Climate averages 1991–2020
Minna weather
in November.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Minna: daytime highs average 33.7°C and nights cool to about 22.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.1 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes November a very dry month (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Bida (84 km away). In November its highs average 34.3°C, 0.6°C warmer than Minna, with 1.6 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Minna ranks joint 18th of 143 for the warmest November highs and 36th of 143 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 143 cities is 31.5°C; Minna is 2.2°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs rise by 0.9°C to 34.6°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 4.1 mm to 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
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, selected | 33.7°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 4.1 | 0.7 | 11.712 h |
| December | 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
November in nearby cities
- Bida in NovemberNigeria · 84 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 21.9°C · 1.6 mm rain
- Suleja in NovemberNigeria · 84 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 21.7°C · 14 mm rain
- Kuje in NovemberNigeria · 111 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 13 mm rain
- Abuja in NovemberNigeria · 121 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 21.7°C · 9.6 mm rain
- Kaduna in NovemberNigeria · 141 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Kontagora in NovemberNigeria · 147 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 20.6°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Lafiagi in NovemberNigeria · 150 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 22.4°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Keffi in NovemberNigeria · 169 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 22.2°C · 5.9 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.