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Monthly climate in Kontagora, Nigeria

Last updated: July 31, 2025

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, 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. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum38°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 maximum36°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 high33°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 mean26°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 low20°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 minimum17°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)
Minimum15°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, 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. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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)000310142427231300

Monthly sunshine hours in Kontagora, 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. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours266300328324341312307274294323320324
Mean daily daylight hours11h 34m11h 47m12h 3m12h 20m12h 35m12h 42m12h 38m12h 26m12h 9m11h 52m11h 38m11h 30m

Solar UV radiation in Kontagora, 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. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)10111212111212131311109