Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Kwatarkwashi features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (73 °F) and 32 °C (90 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 11 °C (52 °F) or can rise to as high as 42 °C (108 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 693 mm (27.3 inches) and receives 79 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Kwatarkwashi enjoys an average of 3876 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 24 minutes to 12 hours 48 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Kwatarkwashi are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 30 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 25 °C (73 - 77 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Kwatarkwashi experiences 327 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 36°C (98°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (97°F) |
Mean maximum | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 34°C (94°F) |
Average high | 30°C (87°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (88°F) |
Daily mean | 22°C (73°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Average low | 16°C (61°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) |
Mean minimum | 13°C (56°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 15°C (58°F) |
Minimum | 11°C (52°F) | 13°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (56°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Kwatarkwashi, Zamfara, Nigeria with other places around the world.
Kwatarkwashi usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 18 rainy days and 176 mm (6.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Kwatarkwashi are January, November and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 35 (1.4) | 88 (3.5) | 140 (5.5) | 265 (10.4) | 123 (4.8) | 40 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Kwatarkwashi are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Kwatarkwashi: January, February and September receive an average of 9 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 267 | 302 | 331 | 328 | 345 | 337 | 345 | 322 | 318 | 330 | 321 | 324 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 29m | 11h 43m | 12h 3m | 12h 23m | 12h 40m | 12h 48m | 12h 44m | 12h 29m | 12h 10m | 11h 50m | 11h 33m | 11h 24m |
Kwatarkwashi 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 Kwatarkwashi UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |