Climate averages 1991–2020

Jalingo weather
in February.

A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 36.7°C Daytime mean, February

Average low 21.2°C Night-time mean, February

Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain

Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

February is a very hot month in Jalingo: daytime highs average 36.7°C and nights cool to about 21.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 50 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Numan (97 km away). In February its highs average 37.2°C, 0.6°C warmer than Jalingo, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Jalingo ranks joint 8th of 143 for the warmest February highs and 26th of 143 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Jalingo is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 38.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 2.8 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages 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

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Jalingo, 1991–2020
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, selected	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	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

February in nearby cities

Distance from Jalingo

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 limits

How 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.