Climate averages 1991–2020
Kaduna weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Kaduna: daytime highs average 33.4°C and nights cool to about 18.6°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 (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 47 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Zaria (72 km away). In February its highs average 32.5°C, 0.9°C cooler than Kaduna, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Kaduna ranks joint 97th 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; Kaduna is 0.8°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.2°C to 35.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 4.7 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Zaria in FebruaryNigeria · 72 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 17.6°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Funtua in FebruaryNigeria · 112 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 16.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lere in FebruaryNigeria · 125 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 16.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Minna in FebruaryNigeria · 141 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 23.7°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Kafanchan in FebruaryNigeria · 141 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Malumfashi in FebruaryNigeria · 142 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 15.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kagoro in FebruaryNigeria · 146 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 19.3°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Suleja in FebruaryNigeria · 152 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 4.7 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.