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Monthly climate in Silame, Sokoto, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Silame features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 25 °C (78 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 414 mm (16.3 inches) and receives 58 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Silame enjoys an average of 3896 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 21 minutes to 12 hours 52 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Silame, Sokoto, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Silame are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 35 °C (90 - 95 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 25 to 27 °C (78 - 82 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Silame 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 Silame, 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
(103°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 45°C
(112°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(102°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(98°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(102°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Average high 32°C
(91°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Daily mean 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)
Average low 19°C
(67°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(61°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Silame, Sokoto, Nigeria §

Silame usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 14 rainy days and 113 mm (4.5 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Silame 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 Silame, 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) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 14 (0.5) 44 (1.7) 86 (3.4) 182 (7.1) 72 (2.8) 16 (0.6) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 3 9 15 18 10 3 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Silame, Sokoto, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Silame are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 18 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Silame: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 49 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Silame, 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 266 301 333 329 348 339 352 333 325 328 316 323
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 26m 11h 42m 12h 3m 12h 24m 12h 43m 12h 52m 12h 47m 12h 31m 12h 10m 11h 49m 11h 30m 11h 21m

Solar UV radiation in Silame, Sokoto, Nigeria §

Silame 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 Silame UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Silame, 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