Climate averages 1991–2020
Sokoto weather
in June.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 4th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a very hot month in Sokoto: daytime highs average 36.9°C and nights cool to about 26.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 33 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes June a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 53 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Birni N Konni (82 km away). In June its highs average 38.2°C, 1.3°C warmer than Sokoto, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Sokoto ranks 5th of 143 for the warmest June highs and 5th of 143 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 143 cities is 29.8°C; Sokoto is 7.2°C warmer than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 3.8°C to 33.1°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 33 mm to 82 mm.
The annual picture
June 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
Sokoto climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.6°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 34.8°C20.1°C | 20.1°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 38.5°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 0.4 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 40.5°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 2.6 | 0.9 | 12.412 h |
| May | 39.4°C27.8°C | 27.8°C | 21 | 4.9 | 12.713 h |
| June, selected | 36.9°C26.7°C | 26.7°C | 33 | 8.0 | 12.913 h |
| July | 33.1°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 82 | 14.2 | 12.813 h |
| August | 30.6°C23.5°C | 23.5°C | 171 | 18.8 | 12.613 h |
| September | 32.6°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 68 | 9.2 | 12.212 h |
| October | 35.7°C23.9°C | 23.9°C | 13 | 2.9 | 11.812 h |
| November | 35.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| December | 32.2°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 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
June in nearby cities
- Birni N Konni in JuneNiger · 82 kmHigh 38.2°C · Low 27.4°C · 27 mm rain
- Birnin Kebbi in JuneNigeria · 132 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 26.5°C · 46 mm rain
- Jega in JuneNigeria · 132 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 25.9°C · 57 mm rain
- Gusau in JuneNigeria · 183 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 24.2°C · 67 mm rain
- Tahoua in JuneNiger · 203 kmHigh 38.9°C · Low 26.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Maradi in JuneNiger · 207 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 26.0°C · 23 mm rain
- Dosso in JuneNiger · 222 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 26.6°C · 29 mm rain
- Katsina in JuneNigeria · 256 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 24.6°C · 41 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 Sokoto) is explained once on the Sokoto year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.