What is the sunniest place in Nigeria?

Katsina — about 3,367 hours of sunshine a year, the most of the 23 Nigeria destinations on Sunshine Map. Its sunniest month is January, with daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F.

What are the sunniest places in Nigeria?

Ranked by annual sunshine hours: 1. Katsina (3,367 h/yr); 2. Kano (3,209 h/yr); 3. Maiduguri (3,178 h/yr); 4. Gombe (3,074 h/yr); 5. Sokoto (3,060 h/yr).

Sunshine destinations in Nigeria

🇳🇬 23 destinations with month-by-month sunshine data. Guides: best time to visit.

Katsina is the sunniest place in Nigeria — 3,367 hours of sunshine a year, sunniest in January with daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F. Kano (3,209 h) and Maiduguri (3,178 h) are next.

The sunniest places in Nigeria

1
Katsina
🇳🇬 Nigeriacity break

3,367 h sun/yrbest in January (30° / 86°F days)
2
Kano
🇳🇬 Nigeriamajor city break

3,209 h sun/yrbest in January (30° / 86°F days)
3
Maiduguri
🇳🇬 Nigeriacity break

3,178 h sun/yrbest in January (32° / 90°F days)
4
Gombe
🇳🇬 Nigeriacity break

3,074 h sun/yrbest in January (32° / 90°F days)
5
Sokoto
🇳🇬 Nigeriacity break

3,060 h sun/yrbest in January (31° / 88°F days)
6
Bauchi
🇳🇬 Nigeriacity break

3,001 h sun/yrbest in January (31° / 88°F days)
7
Yola
🇳🇬 Nigeriacity break

2,920 h sun/yrbest in October (33° / 91°F days)
8
Kaduna
🇳🇬 Nigeriacity break

2,843 h sun/yrbest in January (30° / 86°F days)
9
Jos
🇳🇬 Nigeriacity break

2,571 h sun/yrbest in January (29° / 84°F days)
10
Abuja
🇳🇬 Nigeriamajor city break

2,524 h sun/yrbest in November (32° / 90°F days)
11
Makurdi
🇳🇬 Nigeriaregional city

2,302 h sun/yrbest in December (31° / 88°F days)
12
Ilorin/Ogbomosho
🇳🇬 Nigeriacity break

2,273 h sun/yrbest in December (32° / 90°F days)
13
Akure
🇳🇬 Nigeriacity break

2,006 h sun/yrbest in January (28° / 82°F days)
14
Enugu
🇳🇬 Nigeriacity break

1,992 h sun/yrbest in January (30° / 86°F days)
15
Ibadan
🇳🇬 Nigeriamajor city break

1,910 h sun/yrbest in January (30° / 86°F days)
16
Lagos
🇳🇬 Nigeriamajor coastal city

1,868 h sun/yrbest in January (29° / 84°F days)
17
Asaba
🇳🇬 Nigeriasmall town

1,855 h sun/yrbest in January (30° / 86°F days)
18
Owerri
🇳🇬 Nigeriacity break

1,819 h sun/yrbest in December (29° / 84°F days)
19
Benin City
🇳🇬 Nigeriacity break

1,744 h sun/yrbest in January (30° / 86°F days)
20
Port Harcourt
🇳🇬 Nigeriamajor city break

1,725 h sun/yrbest in January (30° / 86°F days)
21
Warri
🇳🇬 Nigeriacity break

1,621 h sun/yrbest in January (30° / 86°F days)
22
Uyo
🇳🇬 Nigeriacity break

1,496 h sun/yrbest in December (30° / 86°F days)
23
Calabar
🇳🇬 Nigeriacoastal city break

1,495 h sun/yrbest in December (30° / 86°F days)