Climate averages 1991–2020
Potiskum weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Potiskum: daytime highs average 39.0°C and nights cool to about 23.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 3.6 mm of rain on roughly 1 day, which makes April a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 23 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Daura (40 km away). In April its highs average 38.9°C, about as warm as Potiskum, with 4.5 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Potiskum ranks 15th of 143 for the warmest April highs and 9th of 143 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 143 cities is 33.4°C; Potiskum is 5.6°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 1.2°C to 37.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 3.6 mm to 23 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
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, selected | 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
April in nearby cities
- Daura in AprilNigeria · 40 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 24.0°C · 4.5 mm rain
- Azare in AprilNigeria · 97 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 23.8°C · 2.3 mm rain
- Gashua in AprilNigeria · 129 kmHigh 40.4°C · Low 23.8°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Hadejia in AprilNigeria · 140 kmHigh 39.9°C · Low 23.8°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Nguru in AprilNigeria · 146 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 23.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Chakwama in AprilNigeria · 155 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 23.1°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Biu in AprilNigeria · 172 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 24.1°C · 17 mm rain
- Pindiga in AprilNigeria · 193 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 24.5°C · 14 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 Potiskum) is explained once on the Potiskum year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.