Climate averages 1991–2020
Gashua weather
in May.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Gashua: daytime highs average 40.3°C and nights cool to about 25.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 9.9 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes May a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 43 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nguru (63 km away). In May its highs average 40.3°C, about as warm as Gashua, with 9.9 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Gashua ranks joint 2nd of 143 for the warmest May highs and joint 1st of 143 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 143 cities is 31.7°C; Gashua is 8.6°C warmer than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 38.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 9.9 mm to 19 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Nguru in MayNigeria · 63 kmHigh 40.3°C · Low 25.6°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Hadejia in MayNigeria · 118 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 25.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Potiskum in MayNigeria · 129 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 25.3°C · 23 mm rain
- Daura in MayNigeria · 152 kmHigh 37.7°C · Low 25.2°C · 22 mm rain
- Azare in MayNigeria · 162 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 25.3°C · 20 mm rain
- Chakwama in MayNigeria · 209 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 24.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Zinder in MayNiger · 245 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 24.6°C · 6.1 mm rain
- Maiduguri in MayNigeria · 257 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 26.5°C · 22 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.