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Monthly climate in Jos, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Jos features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 20 °C (68 °F) and 27 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 7 °C (45 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (97 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1065 mm (41.9 inches) and receives 132 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Jos enjoys an average of 3792 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 32 minutes to 12 hours 40 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Jos, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Jos are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 27 °C (77 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 20 to 21 °C (68 - 71 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Jos experiences 303 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 Jos, 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 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Mean maximum 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)
Average high 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)
Daily mean 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average low 13°C
(55°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 13°C
(56°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(48°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 10°C
(50°F)
Minimum 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 8°C
(47°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Jos, Nigeria §

Jos usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 26 rainy days and 228 mm (9.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Jos 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 Jos, 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) 12 (0.5) 3 (0.1) 19 (0.8) 97 (3.8) 195 (7.7) 246 (9.7) 243 (9.5) 197 (7.7) 53 (2.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 0 4 15 24 29 28 22 9 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Jos, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Jos are March, October and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 41 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Jos: January, February and August receive an average of 9 hours 33 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Jos, 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 269 301 332 321 328 323 323 299 307 328 324 333
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 36m 11h 47m 12h 3m 12h 20m 12h 34m 12h 40m 12h 37m 12h 25m 12h 9m 11h 53m 11h 39m 11h 32m

Solar UV radiation in Jos, Nigeria §

Jos experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Jos UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Jos, 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) 11 12 13 12 13 12 13 14 13 12 11 10