Nafada in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Nafada sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 423 mm of rain over about 56 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 36°C in early June to 30°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Nafada's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Nafada's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 23°C
Rainfall: 423 mm; 56 wet days
Avg wind: 8 km/h
Travel score: 3.1; 3rd-best season
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Nafada in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 36°C in early June to 30°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Nafada reaches about 32°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

How summer really feels in Nafada

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

9 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.

Nafada 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	31° / 14°	0	0	11.4	5.6
Feb	34° / 17°	0	0	11.6	3.6
Mar	38° / 21°	0	0.1	11.9	1.3
Apr	39° / 24°	7	1.6	12.2	0.5
May	38° / 26°	30	6.3	12.5	1.2
Jun	35° / 25°	60	11.5	12.6	2.6
Jul	31° / 23°	150	20.8	12.6	3.3
Aug	30° / 22°	213	23.8	12.4	3.4
Sep	31° / 23°	95	15.5	12.1	3.8
Oct	34° / 22°	25	5.3	11.8	3.4
Nov	34° / 18°	0	0	11.5	3.6
Dec	32° / 15°	0	0	11.4	5.4

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 16% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Nafada gets around 423 mm of rain over 56 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 36 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 5.5 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Nafada

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In summer, Nafada overlaps its monsoon and 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

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is summer a good time to visit Nafada?

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.

3.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

4.9

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nafada.

What to pack for Nafada in Summer

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

In summer, Nafada sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 56 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Nafada 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 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	9	10	10	11	9	10	11	12	12	11	9	7
Level	Very high	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	9	Very high
Feb	10	Very high
Mar	10	Very high
Apr	11	Extreme
May	9	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	9	Very high
Dec	7	Very high

Air quality in Nafada 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 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).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	96	104	100	76	48	40	27	27	33	52	61	88
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	96	Unhealthy
Feb	104	Unhealthy
Mar	100	Unhealthy
Apr	76	Unhealthy
May	48	Poor
Jun	40	Poor
Jul	27	Moderate
Aug	27	Moderate
Sep	33	Moderate
Oct	52	Poor
Nov	61	Unhealthy
Dec	88	Unhealthy

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.

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

cropland 64%

16 km

233 m

cropland 55%

80 km

555 m

cropland 62%

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Summer 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

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.