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Monthly climate in Gashua, Nigeria

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gashua features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 359 mm (14.2 inches) and receives 46 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Gashua enjoys an average of 3886 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 22 minutes to 12 hours 50 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gashua, Nigeria

The warmest months in Gashua are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 34 °C (90 - 93 °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 - 76 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gashua 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 Gashua. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum37°C
(99°F)		40°C
(105°F)		43°C
(109°F)		44°C
(112°F)		44°C
(111°F)		42°C
(109°F)		40°C
(104°F)		37°C
(98°F)		39°C
(102°F)		40°C
(104°F)		38°C
(101°F)		37°C
(99°F)
Mean maximum35°C
(95°F)		37°C
(98°F)		42°C
(108°F)		43°C
(111°F)		43°C
(110°F)		42°C
(107°F)		39°C
(102°F)		35°C
(95°F)		37°C
(99°F)		39°C
(102°F)		37°C
(100°F)		35°C
(95°F)
Average high30°C
(86°F)		32°C
(90°F)		38°C
(101°F)		41°C
(106°F)		41°C
(106°F)		38°C
(101°F)		34°C
(94°F)		31°C
(88°F)		34°C
(93°F)		36°C
(98°F)		35°C
(96°F)		31°C
(88°F)
Daily mean22°C
(72°F)		24°C
(76°F)		30°C
(86°F)		33°C
(92°F)		34°C
(93°F)		32°C
(90°F)		29°C
(84°F)		27°C
(81°F)		28°C
(83°F)		29°C
(85°F)		27°C
(80°F)		23°C
(73°F)
Average low15°C
(59°F)		17°C
(62°F)		22°C
(72°F)		26°C
(78°F)		28°C
(82°F)		27°C
(81°F)		25°C
(77°F)		24°C
(75°F)		24°C
(76°F)		23°C
(74°F)		19°C
(67°F)		16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum11°C
(53°F)		13°C
(55°F)		18°C
(64°F)		21°C
(71°F)		24°C
(76°F)		24°C
(75°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(72°F)		22°C
(71°F)		20°C
(68°F)		17°C
(62°F)		13°C
(56°F)
Minimum11°C
(52°F)		11°C
(53°F)		15°C
(59°F)		19°C
(66°F)		24°C
(75°F)		21°C
(71°F)		21°C
(71°F)		22°C
(71°F)		21°C
(70°F)		19°C
(66°F)		15°C
(59°F)		12°C
(53°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gashua, Nigeria

Gashua usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 12 rainy days and 105 mm (4.1 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Gashua 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 Gashua. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)5 (0.2)24 (0.9)84 (3.3)179 (7.0)54 (2.1)15 (0.6)0 (0.0)0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)00001514186200

Monthly sunshine hours in Gashua, Nigeria

The sunniest months in Gashua are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 12 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Gashua: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gashua. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours264296334330347334348333322329318326
Mean daily daylight hours11h 27m11h 42m12h 3m12h 24m12h 42m12h 50m12h 46m12h 30m12h 10m11h 49m11h 31m11h 22m

Solar UV radiation in Gashua, Nigeria

Gashua 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 Gashua UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gashua. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)101113121111131313111010