Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Maradun features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 23 °C (74 °F) and 33 °C (92 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 12 °C (54 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (109 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 667 mm (26.3 inches) and receives 73 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Maradun enjoys an average of 3872 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 23 minutes to 12 hours 50 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Maradun are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 31 to 33 °C (87 - 92 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 23 to 26 °C (74 - 78 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Maradun experiences 328 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 | 37°C (99°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 43°C (109°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 36°C (98°F) |
Mean maximum | 35°C (95°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 41°C (106°F) | 42°C (108°F) | 41°C (107°F) | 39°C (102°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 35°C (96°F) |
Average high | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 40°C (104°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Daily mean | 23°C (74°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 31°C (87°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 24°C (76°F) |
Average low | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 27°C (80°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Mean minimum | 14°C (58°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 22°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 16°C (60°F) |
Minimum | 12°C (54°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 21°C (69°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Maradun, Zamfara, Nigeria with other places around the world.
Maradun usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 17 rainy days and 174 mm (6.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Maradun are January, February and November. 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) | 1 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 29 (1.2) | 81 (3.2) | 136 (5.3) | 287 (11.3) | 101 (4.0) | 32 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Maradun are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 10 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Maradun: 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 | 266 | 301 | 331 | 328 | 346 | 336 | 344 | 322 | 317 | 330 | 320 | 323 |
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 31m | 11h 23m |
Maradun 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 Maradun 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 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |