Climate averages 1991–2020
Kano weather
in November.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Kano: daytime highs average 32.5°C and nights cool to about 16.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical November (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 35 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Malumfashi (100 km away). In November its highs average 31.5°C, 1.0°C cooler than Kano, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Kano ranks joint 34th of 143 for the warmest November highs and joint 1st of 143 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 143 cities is 31.5°C; Kano is 1.0°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 2.9°C to 29.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
November 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
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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Malumfashi in NovemberNigeria · 100 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 16.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Zaria in NovemberNigeria · 131 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 17.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Chakwama in NovemberNigeria · 134 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Funtua in NovemberNigeria · 141 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 16.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Katsina in NovemberNigeria · 148 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 18.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Hadejia in NovemberNigeria · 173 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 19.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Lere in NovemberNigeria · 180 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 15.8°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Azare in NovemberNigeria · 186 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 0.1 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 Kano) is explained once on the Kano year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.