Kaduna weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit Kaduna is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with December and November close behind. Kaduna averages about 2,843 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

2,843

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

96/100

Rain / year

1,398 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

1.9M

Elevation

626 m

When is the best time to visit Kaduna?

For sunshine, the best time to visit Kaduna is January, then December and November. The dullest month is March (64/100, 26 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is Kaduna?

Kaduna gets a lot of sun: around 2,843 hours a year. January (96/100) is noticeably better than March (64). It ranks #8 of 23 destinations in Nigeria for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,273 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 63% of the year's 1,398 mm falls in the three months around August.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Abuja Nigeria · 188 km · best in Nov · 2,524 h sun/yr
• Kano Nigeria · 199 km · best in Jan · 3,209 h sun/yr
• Enugu Nigeria · 470 km · best in Jan · 1,992 h sun/yr
• Owerri Nigeria · 586 km · best in Dec · 1,819 h sun/yr
• Port Harcourt Nigeria · 633 km · best in Jan · 1,725 h sun/yr
• Lagos Nigeria · 635 km · best in Jan · 1,868 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Jos Nigeria · 206 km · 2,571 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Katsina Nigeria · 260 km · 3,367 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Bauchi Nigeria · 266 km · 3,001 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Sokoto Nigeria · 337 km · 3,060 h sun/yr · best in Jan