Weather in Sokoto

Calculated from weather data of Diori Hamani International Airport (DRRN) between 2020 and 2024.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	32.6	34.0	32.8	30.8	35.2	31.6
February	35.1	36.0	35.5	34.8	35.0	34.2
March	39.9	41.8	40.2	39.5	39.0	40.0
April	42.0	43.5	41.3	41.6	42.2	42.5
May	40.9		41.2	41.0	41.7	41.1
June	37.9		37.8	37.2	38.2	37.8
July	34.5		35.3	34.7	34.2	34.1
August	32.6		32.7	32.6	32.7	31.8
September	34.9		36.2	33.6	35.7	33.2
October	37.7		39.1	36.5	38.7	36.7
November	37.4		38.7	35.7	38.2	35.8
December	33.5		33.5	34.5	33.1	35.7
Average	36.8	38.8	37.0	36.1	37.0	36.2

1st highest temperature of Niger

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	18.0	19	19	18	19	17
February	20.9	21	23	21	20	20
March	26.0	28	27	27	26	26
April	29.2	31	29	29	28	30
May	29.3		30	29	30	29
June	26.9		28	27	27	27
July	25.3		26	26	25	26
August	23.8		25	24	22	24
September	25.0		26	25	26	23
October	25.2		27	25	25	25
November	22.6		25	22	24	22
December	19.3		19	21	20	21
Average	24.3	24.6	25.0	24.4	24.3	24.2

5th lowest temperature of Niger

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Cold and hot days

Number of days	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
30 °C or warmer	117	346	318	353	334
25 °C or warmer	121	365	352	364	362
20 °C or warmer	121	365	353	365	366
0 °C or colder	0	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (%)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
February	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
March	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
April	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
May	0.6		0	0	0	1
June	0.7		0	2	0	0
July	2.9		1	6	1	4
August	4.4		4	2	1	8
September	1.4		1	2	0	3
October	0.3		0	0	0	0
November	0.0		0	0	0	0
December	0.0		0	0	0	0
Average	0.8		0.5	1.0	0.2	1.4

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (km/h)

Month	Average	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	18.9	21	20	21	18	21
February	19.1	20	23	19	19	21
March	15.7	17	16	16	17	14
April	14.2	17	15	14	14	15
May	15.5		16	14	15	17
June	15.4		17	15	14	17
July	14.6		15	16	16	14
August	12.9		13	14	11	13
September	11.5		13	12	13	11
October	11.6		12	13	12	12
November	13.4		13	17	13	15
December	17.8		20	21	20	15
Average	15.3	18.4	15.8	15.5	14.9	15.2

2nd highest wind speed of Niger

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
January	E	E	NE	NE	E
February	E	E	E	NE	E
March	E	E	NE	NE	E
April	NW	N	W	NE	W
May		SW	SW	S	W
June		SW	SW	SW	SW
July		SW	SW	W	SW
August		SW	SW	W	SW
September		SW	SW	SW	SW
October		SE	SE	S	SE
November		E	E	NE	NE
December		E	E	E	NE

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Sokoto weather Q&A

What is the warmest month in Sokoto?

The warmest month is April with an average temperature of 42 °C over the past years.

What is the coldest month in Sokoto?

The coldest month is January with an average daytime temperature of 33 °C in the past few years.

Which month is the wettest in Sokoto?

Chance of precipitation is the highest in August with a probability of around 4.4 %.

Which month is the driest in Sokoto?

The least rainfall and snow can be expected in January. The probability is about 0.0 %.