Annual mean 28°C · wettest around August · prevailing wind NE
Warmest
37.5 °C
Coldest
26.2 °C
Wettest
65%
Windiest
5.9 m/s
Prevailing
NE
4.3 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 Potiskum over the whole year is 28°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 37°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C. The rainy (wet) season in Potiskum runs from May to September, peaking in August with a 62% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is October to April; February is the driest month, at 12%. Winds in Potiskum are highest in May, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Potiskum come in January, when the sky is typically 56% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 76%.
Month by month Potiskum 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
24°C
15%
56%
2.8 m/s
68
35
42
February
30°C
19°C
25°C
12%
58%
3.3 m/s
61
39
33
March
35°C
24°C
30°C
14%
60%
2.9 m/s
22
37
13
April
37°C
27°C
35°C
19%
69%
2.7 m/s
1
14
0
May
36°C
28°C
35°C
41%
70%
3.8 m/s
5
22
0
June
33°C
26°C
35°C
43%
73%
3.4 m/s
7
27
2
July
31°C
25°C
33°C
57%
74%
3.1 m/s
11
40
2
August
29°C
24°C
32°C
62%
76%
2.7 m/s
15
45
3
September
31°C
25°C
34°C
54%
73%
2.3 m/s
6
28
1
October
32°C
24°C
34°C
33%
67%
2.0 m/s
3
38
0
November
33°C
21°C
30°C
15%
59%
2.5 m/s
24
58
5
December
29°C
17°C
24°C
14%
58%
2.8 m/s
61
43
31
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 Potiskum weather by season
Year round, Potiskum has days of about 28°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 37°C in April, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 16°C to 28°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 28°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around August and least likely around February. 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.
Potiskum weather in winterDecember to February
High 29°CLow 17°CRain 14%
Winter in Potiskum has typical daily highs of about 29°C and lows of about 17°C, with a 14% chance of rain on a given day.
Potiskum weather in springMarch to May
High 36°CLow 26°CRain 24%
Spring in Potiskum has typical daily highs of about 36°C and lows of about 26°C, with a 24% chance of rain on a given day.
Potiskum weather in summerJune to August
High 31°CLow 25°CRain 54%
Summer in Potiskum has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 54% chance of rain on a given day.
Potiskum weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 32°CLow 23°CRain 34%
Autumn in Potiskum has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 23°C, with a 34% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Potiskum?
The rainy (wet) season in Potiskum runs from May to September, peaking in August with a 62% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is October to April; February is the driest month, at 12%.
What time of year is Potiskum windiest?
Winds in Potiskum are highest in May, averaging 3.8 m/s (14 km/h), and lightest in October, at 2.0 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
What is the average temperature in Potiskum year round?
The average temperature in Potiskum over the whole year is 28°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 37°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 16°C.