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Monthly climate in Gumel, Jigawa, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gumel features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 455 mm (17.9 inches) and receives 46 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gumel enjoys an average of 3906 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 23 minutes to 12 hours 50 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gumel, Jigawa, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Gumel are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 34 °C (89 - 93 °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 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gumel experiences 328 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 Gumel, Jigawa, 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
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Average high 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 12°C
(54°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gumel, Jigawa, Nigeria §

Gumel usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 12 rainy days and 131 mm (5.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gumel are January, April and November. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gumel, Jigawa, 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) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (0.2) 41 (1.6) 97 (3.8) 194 (7.7) 101 (4.0) 17 (0.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 1 7 13 16 7 2 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Gumel, Jigawa, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Gumel are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 9 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gumel: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gumel, Jigawa, 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 265 297 335 331 348 336 351 337 324 330 320 326
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 27m 11h 43m 12h 3m 12h 24m 12h 41m 12h 50m 12h 45m 12h 30m 12h 10m 11h 49m 11h 31m 11h 23m

Solar UV radiation in Gumel, Jigawa, Nigeria §

Gumel 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 Gumel UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gumel, Jigawa, 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 11 13 12 11 11 13 13 13 11 10 10