Climate of Katsina
Katsina has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Katsina is 36° degrees and there is about 230 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 299 days a year with an average humidity of 30% and an UV-index of 7.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 32°C and 41°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 15°C and 28°C
- Rain: it rains 51 days and there is a total of approximately 231 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3507 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 32°C and 41°C |
Warmest month: | 41°C in April |
Coldest month: | 32°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 15°C and 28°C |
Dry days: | 314 days |
Days with rain: | 51 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 231 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3507 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Katsina.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Katsina.
Climate table of Katsina
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Katsina. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Katsina might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 32 | 36 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 32 |
Night temp. (°C) | 15 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 16 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 68 | 85 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Days with rain | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 1 | - | - |
Dry days | 31 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
UV-index | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Best time to visit Katsina
The best time to visit Katsina in Nigeria is from January, August and December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Katsina is 41°C in April and the lowest is 32°C in January.
Climate of Katsina by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Katsina? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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