Climate averages 1991–2020
Potiskum weather
in November.
A hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Potiskum: daytime highs average 33.0°C and nights cool to about 19.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical November (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 36 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Daura (40 km away). In November its highs average 33.2°C, about as warm as Potiskum, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Potiskum ranks joint 28th of 143 for the warmest November highs and joint 11th of 143 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 143 cities is 31.5°C; Potiskum is 1.5°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 2.9°C to 30.0°C, and monthly rainfall stays 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
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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Daura in NovemberNigeria · 40 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 19.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Azare in NovemberNigeria · 97 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 19.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Gashua in NovemberNigeria · 129 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 19.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Hadejia in NovemberNigeria · 140 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 19.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Nguru in NovemberNigeria · 146 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 19.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Chakwama in NovemberNigeria · 155 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Biu in NovemberNigeria · 172 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 18.9°C · 0.9 mm rain
- Pindiga in NovemberNigeria · 193 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 19.9°C · 1.2 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.