Katsina-Ala weather in July

In July, Katsina-Ala sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 120 mm of rain across 20.2 wet days and about 12.4 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Katsina-Ala's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Katsina-Ala's year-round climate.

Daytime high
30°
11th warmest
Overnight low
23°
7th coldest
Rainfall
120 mm
20.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 24 min
6:17 AM – 6:40 PM
Cloud cover
85%
11th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.

A typical July day in Katsina-Ala reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 1°C cooler than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13024
23023
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How July really feels in Katsina-Ala

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.

Katsina-Ala weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan35° / 22°20.311.63.1
Feb37° / 24°71.411.82.1
Mar37° / 26°173.2121.9
Apr35° / 26°517.612.22.5
May33° / 25°10314.412.33.0
Jun31° / 24°9816.612.43.6
Jul30° / 23°12020.212.43.8
Aug29° / 23°17023.112.23.6
Sep30° / 23°18524.5123.2
Oct31° / 23°14820.311.83.4
Nov33° / 23°223.711.74.0
Dec34° / 22°20.311.63.6

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 5% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4793
5694
6694
7694
8694
9694
10694
11694
12694
13595
14595
15595
16595
17694
18694
19694
20694
21694
22694
23595
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25595
26595
27595
28595
29595
30595
31595

Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Katsina-Ala gets around 120 mm of rain over 20.2 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 65% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
159
260
360
460
561
662
762
863
963
1064
1165
1265
1366
1466
1566
1667
1767
1867
1968
2068
2168
2268
2368
2468
2568
2668
2768
2868
2969
3069
3169

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 96% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6496
7496
8496
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15397
16397
17397
18397
19397
20397
21397
22397
23496
24496
25496
26496
27496
28595
29595
30595
31595

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
110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of July to 12 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 6:14 AM to 6:19 AM, and sunset from 6:39 PM to 6:39 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.46:146:39
212.46:146:39
312.46:146:39
412.46:156:39
512.46:156:39
612.46:156:39
712.46:156:39
812.46:156:39
912.46:166:40
1012.46:166:40
1112.46:166:40
1212.46:166:40
1312.46:166:40
1412.46:176:40
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.01 kWh/m² to a high of 6.33 kWh/m² in February across the year — July's 4.14 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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94.2Bright
104.2Bright
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174.1Bright
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264.1Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
314.0Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Katsina-Ala

In seasonPeak

In July, Katsina-Ala sits inside its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Katsina-Ala's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Katsina-Ala sees seasonal dust haze (December–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is July a good time to visit Katsina-Ala?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Katsina-Ala.

What to pack for Katsina-Ala in July

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

In July, Katsina-Ala sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 20 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Katsina-Ala 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 Katsina-Ala peaks around September 18 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 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 highExtremeVery highSep 18UV 12Dec 20UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May11Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Katsina-Ala 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 Katsina-Ala is worst in January — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (July, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyJan 19109 µg/m³Jul 1527 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan111Unhealthy
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr53Poor
May32Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul27Moderate
Aug29Moderate
Sep29Moderate
Oct39Poor
Nov54Poor
Dec91Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Katsina-Ala?

Katsina-Ala sits at 7.2°N, 9.3°E, 152 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Gboko, 36 km away.

TakumOgojaIgborWukariMakurdiWum

Topography around Katsina-Ala

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Katsina-Ala has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 61 m around an average of 118 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 135 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,814 m.

The land around Katsina-Ala is covered by cropland (43%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 3 km, cropland (43%) and trees (26%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
61 m
16 km
135 m
80 km
1,814 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
July weather nearby: Gboko 36 km · Obudu 57 km · Takum 78 km · Ogoja 78 km · Igbor 81 km · Wukari 95 km · Makurdi 105 km · Wum 123 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 Katsina-Ala (7.1694°, 9.2846°, elevation 152 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).