ZARIA, NIGERIA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		78		73		77		83		86		83		80		76		76		77		79		76		74

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		81		76		80		86		89		85		82		79		79		79		82		80		77

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		75		70		73		79		82		80		77		74		74		74		76		72		71

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		102		97		99		100		102		102		99		91		90		90		95		95		95

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		48		48		55		59		64		66		61		61		63		66		61		54		50

Average Number of Days Above 95F/35C

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		24		1		2		8		9		3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 86F/30C

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		135		6		11		20		22		17		11		4		4		6		15		12		7

Average Number of Days Below 75F/23C

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		207		21		18		15		9		12		16		21		21		20		17		19		19

Average Number of Days Below 65F/18C

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		52		13		10		1		---		---		---		1		---		---		3		11		12

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		26		---		---		1		1		2		2		7		6		5		1		1		---

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		26		---		---		1		1		2		2		7		6		5		1		1		---

Average Number of Days With Thunderstorms

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		24		---		---		---		2		3		5		5		4		4		1		---		---

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 3

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		69		36		34		38		60		84		87		91		94		93		86		54		43

Average Evening Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 3

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		43		16		16		19		34		52		60		69		70		65		49		23		17

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 2

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		54		30		32		38		55		67		68		68		69		69		64		43		34

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4808.9		248		324.9		542.5		615		542.5		435		356.5		356.5		345		434		330		279

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10287.6		713		748.6		1007.5		1065		1007.5		885		821.5		821.5		795		899		780		744

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.5		11.9		12.1		12.4		12.7		13		13.2		13.1		12.8		12.5		12.2		12		11.9

Average Number of Days With Fog

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		22		---		---		---		---		1		3		2		5		4		6		1		---

Average Number of Days With Smoke/Haze

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		118		21		17		18		11		2		---		---		---		1		9		20		19

Average No. of Days With Vision Obstruction

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		151		24		19		19		11		3		3		2		5		5		15		23		22

Average No. of Days With Blowing Dust/Sand

Years on Record: 7

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		151		24		19		19		11		3		3		2		5		5		15		23		22

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.9		5.6		6.3		6.7		6.7		6.4		5.9		5.5		5.2		5.5		5.8		5.7		5.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		1.4		1.5		1.7		1.9		2		2.1		2.2		2.3		2.1		1.8		1.4		1.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		6.1		6.6		6.7		6.5		6.3		5.9		5.4		5.1		5.5		6		6.1		5.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.1		6.9		7.5		7.2		6.7		6.3		5.6		4.7		4.1		4.9		6		6.9		6.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.9		5.6		6.3		6.7		6.7		6.4		5.9		5.5		5.2		5.5		5.8		5.7		5.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		2		1.5		1.7		1.9		2.1		2.2		2.2		2.3		2.3		2.2		1.9		1.5		1.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.6		6.9		7.2		7.2		6.9		7		6.6		6.1		6.1		6.2		6.2		6.3		6.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		7.2		8.6		8.6		8.2		7.7		7.6		6.9		5.9		5.8		6.2		6.5		7.3		7.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.4		5.2		5.7		6.2		6.2		5.7		5.3		5		4.6		5		5.2		5.4		5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		1.1		1.2		1.5		1.8		1.7		1.9		2		2.1		1.9		1.7		1.3		1.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.5		5.7		6		6.2		6		5.6		5.3		5		4.6		5		5.3		5.8		5.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		6.1		6.3		6.2		5.7		5		4.6		4		3.3		4.1		4.9		6.2		6.1