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Monthly climate in Shendam, Plateau, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Shendam features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (77 °F) and 31 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 41 °C (106 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 635 mm (25.0 inches) and receives 103 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Shendam enjoys an average of 3810 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 35 minutes to 12 hours 37 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Shendam, Plateau, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Shendam are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 31 °C (84 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 25 °C (77 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Shendam experiences 328 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 Shendam, 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 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(93°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(62°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Shendam, Plateau, Nigeria §

Shendam usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 22 rainy days and 143 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Shendam are January, March and December. On average, 1 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Shendam, 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) 7 (0.3) 2 (0.1) 13 (0.5) 56 (2.2) 66 (2.6) 111 (4.4) 171 (6.7) 146 (5.7) 61 (2.4) 2 (0.1) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 1 0 3 8 12 22 24 22 11 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Shendam, Plateau, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Shendam are May, July and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 46 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Shendam: 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 Shendam, 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 38m 11h 49m 12h 3m 12h 18m 12h 31m 12h 37m 12h 34m 12h 23m 12h 9m 11h 54m 11h 41m 11h 35m

Solar UV radiation in Shendam, Plateau, Nigeria §

Shendam 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 Shendam UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Shendam, 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