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When to go to Kano

Twelve months of averages for Kano, 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, Kano has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in December and January.

Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): February to November.
Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): August.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): August and September.
The warmest month is April (39°C) and the coolest January (30°C). The wettest is August (204 mm) and the driest January (0 mm); about 629 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.

Kano: 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
MayHot
JunHot
JulHot
AugWet
SeptHot
OctHot
NovHot
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Kano

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

Climate in Kano 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	30°C	12°C	0 mm	24%	24%	5.5	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	34°C	15°C	0 mm	19%	30%	5.9	24°C	Hot
March	37°C	19°C	8 mm	17%	54%	6.3	27°C	Hot
April	39°C	22°C	18 mm	28%	63%	6.6	31°C	Hot
May	39°C	24°C	48 mm	44%	70%	6.5	35°C	Hot
June	37°C	24°C	71 mm	54%	63%	6.2	37°C	Hot
July	34°C	22°C	144 mm	64%	68%	5.8	39°C	Hot
August	32°C	21°C	204 mm	75%	71%	5.6	39°C	Wet
September	33°C	21°C	105 mm	71%	55%	6.1	37°C	Hot
October	35°C	19°C	23 mm	53%	42%	6.1	34°C	Hot
November	33°C	15°C	8 mm	34%	36%	5.9	29°C	Hot
December	31°C	12°C	0 mm	29%	20%	5.5	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

30°C

12°C

0 mm

24%

5.5

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

34°C

15°C

0 mm

19%

30%

5.9

24°C

Hot

March

37°C

19°C

8 mm

17%

54%

6.3

27°C

Hot

April

39°C

22°C

18 mm

28%

63%

6.6

31°C

Hot

May

39°C

24°C

48 mm

44%

70%

6.5

35°C

Hot

June

37°C

24°C

71 mm

54%

63%

6.2

37°C

Hot

July

34°C

22°C

144 mm

64%

68%

5.8

39°C

Hot

August

32°C

21°C

204 mm

75%

71%

5.6

39°C

Wet

September

33°C

21°C

105 mm

71%

55%

6.1

37°C

Hot

October

35°C

19°C

23 mm

53%

42%

6.1

34°C

Hot

November

33°C

15°C

8 mm

34%

36%

5.9

29°C

Hot

December

31°C

12°C

0 mm

29%

20%

5.5

25°C

Mild to warm and dry