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Monthly climate in Damaturu, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Damaturu features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 32 °C (91 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (47 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 481 mm (18.9 inches) and receives 65 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Damaturu enjoys an average of 3887 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 26 minutes to 12 hours 47 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Damaturu, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Damaturu are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 to 32 °C (87 - 91 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 24 °C (72 - 75 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Damaturu 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 Damaturu, 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
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(96°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(107°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)
Average high 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(60°F)
Mean minimum 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 13°C
(55°F)
Minimum 8°C
(47°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 11°C
(52°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Damaturu, Nigeria §

Damaturu usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 16 rainy days and 134 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Damaturu 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 Damaturu, 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) 12 (0.5) 37 (1.5) 90 (3.6) 212 (8.3) 100 (3.9) 29 (1.1) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 3 8 15 22 13 4 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Damaturu, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Damaturu are March, May and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 1 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Damaturu: January, February and September receive an average of 9 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Damaturu, 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 268 300 335 329 345 333 344 323 320 332 322 331
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 30m 11h 44m 12h 3m 12h 23m 12h 39m 12h 47m 12h 43m 12h 28m 12h 10m 11h 50m 11h 34m 11h 26m

Solar UV radiation in Damaturu, Nigeria §

Damaturu experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 13, 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 Damaturu UV Index data.

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