Climate averages 1991–2020
Gusau weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 8th 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 Gusau: daytime highs average 31.0°C and nights cool to about 16.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th 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 25 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Funtua (101 km away). In December its highs average 29.0°C, 2.0°C cooler than Gusau, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Gusau ranks joint 113th 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; Gusau is 1.4°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 30.7°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
Gusau climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.7°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| February | 33.8°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 37.3°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 38.8°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 6.7 | 1.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 37.1°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 39 | 7.1 | 12.713 h |
| June | 34.0°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 67 | 11.2 | 12.813 h |
| July | 30.4°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 116 | 17.9 | 12.813 h |
| August | 28.6°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 202 | 22.8 | 12.513 h |
| September | 30.2°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 114 | 15.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 32.9°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 30 | 5.4 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.3°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 31.0°C16.1°C | 16.1°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
- Funtua in DecemberNigeria · 101 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 14.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Malumfashi in DecemberNigeria · 112 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 14.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Katsina in DecemberNigeria · 137 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 15.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Maradi in DecemberNiger · 155 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Zaria in DecemberNigeria · 165 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 16.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Sokoto in DecemberNigeria · 183 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 18.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Kaduna in DecemberNigeria · 201 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 16.9°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Kano in DecemberNigeria · 202 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 14.2°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 Gusau) is explained once on the Gusau year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.