Climate averages 1991–2020

Jega weather
in February.

A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.

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

Average high 36.2°C Daytime mean, February

Average low 21.0°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 Jega: daytime highs average 36.2°C and nights cool to about 21.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 44 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Birnin Kebbi (32 km away). In February its highs average 36.0°C, about as warm as Jega, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Jega ranks joint 17th of 143 for the warmest February highs and joint 22nd of 143 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Jega is 2.0°C warmer than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 3.1°C to 39.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 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

Jega climate table

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Jega, 1991–2020
Month	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Rainfall mm/month	Rain days ≥1 mm/day	Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day
January	33.2°C18.9°C	18.9°C	0	0.0	11.511 h
February, selected	36.2°C21.0°C	21.0°C	0.2	0.0	11.712 h
March	39.3°C23.7°C	23.7°C	0.7	0.2	12.112 h
April	40.3°C26.6°C	26.6°C	5.9	1.3	12.412 h
May	38.2°C27.3°C	27.3°C	34	6.4	12.713 h
June	35.3°C25.9°C	25.9°C	57	9.5	12.813 h
July	31.7°C24.2°C	24.2°C	113	16.5	12.813 h
August	30.0°C23.3°C	23.3°C	216	21.0	12.513 h
September	31.5°C23.8°C	23.8°C	96	11.8	12.212 h
October	34.7°C23.8°C	23.8°C	20	4.2	11.912 h
November	35.9°C21.3°C	21.3°C	0	0.0	11.612 h
December	33.8°C19.5°C	19.5°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

Distance from Jega

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 Jega) is explained once on the Jega year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.