Climate averages 1991–2020
Gusau weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th 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 Gusau: daytime highs average 33.8°C and nights cool to about 17.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th 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 44 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Funtua (101 km away). In February its highs average 31.7°C, 2.0°C cooler than Gusau, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Gusau ranks joint 92nd 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; Gusau is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.5°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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Funtua in FebruaryNigeria · 101 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 16.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Malumfashi in FebruaryNigeria · 112 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 15.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Katsina in FebruaryNigeria · 137 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 16.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Maradi in FebruaryNiger · 155 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 16.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Zaria in FebruaryNigeria · 165 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 17.6°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Sokoto in FebruaryNigeria · 183 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kaduna in FebruaryNigeria · 201 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kano in FebruaryNigeria · 202 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 15.7°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.