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Monthly climate in Lokoja, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lokoja features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (80 °F) and 31 °C (88 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 17 °C (62 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 781 mm (30.7 inches) and receives 112 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lokoja enjoys an average of 3571 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 40 minutes to 12 hours 32 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lokoja, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Lokoja are February, March and April, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 31 °C (87 - 88 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (80 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lokoja 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 Lokoja, 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 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(100°F)
Average high 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Daily mean 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average low 22°C
(73°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Mean minimum 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lokoja, Nigeria §

Lokoja usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 21 rainy days and 143 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lokoja are January, February and December. On average, 3 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Lokoja, 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) 8 (0.3) 19 (0.7) 26 (1.0) 76 (3.0) 108 (4.3) 113 (4.5) 179 (7.0) 137 (5.4) 103 (4.0) 11 (0.4) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 3 4 11 16 22 20 21 13 1 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Lokoja, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Lokoja are March, May and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lokoja: January, August and September receive an average of 8 hours 56 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Lokoja, 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 262 289 306 303 319 304 297 281 279 302 303 320
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 43m 11h 52m 12h 4m 12h 16m 12h 27m 12h 32m 12h 30m 12h 20m 12h 8m 11h 55m 11h 45m 11h 40m

Solar UV radiation in Lokoja, Nigeria §

Lokoja experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, 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 Lokoja UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Lokoja, 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 12 13 12 12 12 12 13 11 10 9