Annual mean 24°C · wettest around November · prevailing wind E
Warmest
32.1 °C
Coldest
23.7 °C
Wettest
100%
Windiest
5.7 m/s
Prevailing
E
4.4 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Jos over the whole year is 24°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C. The rainy (wet) season in Jos runs from October to December, peaking in November with a 91% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to April; April is the driest month, at 54%. Winds in Jos are highest in February, averaging 3.9 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E. The clearest skies in Jos come in February, when the sky is typically 33% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 77%.
Month by month Jos climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
28°C
16°C
23°C
69%
37%
3.8 m/s
65
33
42
February
29°C
18°C
25°C
70%
33%
3.9 m/s
61
35
35
March
31°C
21°C
28°C
59%
50%
3.7 m/s
49
46
17
April
31°C
22°C
30°C
54%
62%
3.7 m/s
37
49
11
May
28°C
22°C
29°C
78%
70%
3.6 m/s
37
52
9
June
26°C
21°C
28°C
60%
69%
3.2 m/s
51
53
15
July
25°C
21°C
26°C
72%
73%
3.2 m/s
58
42
28
August
24°C
20°C
25°C
74%
77%
3.5 m/s
63
34
36
September
26°C
21°C
27°C
70%
72%
2.9 m/s
56
47
20
October
27°C
20°C
27°C
80%
64%
2.9 m/s
54
44
22
November
29°C
19°C
25°C
91%
64%
3.4 m/s
63
25
41
December
28°C
16°C
23°C
80%
44%
3.6 m/s
70
25
47
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Jos weather by season
Year round, Jos has days of about 24°C at their warmest in August, its coolest month, and 31°C in March, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 16°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 24°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around November and least likely around April. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Jos weather in winterDecember to February
High 28°CLow 17°CRain 73%
Winter in Jos has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 73% chance of rain on a given day.
Jos weather in springMarch to May
High 30°CLow 22°CRain 63%
Spring in Jos has typical daily highs of about 30°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 63% chance of rain on a given day.
Jos weather in summerJune to August
High 25°CLow 21°CRain 68%
Summer in Jos has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 68% chance of rain on a given day.
Jos weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 27°CLow 20°CRain 80%
Autumn in Jos has typical daily highs of about 27°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 80% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Jos?
The rainy (wet) season in Jos runs from October to December, peaking in November with a 91% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is January to April; April is the driest month, at 54%.
What time of year is Jos windiest?
Winds in Jos are highest in February, averaging 3.9 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in September, at 2.9 m/s (10 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the E.
What is the average temperature in Jos year round?
The average temperature in Jos over the whole year is 24°C. March is the hottest month, with highs of about 31°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C.