Climate averages 1991–2020
Zaria weather
in November.
A hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the joint 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a hot month in Zaria: daytime highs average 31.3°C and nights cool to about 17.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical November (the joint 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 37 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Funtua (64 km away). In November its highs average 30.7°C, 0.5°C cooler than Zaria, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 143 cities listed in Nigeria, Zaria ranks joint 58th of 143 for the warmest November highs and 19th of 143 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 143 cities is 31.5°C; Zaria is 0.2°C cooler than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 1.6°C to 29.7°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
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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Funtua in NovemberNigeria · 64 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 16.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kaduna in NovemberNigeria · 72 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 17.8°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Malumfashi in NovemberNigeria · 76 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 16.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Lere in NovemberNigeria · 123 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 15.8°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Kano in NovemberNigeria · 131 kmHigh 32.5°C · Low 16.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Gusau in NovemberNigeria · 165 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 18.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Kafanchan in NovemberNigeria · 181 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.2°C · 3.8 mm rain
- Kagoro in NovemberNigeria · 182 kmHigh 30.8°C · Low 18.1°C · 6.0 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 Zaria) is explained once on the Zaria year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.