Climate averages 1991–2020
Gashua weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 11th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Gashua: daytime highs average 30.4°C and nights cool to about 15.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 23 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nguru (63 km away). In December its highs average 30.5°C, about as warm as Gashua, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Gashua ranks joint 125th of 143 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 143 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 143 cities is 32.4°C; Gashua is 2.0°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Gashua climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| February | 33.0°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 37.3°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 40.4°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 1.1 | 0.3 | 12.412 h |
| May | 40.3°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 9.9 | 2.6 | 12.713 h |
| June | 38.4°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 19 | 5.0 | 12.913 h |
| July | 34.3°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 78 | 13.2 | 12.813 h |
| August | 31.3°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 152 | 17.5 | 12.513 h |
| September | 34.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 50 | 8.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 36.6°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 8.2 | 2.0 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.1°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| December, selected | 30.4°C15.2°C | 15.2°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
December in nearby cities
- Nguru in DecemberNigeria · 63 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 15.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Hadejia in DecemberNigeria · 118 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 15.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Potiskum in DecemberNigeria · 129 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 15.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Daura in DecemberNigeria · 152 kmHigh 30.3°C · Low 15.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Azare in DecemberNigeria · 162 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 15.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Chakwama in DecemberNigeria · 209 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Zinder in DecemberNiger · 245 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 13.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Maiduguri in DecemberNigeria · 257 kmHigh 31.2°C · Low 16.9°C · 0 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 Gashua) is explained once on the Gashua year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.