Climate averages 1991–2020
Gashua weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 9th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Gashua: daytime highs average 33.0°C and nights cool to about 16.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 43 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nguru (63 km away). In February its highs average 33.2°C, about as warm as Gashua, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Gashua ranks joint 111th of 143 for the warmest February highs and joint 1st of 143 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Gashua is 1.2°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 4.4°C to 37.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Nguru in FebruaryNigeria · 63 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 16.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Hadejia in FebruaryNigeria · 118 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 16.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Potiskum in FebruaryNigeria · 129 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 17.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Daura in FebruaryNigeria · 152 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 17.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Azare in FebruaryNigeria · 162 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 17.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Chakwama in FebruaryNigeria · 209 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 16.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Zinder in FebruaryNiger · 245 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 15.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Maiduguri in FebruaryNigeria · 257 kmHigh 33.9°C · Low 18.5°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.