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When to go to Zaria

Twelve months of averages for Zaria, 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, Zaria has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in June and October 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 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): June to October.
The warmest month is March (35°C) and the coolest August (27°C). The wettest is August (288 mm) and the driest January (0 mm); about 1,129 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.

Zaria: 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
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulWet
AugWet
SeptWet
OctMild–warm, mixed
NovMild–warm, dry
DecMild–warm, dry

Month by month

Every month in Zaria

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

Climate in Zaria 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	29°C	12°C	0 mm	33%	24%	5.6	23°C	Mild to warm and dry
February	33°C	16°C	0 mm	28%	31%	5.9	24°C	Hot
March	35°C	19°C	9 mm	28%	53%	6.2	27°C	Hot
April	35°C	22°C	52 mm	49%	65%	6.3	31°C	Hot
May	33°C	22°C	104 mm	67%	70%	6.1	35°C	Hot
June	30°C	21°C	137 mm	75%	63%	5.8	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	28°C	20°C	251 mm	81%	71%	5.4	39°C	Wet
August	27°C	20°C	288 mm	85%	77%	5	39°C	Wet
September	28°C	20°C	217 mm	83%	67%	5.7	37°C	Wet
October	30°C	19°C	66 mm	71%	50%	5.9	34°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
November	30°C	15°C	5 mm	50%	31%	5.8	29°C	Mild to warm and dry
December	29°C	12°C	0 mm	41%	21%	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

29°C

12°C

0 mm

33%

24%

5.6

23°C

Mild to warm and dry

February

33°C

16°C

0 mm

28%

31%

5.9

24°C

Hot

March

35°C

19°C

9 mm

28%

53%

6.2

27°C

Hot

April

35°C

22°C

52 mm

49%

65%

6.3

31°C

Hot

May

33°C

22°C

104 mm

67%

70%

6.1

35°C

Hot

June

30°C

21°C

137 mm

75%

63%

5.8

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

28°C

20°C

251 mm

81%

71%

5.4

39°C

Wet

August

27°C

20°C

288 mm

85%

77%

39°C

Wet

September

28°C

20°C

217 mm

83%

67%

5.7

37°C

Wet

October

30°C

19°C

66 mm

71%

50%

5.9

34°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

November

30°C

15°C

5 mm

50%

31%

5.8

29°C

Mild to warm and dry

December

29°C

12°C

0 mm

41%

21%

5.5

25°C

Mild to warm and dry