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Monthly climate in Birnin Magaji, Zamfara, Nigeria

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Birnin Magaji features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 10 °C (51 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 697 mm (27.4 inches) and receives 78 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Birnin Magaji enjoys an average of 3876 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 23 minutes to 12 hours 50 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Birnin Magaji, Zamfara, Nigeria §

The warmest months in Birnin Magaji are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 29 to 32 °C (85 - 90 °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, Birnin Magaji experiences 327 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 Birnin Magaji, Zamfara, 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)		 42°C
(108°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 36°C
(98°F)
Mean maximum 35°C
(95°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Average high 31°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 31°C
(89°F)
Daily mean 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)
Average low 15°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)
Minimum 10°C
(51°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 13°C
(55°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Birnin Magaji, Zamfara, Nigeria §

Birnin Magaji usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 18 rainy days and 183 mm (7.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Birnin Magaji 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 Birnin Magaji, Zamfara, 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 (0.1) 33 (1.3) 78 (3.1) 153 (6.0) 259 (10.2) 136 (5.4) 36 (1.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 5 11 18 23 15 6 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Birnin Magaji, Zamfara, Nigeria §

The sunniest months in Birnin Magaji are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Birnin Magaji: January, February and September 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 Birnin Magaji, Zamfara, 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 267 302 331 328 345 337 345 322 318 330 321 324
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 27m 11h 43m 12h 3m 12h 24m 12h 41m 12h 50m 12h 45m 12h 30m 12h 10m 11h 49m 11h 32m 11h 23m

Solar UV radiation in Birnin Magaji, Zamfara, Nigeria §

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

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Birnin Magaji, Zamfara, 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 11 11 13 14 12 11 10 9