Climate averages 1991–2020
Jalingo weather
in April.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Jalingo: daytime highs average 37.3°C and nights cool to about 26.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 20 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes April a fairly dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 19 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Numan (97 km away). In April its highs average 39.4°C, 2.0°C warmer than Jalingo, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Jalingo ranks 24th of 143 for the warmest April highs and joint 25th of 143 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 143 cities is 33.4°C; Jalingo is 4.0°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 3.0°C to 34.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 20 mm to 52 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Jalingo climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.3°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| February | 36.7°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| March | 38.5°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 2.8 | 0.5 | 12.112 h |
| April, selected | 37.3°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 20 | 4.0 | 12.312 h |
| May | 34.3°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 52 | 8.7 | 12.513 h |
| June | 31.8°C24.5°C | 24.5°C | 53 | 8.5 | 12.613 h |
| July | 29.5°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 99 | 16.0 | 12.613 h |
| August | 28.4°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 183 | 21.6 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.3°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 103 | 16.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.0°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 48 | 8.4 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.3°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 2.6 | 0.7 | 11.712 h |
| December | 34.3°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 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
April in nearby cities
- Numan in AprilNigeria · 97 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 27.5°C · 13 mm rain
- Jimeta in AprilNigeria · 128 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 27.4°C · 20 mm rain
- Yola in AprilNigeria · 128 kmHigh 39.6°C · Low 27.1°C · 20 mm rain
- Pindiga in AprilNigeria · 129 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 24.5°C · 14 mm rain
- Wukari in AprilNigeria · 208 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 26.2°C · 49 mm rain
- Biu in AprilNigeria · 212 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 24.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Bauchi in AprilNigeria · 229 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 21.6°C · 17 mm rain
- Mubi in AprilNigeria · 259 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 23.6°C · 16 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 Jalingo) is explained once on the Jalingo year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.