Climate averages 1991–2020
Sokoto weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Sokoto: daytime highs average 35.7°C and nights cool to about 23.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 51 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Birni N Konni (82 km away). In October its highs average 37.1°C, 1.4°C warmer than Sokoto, with 8.5 mm of rain.
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Sokoto ranks 4th of 143 for the warmest October highs and 5th of 143 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 143 cities is 30.0°C; Sokoto is 5.7°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 0.6°C to 35.1°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 13 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Birni N Konni in OctoberNiger · 82 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 24.2°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Birnin Kebbi in OctoberNigeria · 132 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 16 mm rain
- Jega in OctoberNigeria · 132 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 23.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Gusau in OctoberNigeria · 183 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 21.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Tahoua in OctoberNiger · 203 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 22.5°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Maradi in OctoberNiger · 207 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 22.1°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Dosso in OctoberNiger · 222 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 23.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Katsina in OctoberNigeria · 256 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 21.4°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 Sokoto) is explained once on the Sokoto year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.