Kaduna weather in January

In January, Kaduna sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.5 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kaduna's 2nd-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaduna's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
6th warmest
Overnight low
16°
2nd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 24 min
6:56 AM – 6:23 PM
Cloud cover
33%
2nd clearest
Wind
13 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
6.12 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.1
out of 10

Kaduna is state capital of Kaduna State in Nigeria.

Founded
1913

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 30°C in the first days to 32°C by the end.

A typical January day in Kaduna reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 27°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs on par with December and about 3°C cooler than February.

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How January really feels in Kaduna

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 2 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
2
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kaduna weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 6th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 16°0011.56.1
Feb33° / 19°00.111.74.4
Mar36° / 22°50.911.92.8
Apr35° / 24°28612.22.6
May32° / 23°961512.53.4
Jun29° / 22°11617.712.64.2
Jul27° / 21°17024.912.64.0
Aug27° / 21°25427.612.33.7
Sep28° / 21°20625.712.13.6
Oct30° / 20°8912.611.84.6
Nov31° / 17°10.111.55.4
Dec31° / 16°0011.46.2

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 62% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 25%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
18119
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Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kaduna gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 98% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
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Wind in January

Winds average 13 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 13 km/h on the calmest days to 14 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
114light breeze
214light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 24 min at the start of January to 11 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:52 AM to 6:58 AM, and sunset from 6:15 PM to 6:30 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.46:526:15
211.46:526:16
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411.46:536:17
511.46:536:17
611.46:536:18
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 6.12 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.03 kWh/m² to a high of 6.91 kWh/m² in March across the year — January's 6.12 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Bright
26.0Intense
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Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kaduna

In seasonPeak

In January, Kaduna sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kaduna's monsoon runs June–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kaduna sees seasonal dust haze (January–June), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kaduna?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

6.1
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
8.7
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kaduna for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kaduna in January

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

In January, Kaduna sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 16°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kaduna in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kaduna peaks around August 20 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 20UV 13Dec 16UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Kaduna in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kaduna is worst in February — around 115 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.4× the cleanest month (July, 26 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 14114 µg/m³Jul 2226 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan107Unhealthy
Feb115Unhealthy
Mar103Unhealthy
Apr73Unhealthy
May43Poor
Jun34Moderate
Jul26Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep39Poor
Oct65Unhealthy
Nov80Unhealthy
Dec101Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kaduna?

Kaduna sits at 10.5°N, 7.4°E, 626 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Zaria, 72 km away.

SobaSofo-Birnin-GwariDutsen WaiKachiaFuntuaAnchauLere

Topography around Kaduna

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaduna has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 606 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 115 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 581 m.

The land around Kaduna is covered by artificial surfaces (76%) within 3 km, cropland (41%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
115 m
80 km
581 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Zaria 72 km · Soba 84 km · Sofo-Birnin-Gwari 90 km · Dutsen Wai 91 km · Kachia 92 km · Funtua 112 km · Anchau 115 km · Lere 125 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
Muslim 54%other Christian 35%Roman Catholic 11%other 1%

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 Kaduna (10.5264°, 7.4388°, elevation 626 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. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).