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Monthly climate in Tofa, Kano, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Tofa features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 9 °C (48 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (107 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 682 mm (26.9 inches) and receives 79 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Tofa enjoys an average of 3897 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 25 minutes to 12 hours 48 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Tofa, Kano, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Tofa are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 31 °C (84 - 88 °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, Tofa experiences 326 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 Tofa, Kano, 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 36°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Average low 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Mean minimum 10°C
(50°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(50°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Tofa, Kano, Nigeria §

Tofa usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 19 rainy days and 171 mm (6.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Tofa 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 Tofa, Kano, 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) 44 (1.7) 86 (3.4) 165 (6.5) 217 (8.5) 131 (5.2) 39 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 4 13 20 23 15 4 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Tofa, Kano, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Tofa are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Tofa: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Tofa, Kano, 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 268 302 334 330 346 334 347 329 324 331 321 327
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 29m 11h 44m 12h 3m 12h 23m 12h 40m 12h 48m 12h 44m 12h 29m 12h 10m 11h 50m 11h 33m 11h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Tofa, Kano, Nigeria §

Tofa experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, August and September, 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 Tofa UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Tofa, Kano, 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 11 11 11 12 13 12 11 10 10