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Best time to visit Kano

January is the best time to visit Kano for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to February.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking January comfort 80/100
The least cloud December 25 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 0 mm
Warmth April 38 °C
Cooler weather January 29 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 80 29 °C 0
2 December 80 30 °C 0
3 November 72 32 °C 0
4 February 70 32 °C 0
5 October 69 33 °C 4
6 March 57 36 °C 0
7 September 56 31 °C 15
8 August 53 29 °C 24
9 May 51 38 °C 5
10 April 50 38 °C 1
11 June 50 34 °C 12
12 July 50 31 °C 21

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 21 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 29.1 °C 0 mm 27 %
February 32.2 °C under 1 mm 28 %
March 36.0 °C under 1 mm 40 %
April 38.4 °C 4 mm 48 %
May 37.5 °C 31 mm 51 %
June 34.5 °C 68 mm 53 %
July 30.8 °C 155 mm 69 %
August 29.2 °C 240 mm 77 %
September 30.9 °C 115 mm 63 %
October 33.3 °C 21 mm 47 %
November 32.4 °C under 1 mm 34 %
December 29.5 °C under 1 mm 25 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.