Climate averages 1991–2020
Katsina weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Katsina: daytime highs average 32.2°C and nights cool to about 16.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 43 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Maradi (78 km away). In February its highs average 33.1°C, 0.8°C warmer than Katsina, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Katsina ranks joint 124th of 143 for the warmest February highs and joint 1st of 143 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Katsina is 1.9°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 36.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Maradi in FebruaryNiger · 78 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 16.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Malumfashi in FebruaryNigeria · 134 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 15.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Gusau in FebruaryNigeria · 137 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 17.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Kano in FebruaryNigeria · 148 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 15.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Funtua in FebruaryNigeria · 166 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 16.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Zinder in FebruaryNiger · 175 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 15.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Zaria in FebruaryNigeria · 209 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 17.6°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Sokoto in FebruaryNigeria · 256 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.2 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 Katsina) is explained once on the Katsina year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.