Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Katsina-Ala features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 18 °C (64 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 920 mm (36.2 inches) and receives 130 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Katsina-Ala enjoys an average of 3504 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 42 minutes to 12 hours 31 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Katsina-Ala are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 31 °C (85 - 88 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 26 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Katsina-Ala experiences 329 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 | 39°C (102°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 39°C (102°F) |
Mean maximum | 37°C (100°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 37°C (98°F) |
Average high | 35°C (96°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (95°F) |
Daily mean | 28°C (83°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 27°C (82°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 28°C (82°F) |
Average low | 22°C (71°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (75°F) | 22°C (71°F) |
Mean minimum | 19°C (66°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Minimum | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (65°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Katsina-Ala, Benue, Nigeria with other places around the world.
Katsina-Ala usually has the most precipitation in August, September and October, with an average of 22 rainy days and 179 mm (7.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Katsina-Ala are January, March and December. On average, 6 mm (0.2 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) | 2 (0.1) | 16 (0.6) | 14 (0.5) | 35 (1.4) | 91 (3.6) | 84 (3.3) | 112 (4.4) | 162 (6.4) | 235 (9.3) | 139 (5.5) | 28 (1.1) | 1 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Katsina-Ala are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 8 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Katsina-Ala: January, August and September receive an average of 8 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 | 262 | 291 | 310 | 299 | 309 | 294 | 281 | 270 | 259 | 296 | 306 | 322 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 44m | 11h 53m | 12h 4m | 12h 16m | 12h 26m | 12h 31m | 12h 28m | 12h 19m | 12h 8m | 11h 56m | 11h 46m | 11h 42m |
Katsina-Ala experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May 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 exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Katsina-Ala UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 |