Climate averages 1991–2020
Minna weather
in December.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a very hot month in Minna: daytime highs average 34.6°C and nights cool to about 22.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 34 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bida (84 km away). In December its highs average 35.1°C, about as warm as Minna, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Minna ranks joint 10th of 143 for the warmest December highs and 30th of 143 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 143 cities is 32.4°C; Minna is 2.3°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 34.9°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
Minna climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34.9°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| February | 36.6°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 2.4 | 0.4 | 11.812 h |
| March | 37.7°C25.5°C | 25.5°C | 7.9 | 1.5 | 12.112 h |
| April | 36.6°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 36 | 5.8 | 12.312 h |
| May | 33.5°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 87 | 12.5 | 12.613 h |
| June | 30.4°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 128 | 16.5 | 12.713 h |
| July | 28.6°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 211 | 24.7 | 12.613 h |
| August | 27.9°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 279 | 27.2 | 12.412 h |
| September | 29.0°C22.4°C | 22.4°C | 253 | 25.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.5°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 103 | 14.6 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.7°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 4.1 | 0.7 | 11.712 h |
| December, selected | 34.6°C22.2°C | 22.2°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 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
December in nearby cities
- Bida in DecemberNigeria · 84 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Suleja in DecemberNigeria · 84 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 21.7°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Kuje in DecemberNigeria · 111 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 22.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Abuja in DecemberNigeria · 121 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 21.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Kaduna in DecemberNigeria · 141 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 16.9°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Kontagora in DecemberNigeria · 147 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 20.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lafiagi in DecemberNigeria · 150 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Keffi in DecemberNigeria · 169 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 21.4°C · 1.4 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 Minna) is explained once on the Minna year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.