Nafada weather in June

In June, Nafada sees average daytime highs of 35°C and overnight lows near 25°C, with 60 mm of rain across 11.5 wet days and about 12.6 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in June, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 36 min at the start of June to 12 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Nafada's 9th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nafada's year-round climate.

Daytime high
35°
4th warmest
Overnight low
25°
11th coldest
Rainfall
60 mm
11.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 36 min
5:56 AM – 6:34 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
6.14 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.6
out of 10

Nafada is village in Nafada LGA, Gombe State.

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 36°C in the first days to 33°C by the end.

A typical June day in Nafada reaches about 35°C in the afternoon and slips back to 25°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 32°C and 38°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 3°C cooler than May and about 4°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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303324

How June really feels in Nafada

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 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
30
9 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Nafada weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 14°0011.45.6
Feb34° / 17°0011.63.6
Mar38° / 21°00.111.91.3
Apr39° / 24°71.612.20.5
May38° / 26°306.312.51.2
Jun35° / 25°6011.512.62.6
Jul31° / 23°15020.812.63.3
Aug30° / 22°21323.812.43.4
Sep31° / 23°9515.512.13.8
Oct34° / 22°255.311.83.4
Nov34° / 18°0011.53.6
Dec32° / 15°0011.45.4

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15644
25644
35743
45743
55842
65842
75941
85941
96040
106040
116040
126040
136040
146040
156040
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195743
205644
215545
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265149
275149
284951
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304852

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Nafada gets around 60 mm of rain over 11.5 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 53% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
129
229
329
429
530
630
731
831
932
1033
1134
1235
1336
1437
1538
1639
1740
1841
1942
2043
2144
2245
2346
2447
2548
2648
2749
2850
2951
3053

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the oppressive band about 55% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1175240
2165241
3155143
4055144
5045145
6045046
7035146
8034947
9034948
10024949
11024849
12024850
13024850
14014752
15014653
16014653
17014554
18014455
19014257
20014158
21014059
22003862
23003763
24003664
25003466
26003367
27003268
28003169
29003070
30002971

Wind in June

Winds average 9 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
19calm
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129calm
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159calm
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269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 36 min at the start of June to 12 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:30 PM to 6:37 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.65:546:30
212.65:546:31
312.65:546:31
412.65:546:31
512.65:546:31
612.65:546:32
712.65:546:32
812.65:556:32
912.65:556:32
1012.65:556:33
1112.65:556:33
1212.65:556:33
1312.65:556:34
1412.65:556:34
1512.65:556:34
1612.65:566:34
1712.65:566:35
1812.65:566:35
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2012.65:566:35
2112.75:566:35
2212.75:576:36
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2612.65:586:36
2712.65:586:37
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 6.14 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.85 kWh/m² to a high of 7.16 kWh/m² in March across the year — June's 6.14 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.3Intense
26.3Intense
36.3Intense
46.3Intense
56.3Intense
66.3Intense
76.3Intense
86.3Intense
96.3Intense
106.3Intense
116.2Intense
126.2Intense
136.2Intense
146.2Intense
156.2Intense
166.2Intense
176.1Intense
186.1Intense
196.1Intense
206.1Intense
216.1Intense
226.0Intense
236.0Intense
246.0Intense
256.0Bright
266.0Bright
275.9Bright
285.9Bright
295.9Bright
305.9Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Nafada

In seasonPeak

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

Nafada's monsoon runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Nafada sees seasonal dust haze (December–July), heaviest in March.

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

Is June a good time to visit Nafada?

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

2.6
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.3
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nafada.

What to pack for Nafada in June

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

In June, Nafada sees daytime highs around 35°C and nights near 25°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothessun protectionrain gear

UV index in Nafada in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June 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 Nafada peaks around August 18 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 18UV 12Dec 17UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar10Very high
Apr11Extreme
May9Very high
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov9Very high
Dec7Very high

Air quality in Nafada in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Nafada is worst in February — around 104 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.9× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 17104 µg/m³Aug 927 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan96Unhealthy
Feb104Unhealthy
Mar100Unhealthy
Apr76Unhealthy
May48Poor
Jun40Poor
Jul27Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep33Moderate
Oct52Poor
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec88Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Nafada?

Nafada sits at 11.1°N, 11.3°E, 275 m above sea level, in Nigeria. The nearest listed city is Daura, 52 km away.

PotiskumKariGombeDebaDamaturuDarazo

Topography around Nafada

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nafada has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 269 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 233 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 555 m.

The land around Nafada is covered by cropland (64%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, cropland (55%) and grassland (33%) within 16 km, and cropland (62%) and grassland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
25 m
16 km
233 m
80 km
555 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
June weather nearby: Daura 52 km · Dukku 68 km · Potiskum 74 km · Kari 86 km · Gombe 91 km · Deba 98 km · Damaturu 100 km · Darazo 101 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 Nafada (11.096°, 11.3326°, elevation 275 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).