Climate averages 1991–2020
Kontagora weather
in November.
A very hot, very dry month: the joint 6th warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a very hot month in Kontagora: daytime highs average 34.1°C and nights cool to about 20.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical November (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 39 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Minna (147 km away). In November its highs average 33.7°C, about as warm as Kontagora, with 4.1 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Kontagora ranks joint 14th of 143 for the warmest November highs and 24th of 143 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 143 cities is 31.5°C; Kontagora is 2.6°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs stay level at 34.1°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Minna in NovemberNigeria · 147 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 22.1°C · 4.1 mm rain
- Bida in NovemberNigeria · 159 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 21.9°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Lafiagi in NovemberNigeria · 172 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Kaduna in NovemberNigeria · 216 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Kisi in NovemberNigeria · 230 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 21.5°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Suleja in NovemberNigeria · 231 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 21.7°C · 14 mm rain
- Jega in NovemberNigeria · 235 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 21.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Ilorin in NovemberNigeria · 235 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 22.2°C · 5.2 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 Kontagora) is explained once on the Kontagora year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.