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Monthly climate in Makarfi, Kaduna, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Makarfi features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 31 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (50 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 725 mm (28.5 inches) and receives 93 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Makarfi enjoys an average of 3872 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 27 minutes to 12 hours 46 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Makarfi, Kaduna, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Makarfi are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 31 °C (82 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 23 °C (70 - 73 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Makarfi experiences 324 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 Makarfi, Kaduna, 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 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Makarfi, Kaduna, Nigeria §

Makarfi usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 21 rainy days and 173 mm (6.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Makarfi 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 Makarfi, Kaduna, 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) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 48 (1.9) 101 (4.0) 138 (5.4) 214 (8.4) 167 (6.6) 54 (2.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 7 16 20 24 19 7 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Makarfi, Kaduna, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Makarfi are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 59 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Makarfi: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Makarfi, Kaduna, 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 268 302 332 328 344 331 344 318 319 331 322 328
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 31m 11h 45m 12h 3m 12h 22m 12h 38m 12h 46m 12h 41m 12h 27m 12h 9m 11h 51m 11h 35m 11h 27m

Solar UV radiation in Makarfi, Kaduna, Nigeria §

Makarfi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 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 Makarfi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Makarfi, Kaduna, 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 11 11 12 13 12 11 10 10