Climate averages 1991–2020
Kano weather
by month.
See how the year changes. April has the highest average daily maximum; January (tied with 3 other months) has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Kano averages a daytime high of 32.8°C and a nighttime low of 19.7°C, with about 657 mm of rain on roughly 86 days. April is the warmest month (average high 38.4°C) and January the coolest (29.1°C). August is the wettest month with 241 mm; January (tied with 3 other months) is the driest with under 1 mm.
The annual picture
A year in Kano
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
Kano climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.1°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| February | 32.3°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 36.1°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 38.4°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 3.9 | 1.2 | 12.412 h |
| May | 37.6°C24.4°C | 24.4°C | 33 | 6.2 | 12.713 h |
| June | 34.5°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 72 | 12.7 | 12.813 h |
| July | 30.7°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 164 | 21.6 | 12.813 h |
| August | 29.2°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 241 | 24.4 | 12.513 h |
| September | 30.9°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 119 | 16.1 | 12.212 h |
| October | 33.3°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 23 | 4.0 | 11.912 h |
| November | 32.5°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| December | 29.6°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 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
Nearby cities
- MalumfashiNigeria · 100 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.1°C · 701 mm rain a year
- ZariaNigeria · 131 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 19.7°C · 817 mm rain a year
- ChakwamaNigeria · 134 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 20.3°C · 649 mm rain a year
- FuntuaNigeria · 141 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 18.9°C · 810 mm rain a year
- KatsinaNigeria · 148 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 20.5°C · 427 mm rain a year
- HadejiaNigeria · 173 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 21.1°C · 423 mm rain a year
- LereNigeria · 180 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 18.4°C · 988 mm rain a year
- AzareNigeria · 186 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 21.0°C · 528 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+1, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 12.00°, 8.50° (2 km from the city centre), adjusted down by 0.1°C for the difference between the city's elevation (484 m) and the cell's (472 m). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 12.00°, 8.50°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.