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Monthly climate in Kontagora, Niger, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kontagora features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 32 °C (89 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1030 mm (40.6 inches) and receives 114 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kontagora enjoys an average of 3718 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 30 minutes to 12 hours 42 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Kontagora, Niger, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Kontagora are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 32 °C (85 - 89 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kontagora experiences 327 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 Kontagora, Niger, 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 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 33°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(80°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average low 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 18°C
(64°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Kontagora, Niger, Nigeria §

Kontagora usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 24 rainy days and 249 mm (9.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kontagora 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 Kontagora, Niger, 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) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1) 13 (0.5) 74 (2.9) 113 (4.5) 208 (8.2) 339 (13.3) 199 (7.9) 79 (3.1) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 3 10 14 24 27 23 13 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Kontagora, Niger, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Kontagora are March, April and May, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 48 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kontagora: January, August and September receive an average of 9 hours 4 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Kontagora, Niger, 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 266 300 328 324 341 312 307 274 294 323 320 324
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 34m 11h 47m 12h 3m 12h 20m 12h 35m 12h 42m 12h 38m 12h 26m 12h 9m 11h 52m 11h 38m 11h 30m

Solar UV radiation in Kontagora, Niger, Nigeria §

Kontagora 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 Kontagora UV Index data.

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