Annual mean 29°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind S
Warmest
39.1 °C
Coldest
29.1 °C
Wettest
89%
Windiest
7.0 m/s
Prevailing
S
4.5 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 Sokoto over the whole year is 29°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 39°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C. The rainy (wet) season in Sokoto runs from May to September, peaking in July with a 68% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is October to April; November is the driest month, at 0%. Winds in Sokoto are highest in June, averaging 4.4 m/s (16 km/h), and lightest in October, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Sokoto come in February, when the sky is typically 55% covered; August is the cloudiest month, at 76%.
Month by month Sokoto 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
31°C
19°C
26°C
7%
58%
3.4 m/s
56
47
27
February
33°C
21°C
28°C
13%
55%
3.6 m/s
45
49
16
March
38°C
26°C
34°C
1%
63%
3.2 m/s
10
33
2
April
39°C
29°C
38°C
17%
66%
3.3 m/s
3
11
0
May
38°C
30°C
38°C
34%
68%
4.2 m/s
2
7
0
June
34°C
27°C
35°C
41%
73%
4.4 m/s
4
24
1
July
31°C
25°C
33°C
68%
72%
3.6 m/s
6
39
1
August
29°C
24°C
32°C
58%
76%
2.5 m/s
8
43
2
September
31°C
25°C
35°C
58%
75%
1.9 m/s
4
26
0
October
34°C
25°C
36°C
19%
67%
1.8 m/s
3
25
0
November
34°C
22°C
31°C
0%
65%
3.0 m/s
21
50
7
December
31°C
19°C
26°C
7%
59%
3.7 m/s
55
48
22
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 Sokoto weather by season
Year round, Sokoto has days of about 29°C at their warmest in August, its coolest month, and 39°C in April, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 19°C to 30°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 29°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around November. 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.
Sokoto weather in winterDecember to February
High 32°CLow 20°CRain 9%
Winter in Sokoto has typical daily highs of about 32°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 9% chance of rain on a given day.
Sokoto weather in springMarch to May
High 38°CLow 28°CRain 17%
Spring in Sokoto has typical daily highs of about 38°C and lows of about 28°C, with a 17% chance of rain on a given day.
Sokoto weather in summerJune to August
High 31°CLow 25°CRain 56%
Summer in Sokoto has typical daily highs of about 31°C and lows of about 25°C, with a 56% chance of rain on a given day.
Sokoto weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 33°CLow 24°CRain 26%
Autumn in Sokoto has typical daily highs of about 33°C and lows of about 24°C, with a 26% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Sokoto?
The rainy (wet) season in Sokoto runs from May to September, peaking in July with a 68% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is October to April; November is the driest month, at 0%.
What time of year is Sokoto windiest?
Winds in Sokoto are highest in June, averaging 4.4 m/s (16 km/h), and lightest in October, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
What is the average temperature in Sokoto year round?
The average temperature in Sokoto over the whole year is 29°C. April is the hottest month, with highs of about 39°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about 19°C.