Climate averages 1991–2020
Jos weather
in December.
A warm, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a warm month in Jos: daytime highs average 27.7°C and nights cool to about 14.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 33 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lere (62 km away). In December its highs average 29.3°C, 1.6°C warmer than Jos, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Jos ranks 143rd of 143 for the warmest December highs and joint 28th of 143 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 143 cities is 32.4°C; Jos is 4.7°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 27.9°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
Jos climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.9°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 30.0°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 1.9 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| March | 32.0°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 4.6 | 0.8 | 12.112 h |
| April | 31.9°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 39 | 6.8 | 12.312 h |
| May | 29.2°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 131 | 17.8 | 12.613 h |
| June | 26.7°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 223 | 26.0 | 12.713 h |
| July | 24.9°C18.1°C | 18.1°C | 264 | 28.6 | 12.613 h |
| August | 24.3°C17.9°C | 17.9°C | 306 | 28.8 | 12.412 h |
| September | 25.9°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 185 | 23.8 | 12.212 h |
| October | 27.2°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 47 | 9.0 | 11.912 h |
| November | 28.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 27.7°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 0.2 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Lere in DecemberNigeria · 62 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 14.3°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Kagoro in DecemberNigeria · 66 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Kafanchan in DecemberNigeria · 76 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Bauchi in DecemberNigeria · 113 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 13.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Keffi in DecemberNigeria · 164 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 21.4°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Lafia in DecemberNigeria · 165 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 21.5°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Kaduna in DecemberNigeria · 172 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 16.9°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Abuja in DecemberNigeria · 181 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 1.2 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 Jos) is explained once on the Jos year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.