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Best time to visit Zaria

December is the best time to visit Zaria for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 0 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly October 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 December comfort 78/100
The least cloud December 25 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 0 mm
Warmth April 37 °C
Cooler weather August 27 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 December 78 30 °C 0
2 January 77 30 °C 0
3 November 77 31 °C 0
4 October 71 30 °C 9
5 February 67 32 °C 0
6 August 60 27 °C 25
7 July 57 28 °C 22
8 March 57 36 °C 0
9 September 57 28 °C 22
10 June 55 31 °C 16
11 April 55 37 °C 4
12 May 52 34 °C 12

When to think twice

May scores lowest with about 12 wet days and highs near 34 °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 29.6 °C under 1 mm 28 %
February 32.5 °C under 1 mm 32 %
March 35.6 °C 2 mm 45 %
April 36.6 °C 18 mm 56 %
May 34.2 °C 74 mm 62 %
June 30.6 °C 103 mm 67 %
July 28.0 °C 148 mm 80 %
August 26.9 °C 226 mm 85 %
September 28.3 °C 159 mm 75 %
October 30.2 °C 50 mm 58 %
November 31.3 °C under 1 mm 37 %
December 29.7 °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.