Climate averages 1991–2020
Potiskum weather
by month.
See how the year changes. April has the highest average daily maximum; January (tied with December) has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Potiskum averages a daytime high of 33.3°C and a nighttime low of 21.0°C, with about 524 mm of rain on roughly 76 days. April is the warmest month (average high 39.0°C) and August the coolest (29.4°C). August is the wettest month with 202 mm; January (tied with December) is the driest with under 1 mm.
The annual picture
A year in Potiskum
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
Potiskum climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| February | 32.9°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 36.9°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.3 | 0.0 | 12.112 h |
| April | 39.0°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 3.6 | 1.0 | 12.412 h |
| May | 37.8°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 23 | 4.9 | 12.713 h |
| June | 35.1°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 43 | 9.6 | 12.813 h |
| July | 31.3°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 132 | 18.9 | 12.713 h |
| August | 29.4°C22.3°C | 22.3°C | 202 | 22.4 | 12.513 h |
| September | 31.1°C22.8°C | 22.8°C | 97 | 14.3 | 12.212 h |
| October | 33.4°C22.0°C | 22.0°C | 23 | 4.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 33.0°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| December | 30.0°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 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
Nearby cities
- DauraNigeria · 40 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 20.9°C · 476 mm rain a year
- AzareNigeria · 97 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 21.0°C · 528 mm rain a year
- GashuaNigeria · 129 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 21.3°C · 320 mm rain a year
- HadejiaNigeria · 140 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 21.1°C · 423 mm rain a year
- NguruNigeria · 146 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 21.2°C · 303 mm rain a year
- ChakwamaNigeria · 155 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 20.3°C · 649 mm rain a year
- BiuNigeria · 172 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 20.5°C · 633 mm rain a year
- PindigaNigeria · 193 kmHigh 32.6°C · Low 21.1°C · 605 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+1, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 11.70°, 11.10° (3 km from the city centre). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 11.75°, 11.00°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.