Climate averages 1991–2020
Lere weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Lere: daytime highs average 32.0°C and nights cool to about 16.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes February a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 48 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Jos (62 km away). In February its highs average 30.0°C, 2.0°C cooler than Lere, with 1.9 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Lere ranks joint 127th of 143 for the warmest February highs and 30th of 143 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Lere is 2.1°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 2.7°C to 34.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.2 mm to 2.3 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
Lere climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.4°C14.1°C | 14.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| February, selected | 32.0°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 1.2 | 0.2 | 11.812 h |
| March | 34.7°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 2.3 | 0.6 | 12.112 h |
| April | 34.9°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 28 | 5.9 | 12.412 h |
| May | 32.1°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 98 | 16.4 | 12.613 h |
| June | 29.1°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 148 | 22.6 | 12.713 h |
| July | 27.0°C19.9°C | 19.9°C | 178 | 25.7 | 12.713 h |
| August | 26.3°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 257 | 27.4 | 12.512 h |
| September | 27.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 203 | 25.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 29.4°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 72 | 11.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 30.5°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 0.4 | 0.1 | 11.712 h |
| December | 29.3°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 0.4 | 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
- Jos in FebruaryNigeria · 62 kmHigh 30.0°C · Low 15.8°C · 1.9 mm rain
- Kagoro in FebruaryNigeria · 89 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 19.3°C · 2.1 mm rain
- Kafanchan in FebruaryNigeria · 95 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Zaria in FebruaryNigeria · 123 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 17.6°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Kaduna in FebruaryNigeria · 125 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Bauchi in FebruaryNigeria · 139 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 14.8°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Chakwama in FebruaryNigeria · 177 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 16.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kano in FebruaryNigeria · 180 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 15.7°C · 0 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 Lere) is explained once on the Lere year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.