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When to go to Jos

Twelve months of averages for Jos, and what they say about when to go.

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What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Jos has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in May, June and September to January.

Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in November to January.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): February to April.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): July and August.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): June to October.
The warmest month is March (34°C) and the coolest August (25°C). The wettest is August (246 mm) and the driest January (0 mm); about 1,035 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Jos: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, dry
FebHot
MarHot
AprHot
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulWet
AugWet
SeptMild–warm, mixed
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, dry
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Jos

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Jos by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	31°C	13°C	0 mm	21%	28%	5.7	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	33°C	16°C	2 mm	20%	38%	5.7	24°C	Hot
March	34°C	19°C	14 mm	27%	56%	6	27°C	Hot
April	34°C	20°C	127 mm	51%	73%	5.8	31°C	Hot
May	31°C	20°C	127 mm	69%	80%	5.4	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	29°C	19°C	118 mm	75%	77%	5	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	27°C	18°C	200 mm	80%	84%	4.5	39°C	Wet
August	25°C	18°C	246 mm	85%	89%	4.1	39°C	Wet
September	26°C	18°C	144 mm	83%	82%	4.8	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
October	28°C	18°C	50 mm	71%	66%	5.4	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	30°C	15°C	7 mm	45%	33%	5.9	29°C	Mild to warm and dry
December	30°C	13°C	0 mm	27%	24%	5.7	25°C	Mild to warm and dry

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

31°C

13°C

0 mm

21%

28%

5.7

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

33°C

16°C

2 mm

20%

38%

5.7

24°C

Hot

March

34°C

19°C

14 mm

27%

56%

27°C

Hot

April

34°C

20°C

127 mm

51%

73%

5.8

31°C

Hot

May

31°C

20°C

127 mm

69%

80%

5.4

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

29°C

19°C

118 mm

75%

77%

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

27°C

18°C

200 mm

80%

84%

4.5

39°C

Wet

August

25°C

18°C

246 mm

85%

89%

4.1

39°C

Wet

September

26°C

18°C

144 mm

83%

82%

4.8

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

October

28°C

18°C

50 mm

71%

66%

5.4

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

30°C

15°C

7 mm

45%

33%

5.9

29°C

Mild to warm and dry

December

30°C

13°C

0 mm

27%

24%

5.7

25°C

Mild to warm and dry