Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Ganye features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 30 °C (86 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 937 mm (36.9 inches) and receives 146 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Ganye enjoys an average of 3786 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 37 minutes to 12 hours 35 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Ganye are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 30 °C (82 - 86 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 25 °C (76 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Ganye experiences 328 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) |
Mean maximum | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 35°C (95°F) |
Average high | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Daily mean | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (77°F) |
Average low | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Mean minimum | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (67°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Minimum | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Ganye, Adamawa, Nigeria with other places around the world.
Ganye usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 26 rainy days and 193 mm (7.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Ganye are January, November and December. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (0.2) | 4 (0.1) | 27 (1.1) | 95 (3.7) | 137 (5.4) | 182 (7.1) | 218 (8.6) | 178 (7.0) | 89 (3.5) | 3 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Ganye are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 42 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Ganye: January, February and September receive an average of 9 hours 36 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 269 | 299 | 329 | 321 | 334 | 318 | 325 | 308 | 296 | 327 | 323 | 332 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 40m | 11h 50m | 12h 4m | 12h 18m | 12h 29m | 12h 35m | 12h 32m | 12h 22m | 12h 8m | 11h 55m | 11h 43m | 11h 37m |
Ganye experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Ganye UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 |