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Best time to visit Sokoto

January is the best time to visit Sokoto for general sightseeing, with average highs of 32 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to January.

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 69/100
The least cloud December 24 % average cloud cover
The least rain November 0 mm
Warmth April 41 °C
Cooler weather August 31 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 69 32 °C 0
2 December 68 32 °C 0
3 November 58 35 °C 0
4 October 58 36 °C 3
5 September 57 33 °C 9
6 February 57 35 °C 0
7 July 51 33 °C 13
8 August 50 31 °C 19
9 June 47 37 °C 7
10 May 45 39 °C 5
11 March 44 38 °C 0
12 April 42 41 °C 1

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 1 wet days and highs near 41 °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 31.6 °C under 1 mm 25 %
February 34.8 °C under 1 mm 25 %
March 38.5 °C under 1 mm 38 %
April 40.5 °C 3 mm 45 %
May 39.4 °C 21 mm 48 %
June 36.9 °C 33 mm 45 %
July 33.1 °C 80 mm 65 %
August 30.7 °C 163 mm 74 %
September 32.7 °C 68 mm 57 %
October 35.7 °C 13 mm 41 %
November 35.1 °C under 1 mm 31 %
December 32.3 °C under 1 mm 24 %

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.