Kano weather in July

In July, Kano sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 164 mm of rain across 21.6 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 30°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 42 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kano's 11th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kano's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
9th warmest
Overnight low
23°
9th coldest
Rainfall
164 mm
21.6 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
6:12 AM – 6:51 PM
Cloud cover
67%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.73 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Kano is city in Nigeria.

Density
9,840/km²
people per km²
Founded
~999 CE

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

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

A typical July day in Kano reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 33°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 3°C cooler than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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23223
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313022

How July really feels in Kano

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Kano weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 9th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan29° / 13°0011.47.1
Feb32° / 16°0011.65.1
Mar36° / 19°0011.92.5
Apr38° / 23°41.212.31.0
May37° / 25°346.312.51.4
Jun34° / 24°7212.812.72.7
Jul31° / 23°16421.612.63.3
Aug30° / 22°24124.412.43.3
Sep31° / 22°11916.112.13.6
Oct34° / 21°23411.73.6
Nov33° / 17°0011.44.6
Dec30° / 14°0011.36.8

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15545
25545
35446
45248
55149
64951
74753
84555
94456
104258
114159
123961
133862
143763
153664
163565
173565
183466
193466
203268
213268
223169
233169
243070
253070
263070
272971
282971
292971
302872
312872

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kano gets around 164 mm of rain over 21.6 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 69% and peaks near 74% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
160
261
362
463
564
665
766
866
967
1068
1168
1269
1370
1470
1571
1671
1771
1871
1972
2072
2172
2272
2373
2473
2573
2673
2773
2874
2974
3074
3174

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
13070
22971
32872
42773
52674
62575
72575
82476
92377
102278
112179
122080
131981
141981
151882
161783
171783
181684
191684
201684
211684
221684
231684
241684
251684
261684
271684
281684
291585
301585
311585

Wind in July

Winds average 10 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 42 min at the start of July to 12 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 12 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 6:48 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.76:086:50
212.76:096:50
312.76:096:50
412.76:096:51
512.76:096:51
612.76:106:51
712.76:106:51
812.76:106:51
912.76:106:51
1012.76:116:51
1112.76:116:51
1212.76:116:51
1312.76:126:51
1412.76:126:51
1512.66:126:51
1612.66:126:51
1712.66:136:51
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2012.66:136:50
2112.66:146:50
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2612.66:156:50
2712.66:156:49
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2912.66:156:49
3012.66:166:49
3112.56:166:48

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.73 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.22 kWh/m² to a high of 7.19 kWh/m² in April across the year — July's 5.73 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.2Intense
26.2Intense
36.1Intense
46.1Intense
56.1Intense
66.0Intense
76.0Intense
86.0Bright
95.9Bright
105.9Bright
115.9Bright
125.8Bright
135.8Bright
145.8Bright
155.7Bright
165.7Bright
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185.6Bright
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215.5Bright
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255.5Bright
265.4Bright
275.4Bright
285.4Bright
295.3Bright
305.3Bright
315.3Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Kano

In seasonPeak

In July, Kano sits inside its monsoon and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kano's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Kano sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in April.

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

Is July a good time to visit Kano?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kano.

What to pack for Kano in July

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

In July, Kano sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kano in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks 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 Kano peaks around August 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 7 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highAug 17UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr12Extreme
May10Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep11Extreme
Oct10Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Kano in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kano is worst in February — around 144 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.6× the cleanest month (July, 40 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyFeb 17144 µg/m³Jul 2340 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan138Unhealthy
Feb144Unhealthy
Mar141Unhealthy
Apr115Unhealthy
May75Unhealthy
Jun56Unhealthy
Jul40Poor
Aug42Poor
Sep64Unhealthy
Oct103Unhealthy
Nov118Unhealthy
Dec132Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kano?

Kano sits at 12.0°N, 8.5°E, 484 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Wudil, 41 km away.

DutseMalumfashiAnchauDaura

Topography around Kano

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kano has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 75 m around an average of 480 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 105 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 328 m.

The land around Kano is covered by artificial surfaces (88%) within 3 km, cropland (51%) and artificial surfaces (35%) within 16 km, and cropland (81%) within 80 km.

3 km
75 m
16 km
105 m
80 km
328 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Wudil 41 km · Rano 50 km · Gaya 55 km · Gwarzo 64 km · Dutse 93 km · Malumfashi 100 km · Anchau 116 km · Daura 117 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 Kano (12.0001°, 8.5167°, elevation 484 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).