Climate averages 1991–2020
Jos weather
in November.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Jos: daytime highs average 28.3°C and nights cool to about 16.2°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 November (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 41 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Lere (62 km away). In November its highs average 30.5°C, 2.2°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 November highs and joint 20th of 143 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 143 cities is 31.5°C; Jos is 3.2°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 27.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
November 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, selected | 28.3°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| December | 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
November in nearby cities
- Lere in NovemberNigeria · 62 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 15.8°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Kagoro in NovemberNigeria · 66 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 18.1°C · 6.0 mm rain
- Kafanchan in NovemberNigeria · 76 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.2°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Bauchi in NovemberNigeria · 113 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 16.3°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Keffi in NovemberNigeria · 164 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 22.2°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Lafia in NovemberNigeria · 165 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Kaduna in NovemberNigeria · 172 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Abuja in NovemberNigeria · 181 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 21.7°C · 9.6 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.