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Monthly climate in Garko, Nigeria

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Garko features a tropical savanna climate (Aw). Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 32 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 488 mm (19.2 inches) and receives 65 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Garko enjoys an average of 3839 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 31 minutes to 12 hours 41 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Garko, Nigeria

The warmest months in Garko are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 32 °C (87 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Garko experiences 329 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 Garko. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum38°C
(101°F)		41°C
(105°F)		41°C
(107°F)		43°C
(109°F)		40°C
(105°F)		39°C
(102°F)		38°C
(100°F)		33°C
(92°F)		35°C
(94°F)		38°C
(100°F)		38°C
(100°F)		37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum36°C
(97°F)		38°C
(100°F)		41°C
(106°F)		42°C
(107°F)		40°C
(104°F)		38°C
(100°F)		35°C
(95°F)		33°C
(91°F)		34°C
(93°F)		36°C
(98°F)		37°C
(99°F)		36°C
(97°F)
Average high32°C
(90°F)		34°C
(93°F)		38°C
(101°F)		39°C
(102°F)		37°C
(99°F)		34°C
(93°F)		31°C
(88°F)		29°C
(85°F)		31°C
(87°F)		34°C
(93°F)		35°C
(96°F)		33°C
(91°F)
Daily mean24°C
(75°F)		26°C
(79°F)		30°C
(87°F)		32°C
(91°F)		31°C
(89°F)		29°C
(85°F)		27°C
(80°F)		26°C
(78°F)		26°C
(79°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(82°F)		25°C
(77°F)
Average low16°C
(62°F)		19°C
(66°F)		23°C
(73°F)		26°C
(79°F)		27°C
(80°F)		25°C
(77°F)		23°C
(74°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		23°C
(73°F)		20°C
(68°F)		18°C
(64°F)
Mean minimum13°C
(56°F)		15°C
(59°F)		19°C
(66°F)		21°C
(71°F)		24°C
(75°F)		22°C
(73°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(71°F)		21°C
(70°F)		19°C
(67°F)		17°C
(63°F)		15°C
(59°F)
Minimum10°C
(51°F)		13°C
(56°F)		16°C
(61°F)		19°C
(67°F)		22°C
(73°F)		21°C
(70°F)		21°C
(69°F)		21°C
(70°F)		20°C
(69°F)		17°C
(64°F)		15°C
(60°F)		14°C
(58°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Garko, Nigeria

Garko usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 16 rainy days and 130 mm (5.1 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Garko 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 Garko. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)1 (0.0)2 (0.1)24 (0.9)50 (2.0)118 (4.6)188 (7.4)83 (3.3)22 (0.9)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)000048161914400

Monthly sunshine hours in Garko, Nigeria

The sunniest months in Garko are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 53 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Garko: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 35 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Garko. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours268299333325343330336305310331323332
Mean daily daylight hours11h 35m11h 47m12h 3m12h 20m12h 34m12h 41m12h 38m12h 25m12h 9m11h 52m11h 38m11h 31m

Solar UV radiation in Garko, Nigeria

Garko 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 / 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 Garko UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Garko. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)111213121212131313121010