Climate averages 1991–2020
Kaduna weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Kaduna: daytime highs average 30.7°C and nights cool to about 16.9°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 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 31 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zaria (72 km away). In December its highs average 29.7°C, 1.0°C cooler than Kaduna, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Kaduna ranks joint 117th of 143 for the warmest December highs and joint 31st of 143 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 143 cities is 32.4°C; Kaduna is 1.7°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 30.9°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
Kaduna climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.9°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| February | 33.4°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| March | 35.7°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 4.7 | 0.9 | 12.112 h |
| April | 35.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 28 | 5.9 | 12.412 h |
| May | 32.3°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 96 | 15.0 | 12.613 h |
| June | 29.1°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 116 | 17.6 | 12.713 h |
| July | 27.0°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 170 | 24.9 | 12.713 h |
| August | 26.2°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 254 | 27.5 | 12.512 h |
| September | 27.7°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 206 | 25.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.5°C19.8°C | 19.8°C | 89 | 12.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 31.3°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 30.7°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 0.4 | 0.0 | 11.512 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
- Zaria in DecemberNigeria · 72 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 16.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Funtua in DecemberNigeria · 112 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 14.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Lere in DecemberNigeria · 125 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 14.3°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Minna in DecemberNigeria · 141 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 22.2°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Kafanchan in DecemberNigeria · 141 kmHigh 32.1°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Malumfashi in DecemberNigeria · 142 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 14.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Kagoro in DecemberNigeria · 146 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Suleja in DecemberNigeria · 152 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 21.7°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 Kaduna) is explained once on the Kaduna year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.