Climate averages 1991–2020

Potiskum weather
in February.

A hot, very dry month: the 7th warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 32.9°C Daytime mean, February

Average low 17.3°C Night-time mean, February

Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain

Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

February is a hot month in Potiskum: daytime highs average 32.9°C and nights cool to about 17.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 45 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Daura (40 km away). In February its highs average 33.0°C, about as warm as Potiskum, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Potiskum ranks joint 114th of 143 for the warmest February highs and joint 16th of 143 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Potiskum is 1.3°C cooler than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 4.0°C to 36.9°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages 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

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Potiskum, 1991–2020
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, selected	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

February in nearby cities

Distance from Potiskum

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 limits

How 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.