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When to go to Saminaka
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What the averages say
On these averages, Saminaka has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in June and September to January.
Of those months, it is also dry (under 50 mm of rain) and not humid in October to January.
- Hot months (a mean high of 32°C or more): February to May.
- 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 September.
- The warmest month is March (36°C) and the coolest August (27°C). The wettest is August (264 mm) and the driest January (0 mm); about 1,027 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
- JanMild–warm, dry
- FebHot
- MarHot
- AprHot
- MayHot
- JunMild–warm, mixed
- JulWet
- AugWet
- SeptMild–warm, mixed
- OctMild–warm, dry
- NovMild–warm, dry
- DecMild–warm, dry
Month by month
Every month in Saminaka
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Humidity | Cloud | Sunlight (kWh/m²/day) | High in Dubai | What it is like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°C | 13°C | 0 mm | 20% | 29% | 5.8 | 23°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| February | 34°C | 16°C | 1 mm | 18% | 36% | 5.9 | 24°C | Hot |
| March | 36°C | 19°C | 13 mm | 22% | 48% | 6.3 | 27°C | Hot |
| April | 36°C | 21°C | 99 mm | 44% | 68% | 6.2 | 31°C | Hot |
| May | 33°C | 21°C | 119 mm | 64% | 74% | 6 | 35°C | Hot |
| June | 31°C | 20°C | 119 mm | 71% | 68% | 5.6 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| July | 28°C | 19°C | 224 mm | 78% | 79% | 5.2 | 39°C | Wet |
| August | 27°C | 19°C | 264 mm | 85% | 84% | 4.8 | 39°C | Wet |
| September | 28°C | 19°C | 146 mm | 82% | 75% | 5.4 | 37°C | Mild to warm, humid or showery |
| October | 30°C | 18°C | 36 mm | 69% | 57% | 5.8 | 34°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| November | 31°C | 15°C | 6 mm | 42% | 30% | 6 | 29°C | Mild to warm and dry |
| December | 31°C | 13°C | 0 mm | 26% | 25% | 5.8 | 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.
When to go nearby
When to go nearby
- Jos58 kmGood for going: May, June and September to January
- Bauchi127 kmGood for going: September
- Zaria131 kmGood for going: June and October to January
- Kaduna137 kmGood for going: October to January
- Kano178 kmGood for going: December and January
- Abuja199 kmGood for going: May, June, October and November
- Minna251 kmGood for going: June and October
- Makurdi298 kmGood for going: May and November to January
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