Climate averages 1991–2020
Katsina weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 10th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Katsina: daytime highs average 29.7°C and nights cool to about 15.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 23 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Maradi (78 km away). In December its highs average 30.6°C, 0.9°C warmer than Katsina, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Katsina ranks joint 135th of 143 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 143 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 143 cities is 32.4°C; Katsina is 2.6°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.7°C to 29.1°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
Katsina climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.1°C14.2°C | 14.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| February | 32.2°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 36.1°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 38.6°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 2.5 | 0.7 | 12.412 h |
| May | 38.0°C25.0°C | 25.0°C | 18 | 4.4 | 12.713 h |
| June | 35.6°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 41 | 9.0 | 12.913 h |
| July | 31.7°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 100 | 17.2 | 12.813 h |
| August | 29.5°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 173 | 20.6 | 12.613 h |
| September | 31.8°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 79 | 11.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 34.4°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 14 | 2.9 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.0°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| December, selected | 29.7°C15.0°C | 15.0°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
December in nearby cities
- Maradi in DecemberNiger · 78 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Malumfashi in DecemberNigeria · 134 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 14.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Gusau in DecemberNigeria · 137 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 16.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Kano in DecemberNigeria · 148 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 14.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Funtua in DecemberNigeria · 166 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 14.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Zinder in DecemberNiger · 175 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 13.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Zaria in DecemberNigeria · 209 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 16.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Sokoto in DecemberNigeria · 256 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 18.6°C · 0 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 Katsina) is explained once on the Katsina year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.