Climate averages 1991–2020
Kafanchan weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Kafanchan: daytime highs average 32.4°C and nights cool to about 18.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical January (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 38 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Kagoro (11 km away). In January its highs average 31.5°C, 0.9°C cooler than Kafanchan, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Kafanchan ranks 103rd of 143 for the warmest January highs and joint 38th of 143 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 143 cities is 33.1°C; Kafanchan is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 34.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 3.3 mm.
The annual picture
January 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, selected | 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 | 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
January in nearby cities
- Kagoro in JanuaryNigeria · 11 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 17.6°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Jos in JanuaryNigeria · 76 kmHigh 27.9°C · Low 13.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Keffi in JanuaryNigeria · 94 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 21.5°C · 1.0 mm rain
- Lere in JanuaryNigeria · 95 kmHigh 29.4°C · Low 14.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Abuja in JanuaryNigeria · 105 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 21.1°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Lafia in JanuaryNigeria · 123 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 21.6°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Suleja in JanuaryNigeria · 130 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 21.7°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Kuje in JanuaryNigeria · 141 kmHigh 35.2°C · Low 22.1°C · 1.7 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 Kafanchan) is explained once on the Kafanchan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.