Climate averages 1991–2020
Malumfashi weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the joint 9th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Malumfashi: daytime highs average 29.0°C and nights cool to about 14.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 27 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Funtua (45 km away). In December its highs average 29.0°C, about as warm as Malumfashi, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Malumfashi ranks joint 141st of 143 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 143 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 143 cities is 32.4°C; Malumfashi is 3.4°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 28.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Malumfashi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.6°C13.8°C | 13.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| February | 31.7°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 35.3°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 0.7 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 37.1°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 7.4 | 2.0 | 12.412 h |
| May | 35.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 51 | 8.6 | 12.713 h |
| June | 32.2°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 87 | 14.6 | 12.813 h |
| July | 29.0°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 148 | 21.5 | 12.713 h |
| August | 27.7°C20.7°C | 20.7°C | 226 | 25.8 | 12.513 h |
| September | 29.3°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 144 | 20.4 | 12.212 h |
| October | 31.5°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 37 | 6.5 | 11.912 h |
| November | 31.5°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| December, selected | 29.0°C14.2°C | 14.2°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
December in nearby cities
- Funtua in DecemberNigeria · 45 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 14.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Zaria in DecemberNigeria · 76 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 16.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kano in DecemberNigeria · 100 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 14.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Gusau in DecemberNigeria · 112 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 16.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Katsina in DecemberNigeria · 134 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 15.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Kaduna in DecemberNigeria · 142 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 16.9°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Lere in DecemberNigeria · 187 kmHigh 29.3°C · Low 14.3°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Maradi in DecemberNiger · 198 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 15.2°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 Malumfashi) is explained once on the Malumfashi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.