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Best time to visit Zaria
The best time to visit Zaria is October–February, with daytime temperatures around 32°C.
Zaria at a glance: warmest in April with daytime temperatures around 37°C and coolest in August (28°C). The wettest month is August (287 mm) and the driest January (0 mm), with about 1,110 mm of rain a year. Sunniest in November.
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Zaria
650 mHot and dry
79
32°/16°0 mm51 %12 h
A typical mid-December in Zaria
Sunny 15Cloudy 15Rain 0
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
16°29°34°13°42°
Daylight (solar time)
06:1617:44
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11 h 28 m
Precipitation
0290 mm
0 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 29 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 81 | 31° | 16° | 0 mm | 0 | 50 % | 12 h | Hot and dry |
| February | 67 | 34° | 19° | 1 mm | 0 | 47 % | 12 h | Hot and dry |
| March | 55 | 37° | 22° | 2 mm | 0 | 41 % | 12 h | Very hot |
| April | 53 | 37° | 24° | 39 mm | 3 | 40 % | 12 h | Very hot |
| May | 41 | 35° | 23° | 112 mm | 8 | 35 % | 13 h | Hot and muggy |
| June | 44 | 32° | 22° | 161 mm | 12 | 34 % | 13 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| July | 43 | 30° | 21° | 223 mm | 15 | 27 % | 13 h | Rainy season · warm, showery and muggy |
| August | 43 | 28° | 20° | 287 mm | 17 | 21 % | 13 h | Rainy season · warm, rainy and muggy |
| September | 48 | 30° | 20° | 226 mm | 13 | 31 % | 12 h | Rainy season · warm, showery and muggy |
| October | 67 | 32° | 20° | 60 mm | 5 | 41 % | 12 h | Hot |
| November | 71 | 33° | 17° | 1 mm | 0 | 51 % | 12 h | Hot |
| December | 79 | 32° | 16° | 0 mm | 0 | 51 % | 12 h | Hot and dry |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 649 m. Coordinates: 11.11, 7.72.