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Monthly climate in Gwoza, Borno, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gwoza features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 31 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (49 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 867 mm (34.1 inches) and receives 112 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gwoza enjoys an average of 3836 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 29 minutes to 12 hours 44 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gwoza, Borno, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Gwoza are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 31 °C (84 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 24 °C (72 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gwoza experiences 327 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Gwoza, Borno, Nigeria.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(87°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 15°C
(59°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Minimum 9°C
(49°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gwoza, Borno, Nigeria §

Gwoza usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 25 rainy days and 215 mm (8.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gwoza are January, November and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gwoza, Borno, Nigeria.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 39 (1.5) 107 (4.2) 197 (7.8) 275 (10.8) 175 (6.9) 72 (2.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 9 18 26 26 23 10 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Gwoza, Borno, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Gwoza are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 54 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gwoza: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gwoza, Borno, Nigeria.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 271 301 336 325 340 324 337 305 311 328 322 331
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 33m 11h 46m 12h 3m 12h 21m 12h 36m 12h 44m 12h 40m 12h 27m 12h 9m 11h 51m 11h 36m 11h 29m

Solar UV radiation in Gwoza, Borno, Nigeria §

Gwoza experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, 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 Gwoza UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gwoza, Borno, Nigeria.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 10 12 13 12 12 12 13 13 13 12 10 9