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Best time to visit Sokoto
The best time to visit Sokoto is December and January, with daytime temperatures around 33°C.
Sokoto at a glance: warmest in April with daytime temperatures around 42°C and coolest in August (32°C). The wettest month is August (234 mm) and the driest January (0 mm), with about 700 mm of rain a year. Sunniest in November.
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Sokoto
270 mHot and dry
73
33°/17°0 mm49 %11 h
A typical mid-January in Sokoto
Sunny 15Cloudy 15Rain 0
Daytime temperature (night ☾)
17°29°36°15°46°
Daylight (solar time)
06:1717:43
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11 h 26 m
Precipitation
0240 mm
0 mm
Air feel
FreshComfortableHumidMuggy
RH 18 %
Month by month
| Month | Score | Day | Night | Rain | Wet days | Sun | Daylight | Feels like |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73 | 33° | 17° | 0 mm | 0 | 49 % | 11 h | Hot and dry |
| February | 58 | 36° | 21° | 0 mm | 0 | 52 % | 12 h | Very hot and dry |
| March | 57 | 40° | 25° | 1 mm | 0 | 49 % | 12 h | Very hot and dry |
| April | 57 | 42° | 28° | 9 mm | 1 | 47 % | 12 h | Very hot |
| May | 47 | 40° | 28° | 37 mm | 3 | 44 % | 13 h | Very hot and muggy |
| June | 35 | 37° | 26° | 85 mm | 8 | 44 % | 13 h | Very hot and muggy |
| July | 36 | 33° | 24° | 163 mm | 12 | 42 % | 13 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| August | 31 | 32° | 23° | 234 mm | 15 | 30 % | 13 h | Rainy season · hot, showery and muggy |
| September | 39 | 34° | 24° | 131 mm | 10 | 46 % | 12 h | Hot and muggy |
| October | 51 | 37° | 24° | 37 mm | 3 | 51 % | 12 h | Very hot |
| November | 59 | 37° | 21° | 0 mm | 0 | 56 % | 12 h | Very hot |
| December | 69 | 34° | 18° | 0 mm | 0 | 52 % | 11 h | Hot and dry |
The score (0–100) combines daytime temperature, rain days, humidity and cloud cover, weighted for a typical warm-weather trip: 20–28 °C, little rain. On the map you can change these preferences.
Climate averages 2016–2025 (ERA5, CRU TS). Sea temperature from ERA5. Not a forecast. Elevation: 274 m. Coordinates: 13.06, 5.24.