Climate averages 1991–2020
Katsina weather
in June.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 4th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a very hot month in Katsina: daytime highs average 35.6°C and nights cool to about 24.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 41 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes June a moderately wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 53 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Maradi (78 km away). In June its highs average 37.3°C, 1.8°C warmer than Katsina, with 23 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Katsina ranks 9th of 143 for the warmest June highs and joint 8th of 143 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 143 cities is 29.8°C; Katsina is 5.8°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 3.9°C to 31.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 41 mm to 100 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Maradi in JuneNiger · 78 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 26.0°C · 23 mm rain
- Malumfashi in JuneNigeria · 134 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 22.6°C · 87 mm rain
- Gusau in JuneNigeria · 137 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 24.2°C · 67 mm rain
- Kano in JuneNigeria · 148 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 23.9°C · 72 mm rain
- Funtua in JuneNigeria · 166 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 21.7°C · 108 mm rain
- Zinder in JuneNiger · 175 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 25.2°C · 16 mm rain
- Zaria in JuneNigeria · 209 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 21.9°C · 110 mm rain
- Sokoto in JuneNigeria · 256 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 26.7°C · 33 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.