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Monthly climate in Gandi, Sokoto, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gandi features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (76 °F) and 34 °C (94 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (55 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 523 mm (20.6 inches) and receives 54 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gandi enjoys an average of 3893 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 21 minutes to 12 hours 51 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gandi, Sokoto, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Gandi are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 34 °C (89 - 94 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gandi experiences 329 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 Gandi, Sokoto, 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 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(100°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Average high 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(91°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(76°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 25°C
(77°F)
Average low 18°C
(64°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(66°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Minimum 13°C
(55°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(59°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gandi, Sokoto, Nigeria §

Gandi usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 13 rainy days and 146 mm (5.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gandi are January, March and November. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gandi, Sokoto, 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) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 16 (0.6) 53 (2.1) 96 (3.8) 263 (10.3) 80 (3.1) 14 (0.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 4 8 13 18 8 3 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Gandi, Sokoto, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Gandi are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gandi: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gandi, Sokoto, 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 266 302 333 330 348 339 348 328 324 328 317 323
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 26m 11h 42m 12h 3m 12h 24m 12h 42m 12h 51m 12h 47m 12h 31m 12h 10m 11h 49m 11h 30m 11h 21m

Solar UV radiation in Gandi, Sokoto, Nigeria §

Gandi experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 14, 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 Gandi UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gandi, Sokoto, 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 11 13 14 12 11 10 10