Climate averages 1991–2020
Zaria weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Zaria: daytime highs average 32.5°C and nights cool to about 17.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 46 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Funtua (64 km away). In February its highs average 31.7°C, 0.8°C cooler than Zaria, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Zaria ranks 121st of 143 for the warmest February highs and 28th of 143 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 143 cities is 34.2°C; Zaria is 1.7°C cooler than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.2°C to 35.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.7 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Zaria climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.6°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| February, selected | 32.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| March | 35.7°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 1.7 | 0.4 | 12.112 h |
| April | 36.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 19 | 4.1 | 12.412 h |
| May | 34.2°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 79 | 13.4 | 12.613 h |
| June | 30.6°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 110 | 16.5 | 12.813 h |
| July | 27.9°C20.8°C | 20.8°C | 150 | 22.8 | 12.713 h |
| August | 26.9°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 233 | 25.9 | 12.512 h |
| September | 28.3°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 169 | 22.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 30.2°C19.7°C | 19.7°C | 55 | 9.3 | 11.912 h |
| November | 31.3°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.612 h |
| December | 29.7°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 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
- Funtua in FebruaryNigeria · 64 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 16.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kaduna in FebruaryNigeria · 72 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 18.6°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Malumfashi in FebruaryNigeria · 76 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 15.8°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lere in FebruaryNigeria · 123 kmHigh 32.0°C · Low 16.0°C · 1.2 mm rain
- Kano in FebruaryNigeria · 131 kmHigh 32.3°C · Low 15.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Gusau in FebruaryNigeria · 165 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 17.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Kafanchan in FebruaryNigeria · 181 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 20.4°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Kagoro in FebruaryNigeria · 182 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 19.3°C · 2.1 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 Zaria) is explained once on the Zaria year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.