Jos weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Jos is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with February and December close behind. Jos averages about 2,571 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

2,571

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

94/100

Rain / year

938 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

1M

Elevation

1,286 m

When is the best time to visit Jos?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Jos is January, then February and December. The dullest month is July (67/100, 164 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Jos?

Jos gets a lot of sun: around 2,571 hours a year. January (94/100) is noticeably better than July (67). It ranks #9 of 23 destinations in Nigeria for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,273 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 57% of the annual 938 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Abuja Nigeria · 190 km · best in Nov · 2,524 h sun/yr
• Kano Nigeria · 270 km · best in Jan · 3,209 h sun/yr
• Enugu Nigeria · 380 km · best in Jan · 1,992 h sun/yr
• Owerri Nigeria · 503 km · best in Dec · 1,819 h sun/yr
• Port Harcourt Nigeria · 556 km · best in Jan · 1,725 h sun/yr
• Douala Cameroon · 633 km · best in Jan · 1,549 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Bauchi Nigeria · 134 km · 3,001 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Kaduna Nigeria · 206 km · 2,843 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Makurdi Nigeria · 217 km · 2,302 h sun/yr · best in Dec
• Gombe Nigeria · 234 km · 3,074 h sun/yr · best in Jan