Climate averages 1991–2020
Kafanchan weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Kafanchan: daytime highs average 32.1°C and nights cool to about 18.8°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 December (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kagoro (11 km away). In December its highs average 31.1°C, 1.0°C cooler than Kafanchan, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Kafanchan ranks joint 87th of 143 for the warmest December highs and joint 36th of 143 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 143 cities is 32.4°C; Kafanchan is 0.3°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.4°C to 32.4°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
Kafanchan climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32.4°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0.9 | 0.2 | 11.612 h |
| February | 34.1°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 3.3 | 0.7 | 11.812 h |
| March | 35.1°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 15 | 2.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 33.2°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 57 | 10.0 | 12.312 h |
| May | 30.0°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 134 | 20.3 | 12.613 h |
| June | 27.6°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 184 | 25.1 | 12.713 h |
| July | 25.8°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 253 | 28.9 | 12.613 h |
| August | 25.3°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 333 | 29.3 | 12.412 h |
| September | 26.8°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 236 | 28.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 28.7°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 105 | 17.5 | 11.912 h |
| November | 31.5°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 3.8 | 1.0 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 32.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 0.7 | 0.1 | 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
- Kagoro in DecemberNigeria · 11 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Jos in DecemberNigeria · 76 kmHigh 27.7°C · Low 14.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Keffi in DecemberNigeria · 94 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 21.4°C · 1.4 mm rain
- Lere in DecemberNigeria · 95 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 14.3°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Abuja in DecemberNigeria · 105 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Lafia in DecemberNigeria · 123 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 21.5°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Suleja in DecemberNigeria · 130 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 21.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Kuje in DecemberNigeria · 141 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 22.0°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 Kafanchan) is explained once on the Kafanchan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.