Climate averages 1991–2020
Katsina weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Katsina: daytime highs average 34.4°C and nights cool to about 21.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 51 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Maradi (78 km away). In October its highs average 36.1°C, 1.8°C warmer than Katsina, with 8.8 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Katsina ranks 10th of 143 for the warmest October highs and 6th of 143 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 143 cities is 30.0°C; Katsina is 4.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 33.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 14 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Maradi in OctoberNiger · 78 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 22.1°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Malumfashi in OctoberNigeria · 134 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.7°C · 37 mm rain
- Gusau in OctoberNigeria · 137 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 21.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Kano in OctoberNigeria · 148 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 20.6°C · 23 mm rain
- Funtua in OctoberNigeria · 166 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 19.1°C · 48 mm rain
- Zinder in OctoberNiger · 175 kmHigh 36.4°C · Low 21.8°C · 4.2 mm rain
- Zaria in OctoberNigeria · 209 kmHigh 30.2°C · Low 19.7°C · 55 mm rain
- Sokoto in OctoberNigeria · 256 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 23.9°C · 13 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.