Climate of Jos

Jos has a tropical savanna climate. It is warm every month with both a wet and dry season. The average annual temperature for Jos is 30° degrees and there is about 895 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 167 days a year with an average humidity of 52% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 25°C and 34°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 14°C and 21°C
Rain: it rains 175 days and there is a total of approximately 895 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3379 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 25°C and 34°C
Warmest month:	34°C in March
Coldest month:	25°C in August
Night temperature:	between 14°C and 21°C
Dry days:	190 days
Days with rain:	175 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	895 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3379 hours

Climate of Jos
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Jos
The best travel time for Jos
Climate of Jos by month
Experiences with the weather of Jos

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Jos.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Jos.

Climate table of Jos

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Jos. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Jos might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	31	33	34	34	32	29	27	25	27	29	30	29
Night temp. (°C)	14	16	19	21	21	20	19	18	19	19	17	15
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	0	6	9	37	95	134	174	207	162	71	0	0
Days with rain	-	1	5	13	22	28	30	30	28	18	-	-
Dry days	31	27	26	17	9	2	1	1	2	13	30	31
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	9	10	8	10
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	6	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Best time to visit Jos

The best time to visit Jos in Nigeria is from January, May and October through December. In this period you have a warm temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Jos is 34°C in March and the lowest is 25°C in August.

Climate of Jos by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Jos? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January