Climate averages 1991–2020
Sokoto weather
in November.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a very hot month in Sokoto: daytime highs average 35.1°C and nights cool to about 21.2°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 (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 32 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Birni N Konni (82 km away). In November its highs average 35.4°C, about as warm as Sokoto, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Sokoto ranks 7th of 143 for the warmest November highs and joint 1st of 143 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 143 cities is 31.5°C; Sokoto is 3.6°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 2.8°C to 32.2°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
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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Birni N Konni in NovemberNiger · 82 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 21.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Birnin Kebbi in NovemberNigeria · 132 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 21.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Jega in NovemberNigeria · 132 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 21.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Gusau in NovemberNigeria · 183 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 18.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Tahoua in NovemberNiger · 203 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 19.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Maradi in NovemberNiger · 207 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 18.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Dosso in NovemberNiger · 222 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Katsina in NovemberNigeria · 256 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 18.2°C · 0 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.