Climate averages 1991–2020
Birnin Kebbi weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Birnin Kebbi: daytime highs average 36.0°C and nights cool to about 20.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 44 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jega (32 km away). In February its highs average 36.2°C, about as warm as Birnin Kebbi, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Birnin Kebbi ranks 22nd of 143 for the warmest February highs and joint 16th of 143 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Birnin Kebbi is 1.8°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.2°C to 39.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.1 mm.
The annual picture
February in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Birnin Kebbi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33.0°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| February, selected | 36.0°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 39.2°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 1.1 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 40.7°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 4.7 | 1.1 | 12.412 h |
| May | 39.1°C27.8°C | 27.8°C | 27 | 6.2 | 12.713 h |
| June | 36.5°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 46 | 8.2 | 12.813 h |
| July | 32.7°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 96 | 15.0 | 12.813 h |
| August | 30.5°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 187 | 19.1 | 12.513 h |
| September | 32.2°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 77 | 9.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 35.4°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 16 | 3.4 | 11.912 h |
| November | 35.8°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| December | 33.5°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
February in nearby cities
- Jega in FebruaryNigeria · 32 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 21.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Dosso in FebruaryNiger · 127 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 19.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sokoto in FebruaryNigeria · 132 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in FebruaryNiger · 188 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Niamey in FebruaryNiger · 255 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 18.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kontagora in FebruaryNigeria · 267 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 21.7°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Gusau in FebruaryNigeria · 270 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 17.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Tahoua in FebruaryNiger · 294 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 17.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Birnin Kebbi) is explained once on the Birnin Kebbi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.