Climate averages 1991–2020
Kontagora weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Kontagora: daytime highs average 36.4°C and nights cool to about 21.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 47 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Minna (147 km away). In February its highs average 36.6°C, about as warm as Kontagora, with 2.4 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Kontagora ranks joint 13th of 143 for the warmest February highs and 29th of 143 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Kontagora is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 1.6°C to 38.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 3.6 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
Kontagora climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.2°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| February, selected | 36.4°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| March | 38.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 3.6 | 1.1 | 12.112 h |
| April | 37.4°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 28 | 5.7 | 12.412 h |
| May | 34.3°C24.9°C | 24.9°C | 81 | 12.6 | 12.613 h |
| June | 31.1°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 109 | 14.6 | 12.713 h |
| July | 28.7°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 212 | 24.3 | 12.713 h |
| August | 27.8°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 312 | 27.9 | 12.512 h |
| September | 28.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 192 | 23.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 58 | 10.9 | 11.912 h |
| November | 34.1°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 11.712 h |
| December | 34.1°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.512 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
- Minna in FebruaryNigeria · 147 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 23.7°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Bida in FebruaryNigeria · 159 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 22.1°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Lafiagi in FebruaryNigeria · 172 kmHigh 37.8°C · Low 22.5°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Kaduna in FebruaryNigeria · 216 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kisi in FebruaryNigeria · 230 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 21.6°C · 4.3 mm rain
- Suleja in FebruaryNigeria · 231 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Jega in FebruaryNigeria · 235 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 21.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Ilorin in FebruaryNigeria · 235 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 4.5 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 Kontagora) is explained once on the Kontagora year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.