Jimeta in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Jimeta sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 339 mm of rain over about 49 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early June to 30°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Jimeta's 2nd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Jimeta's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 339 mm; 49 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 3.3; 2nd-best season
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Jimeta in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 34°C in early June to 30°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Jimeta reaches about 32°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

How summer really feels in Jimeta

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

2 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Jimeta weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 18°	0	0	11.5	4.1
Feb	36° / 21°	0	0	11.7	2.5
Mar	39° / 25°	1	0.2	11.9	0.7
Apr	39° / 27°	20	3.9	12.2	0.6
May	36° / 26°	67	11.7	12.4	1.8
Jun	34° / 25°	69	12.1	12.5	2.9
Jul	32° / 24°	105	16.2	12.5	3.5
Aug	30° / 23°	165	20.6	12.3	3.5
Sep	31° / 23°	109	18.2	12.1	3.5
Oct	34° / 24°	51	8.9	11.8	3.2
Nov	36° / 22°	2	0.4	11.6	2.8
Dec	34° / 19°	0	0	11.5	4.0

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 12% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Jimeta gets around 339 mm of rain over 49 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of summer feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

Wind in Summer

Winds average 8 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min in early June to 12 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Jimeta

In seasonPeak

In summer, Jimeta overlaps its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Jimeta's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Jimeta sees seasonal dust haze (February–May), heaviest in March.

Rainy season

Dust

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Is summer a good time to visit Jimeta?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.3

Sightseeing

2nd-best month of the year

5.3

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Jimeta.

What to pack for Jimeta in Summer

From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In summer, Jimeta sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 49 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Jimeta in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Jimeta peaks around September 10 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	12	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	11	10	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	10	Extreme
Apr	10	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Jimeta in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where summer falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Jimeta is worst in February — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 18 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	74	84	82	58	30	24	18	20	23	35	41	72
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	74	Unhealthy
Feb	84	Unhealthy
Mar	82	Unhealthy
Apr	58	Unhealthy
May	30	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	23	Moderate
Oct	35	Moderate
Nov	41	Poor
Dec	72	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Jimeta?

Jimeta sits at 9.3°N, 12.5°E, 172 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Yola, 8.0 km away.

Topography around Jimeta

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Jimeta.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Jimeta has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 171 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 492 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,691 m.

The land around Jimeta is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) within 3 km, cropland (63%) within 16 km, and cropland (56%) and shrubs (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

76 m

artificial surfaces 46%

16 km

492 m

cropland 63%

80 km

1,691 m

cropland 56%

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Summer weather nearby: Yola 8.0 km · Numan 51 km · Tchéboa 84 km · Garoua 103 km · Gombi 103 km · Ganye 104 km · Pitoa 115 km · Jalingo 128 km

Nigeria travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 3; Reconsider Travel
Power plugs: Type D / G; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 13% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $1,224; 2025
Happiness: 4.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 30%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 15.7; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 20.7; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Lower middle; World Bank
English: High; EF EPI 569
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Jimeta (9.2795°, 12.4582°, elevation 172 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.