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Monthly climate in Pankshin, Plateau, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pankshin features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 29 °C (84 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (102 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 775 mm (30.5 inches) and receives 123 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pankshin enjoys an average of 3810 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 34 minutes to 12 hours 38 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Pankshin, Plateau, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Pankshin are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 27 to 29 °C (80 - 84 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 23 °C (74 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pankshin experiences 322 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 Pankshin, Plateau, 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 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Mean maximum 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Average high 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean 23°C
(74°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Mean minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 14°C
(58°F)
Minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Pankshin, Plateau, Nigeria §

Pankshin usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 25 rainy days and 173 mm (6.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pankshin 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 Pankshin, Plateau, 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) 9 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 17 (0.7) 71 (2.8) 96 (3.8) 159 (6.2) 207 (8.2) 154 (6.0) 61 (2.4) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 0 5 12 18 27 27 22 11 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Pankshin, Plateau, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Pankshin are May, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pankshin: January, February and September receive an average of 9 hours 41 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Pankshin, Plateau, 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 267 299 330 320 338 326 332 305 304 329 323 332
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 37m 11h 49m 12h 3m 12h 19m 12h 32m 12h 38m 12h 35m 12h 23m 12h 9m 11h 53m 11h 41m 11h 34m

Solar UV radiation in Pankshin, Plateau, Nigeria §

Pankshin experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.February, 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 Pankshin UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Pankshin, Plateau, 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 11 12 13 12 12 13 13 13 12 10 10