Climate averages 1991–2020
Chakwama weather
in July.
A hot, wet month: the 8th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a hot month in Chakwama: daytime highs average 31.1°C and nights cool to about 22.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 166 mm of rain on roughly 22 days, which makes July a wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 44 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Azare (59 km away). In July its highs average 31.4°C, about as warm as Chakwama, with 139 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Chakwama ranks joint 16th of 143 for the warmest July highs and 36th of 143 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 143 cities is 28.2°C; Chakwama is 2.9°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 1.6°C to 29.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 166 mm to 245 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
Chakwama climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.8°C13.9°C | 13.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| February | 33.1°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.812 h |
| March | 36.9°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.1°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 2.8 | 1.0 | 12.412 h |
| May | 38.0°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 29 | 6.1 | 12.713 h |
| June | 34.9°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 65 | 12.0 | 12.813 h |
| July, selected | 31.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 166 | 21.8 | 12.713 h |
| August | 29.5°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 245 | 24.9 | 12.513 h |
| September | 31.0°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 117 | 16.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 33.7°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 24 | 4.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.4°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| December | 30.4°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 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
July in nearby cities
- Azare in JulyNigeria · 59 kmHigh 31.4°C · Low 23.2°C · 139 mm rain
- Hadejia in JulyNigeria · 108 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 24.0°C · 108 mm rain
- Kano in JulyNigeria · 134 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 22.5°C · 164 mm rain
- Bauchi in JulyNigeria · 140 kmHigh 28.3°C · Low 20.7°C · 272 mm rain
- Potiskum in JulyNigeria · 155 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 23.2°C · 132 mm rain
- Nguru in JulyNigeria · 170 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 24.5°C · 75 mm rain
- Lere in JulyNigeria · 177 kmHigh 27.0°C · Low 19.9°C · 178 mm rain
- Daura in JulyNigeria · 190 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 22.8°C · 123 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 Chakwama) is explained once on the Chakwama year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.