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When to go to Minna
When to go
What the averages say
On these averages, Minna has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in June and October.
- Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): November to May.
- Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): July to September.
- Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): May to October.
- The warmest month is March (36°C) and the coolest August (29°C). The wettest is August (241 mm) and the driest December (1 mm); about 1,151 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.
The year at a glance
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
- JanHot
- FebHot
- MarHot
- AprHot
- MayHot
- JunMild–warm, mixed
- JulWet
- AugWet
- SeptWet
- OctMild–warm, mixed
- NovHot
- DecHot
Month by month
Every month in Minna
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°C | 16°C | 2 mm | 46% | 28% | 5.3 | 23°C | Hot |
| February | 35°C | 20°C | 6 mm | 46% | 38% | 5.4 | 24°C | Hot |
| March | 36°C | 23°C | 14 mm | 53% | 67% | 5.8 | 27°C | Hot |
| April | 35°C | 25°C | 76 mm | 66% | 78% | 5.8 | 31°C | Hot |
| May | 32°C | 24°C | 121 mm | 77% | 80% | 5.5 | 35°C | Hot |
| June | 30°C | 23°C | 141 mm | 82% | 74% | 5 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| July | 29°C | 23°C | 192 mm | 85% | 82% | 4.5 | 39°C | Wet |
| August | 29°C | 22°C | 241 mm | 86% | 85% | 4.1 | 39°C | Wet |
| September | 29°C | 23°C | 233 mm | 85% | 82% | 4.8 | 37°C | Wet |
| October | 30°C | 22°C | 117 mm | 81% | 63% | 5.4 | 34°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| November | 33°C | 19°C | 7 mm | 64% | 33% | 5.7 | 29°C | Hot |
| December | 33°C | 16°C | 1 mm | 52% | 27% | 5.4 | 25°C | Hot |
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.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
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- Abuja121 kmGood for going: May, June, October and November
- Kaduna141 kmGood for going: October to January
- Zaria210 kmGood for going: June and October to January
- Okene232 kmGood for going: May, June and October to December
- Ikare248 kmGood for going: March to May and November to January
- Saminaka251 kmGood for going: June and September to January
- Ilorin253 kmGood for going: May and November
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Plan a trip to Minna
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