159.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 198.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 303.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 290.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 197.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 38.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 0.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 0.5
|year precipitation mm = 1314.8
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 0.1
|Feb precipitation days = 0.2
|Mar precipitation days = 1.4
|Apr precipitation days = 6.9
|May precipitation days = 11.6
|Jun precipitation days = 15.6
|Jul precipitation days = 20.6
|Aug precipitation days = 19.9
|Sep precipitation days = 16.2
|Oct precipitation days = 4.0
|Nov precipitation days = 0.1
|Dec precipitation days = 0.1
|year precipitation days = 96.7
|Jan humidity = 14.1
|Feb humidity = 13.6
|Mar humidity = 19.6
|Apr humidity = 38.7
|May humidity = 58.3
|Jun humidity = 66.0
|Jul humidity = 75.8
|Aug humidity = 76.2
|Sep humidity = 64.2
|Oct humidity = 42.0
|Nov humidity = 20.8
|Dec humidity = 16.5
|year humidity = 42.1
|Jan sun = 282.1
|Feb sun = 254.8
|Mar sun = 238.7
|Apr sun = 204.0
|May sun = 204.6
|Jun sun = 198.0
|Jul sun = 158.1
|Aug sun = 139.5
|Sep sun = 177.0
|Oct sun = 238.7
|Nov sun = 285.0
|Dec sun = 288.3
|year sun = 2668.8
|Jand sun = 9.1
|Febd sun = 9.1
|Mard sun = 7.7
|Aprd sun = 6.8
|Mayd sun = 6.6
|Jund sun = 6.6
|Juld sun = 5.1
|Augd sun = 4.5
|Sepd sun = 5.9
|Octd sun = 7.7
|Novd sun = 9.5
|Decd sun = 9.3
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = JosNOAA>
{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG__I/NI/65134.TXT
| title = Jos Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = 22 July 2016}}</ref> 
|source 2= ''Climate-Data.orgJos'' (altitude: 1185m, mean temperatures)<ref name="Climate-Data.org">{{cite web |url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/46664/ |title=Climate: Jos - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table |publisher=Climate-Data.org |access-date=2013-11-26 }}</ref>
}}

{{Weather box
|location = Sokoto (1981–2010)
|single line = Yes
|metric first = Yes
|width = auto
| collapsed = yes
|Jan high C = 32.1
|Feb high C = 34.8
|Mar high C = 38.6
|Apr high C = 40.6
|May high C = 39.0
|Jun high C = 36.2
|Jul high C = 32.8
|Aug high C = 31.3
|Sep high C = 32.8
|Oct high C = 36.0
|Nov high C = 36.1
|Dec high C = 32.9
|year high C =

|Jan mean C = 24.5
|Feb mean C = 27.1
|Mar mean C = 31.2
|Apr mean C = 33.7
|May mean C = 33.1
|Jun mean C = 30.9
|Jul mean C = 28.2
|Aug mean C = 27.2
|Sep mean C = 28.0
|Oct mean C = 29.7
|Nov mean C = 28.3
|Dec mean C = 25.3
|year mean C =

|Jan low C = 16.9
|Feb low C = 19.4
|Mar low C = 23.8
|Apr low C = 26.9
|May low C = 27.3
|Jun low C = 25.6
|Jul low C = 23.6
|Aug low C = 23.1
|Sep low C = 23.2
|Oct low C = 23.4
|Nov low C = 20.5
|Dec low C = 17.7
|year low C = 
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|Feb rain mm = 0.1
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|Oct rain mm = 17.2
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|Dec rain mm = 0.0
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|Feb rain days = 0
|Mar rain days = 0
|Apr rain days = 1
|May rain days = 4
|Jun rain days = 7
|Jul rain days = 11
|Aug rain days = 14
|Sep rain days = 8
|Oct rain days = 2
|Nov rain days = 0
|Dec rain days = 0
|year rain days = 
|Jan humidity = 24
|Feb humidity = 19
|Mar humidity = 21
|Apr humidity = 34
|May humidity = 50
|Jun humidity = 62
|Jul humidity = 76
|Aug humidity = 83
|Sep humidity = 80
|Oct humidity = 64
|Nov humidity = 36
|Dec humidity = 27
|year humidity = 
|Jan sun = 288.3
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|Mar sun = 275.9
|Apr sun = 255.0
|May sun = 272.8
|Jun sun = 279.0
|Jul sun = 229.4
|Aug sun = 186.0
|Sep sun = 237.0
|Oct sun = 303.8
|Nov sun = 300.0
|Dec sun = 300.7
|year sun = 
|Jand sun = 9.3
|Febd sun = 9.5
|Mard sun = 8.9
|Aprd sun = 8.5
|Mayd sun = 8.8
|Jund sun = 9.3
|Juld sun = 7.4
|Augd sun = 6.0
|Sepd sun = 7.9
|Octd sun = 9.8
|Novd sun = 10.0
|Decd sun = 9.7
|yeard sun =
|source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organization]]<ref name = WMOsokoto>
{{cite web
| url = http://worldweather.wmo.int/en/city.html?cityId=2051
| title = World Weather Information Service – Sokoto
| publisher= World Meteorological Organization
| access-date = 7 July 2016}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]] (humidity, 1951–1965 and sun, 1952–1961)<ref name = DWDSokoto>
{{cite web
| url = http://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_650100_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Sokoto / Nigeria
| work = Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world
| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst
| language = de
| access-date = 7 July 2016}}</ref>
|date=November 2011
}}