Climate averages 1991–2020
Kuje weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Kuje: daytime highs average 36.4°C and nights cool to about 23.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.0 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes February a very dry month (the 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 50 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Suleja (34 km away). In February its highs average 35.8°C, 0.6°C cooler than Kuje, with 4.7 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Kuje ranks joint 13th of 143 for the warmest February highs and 44th of 143 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Kuje is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 36.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.0 mm to 19 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
Kuje climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35.2°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 1.7 | 0.6 | 11.712 h |
| February, selected | 36.4°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 5.0 | 1.2 | 11.812 h |
| March | 36.6°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 19 | 4.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 34.8°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 54 | 9.4 | 12.312 h |
| May | 31.8°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 138 | 18.2 | 12.513 h |
| June | 29.4°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 207 | 23.0 | 12.613 h |
| July | 28.0°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 265 | 27.9 | 12.613 h |
| August | 27.5°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 311 | 28.8 | 12.412 h |
| September | 28.6°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 316 | 27.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.0°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 166 | 22.0 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.0°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 13 | 2.4 | 11.712 h |
| December | 34.8°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.612 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
- Suleja in FebruaryNigeria · 34 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 23.3°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Abuja in FebruaryNigeria · 35 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 22.8°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Keffi in FebruaryNigeria · 71 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 23.4°C · 4.4 mm rain
- Minna in FebruaryNigeria · 111 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 23.7°C · 2.4 mm rain
- Bida in FebruaryNigeria · 136 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 22.1°C · 1.8 mm rain
- Kafanchan in FebruaryNigeria · 141 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Lafia in FebruaryNigeria · 148 kmHigh 36.8°C · Low 23.5°C · 2.9 mm rain
- Kagoro in FebruaryNigeria · 151 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 19.3°C · 2.1 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 Kuje) is explained once on the Kuje year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.