Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Kagara Nigeria

In Kagara, the wet season is oppressive and overcast, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is hot year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 58°F to 95°F and is rarely below 53°F or above 102°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Kagara for warm-weather activities is from early December to late January.

The hot season lasts for 2.3 months, from February 11 to April 19, with an average daily high temperature above 93°F. The hottest month of the year in Kagara is April, with an average high of 93°F and low of 74°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.5 months, from June 21 to October 4, with an average daily high temperature below 85°F. The coldest month of the year in Kagara is December, with an average low of 59°F and high of 88°F.

In Kagara, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Kagara begins around November 1 and lasts for 3.9 months, ending around February 28.

The clearest month of the year in Kagara is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 59% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around February 28 and lasts for 8.1 months, ending around November 1.

The cloudiest month of the year in Kagara is May, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 81% of the time.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Kagara varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 5.9 months, from April 21 to October 16, with a greater than 45% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Kagara is August, with an average of 27.2 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.1 months, from October 16 to April 21. The month with the fewest wet days in Kagara is January, with an average of 0.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Kagara is August, with an average of 27.2 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 90% on August 31.

Rainfall

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Kagara experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.5 months, from March 22 to November 8, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Kagara is August, with an average rainfall of 10.3 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from November 8 to March 22. The month with the least rain in Kagara is December, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

The length of the day in Kagara does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 43 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 32 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 43 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise is at 6:12 AM on May 28, and the latest sunrise is 45 minutes later at 6:57 AM on January 28. The earliest sunset is at 6:09 PM on November 16, and the latest sunset is 52 minutes later at 7:00 PM on July 12.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Kagara during 2024.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Kagara experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 8.4 months, from March 1 to November 14, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 26% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Kagara is August, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Kagara is January, with 0.9 days that are muggy or worse.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Kagara experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 4.0 months, from November 17 to March 16, with average wind speeds of more than 6.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Kagara is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 8.9 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 8.0 months, from March 16 to November 17. The calmest month of the year in Kagara is October, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.3 miles per hour.

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Kagara varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the south for 7.2 months, from March 12 to October 19, with a peak percentage of 73% on May 12. The wind is most often from the east for 4.8 months, from October 19 to March 12, with a peak percentage of 75% on January 1.

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Kagara throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Kagara for general outdoor tourist activities is from early December to late January, with a peak score in the last week of December.

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Kagara for hot-weather activities is from late October to early March, with a peak score in the last week of January.

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Kagara are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 1.9 months, from January 21 to March 19, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.6 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Kagara is February, with an average of 5.8 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 4.5 months, from May 14 to September 30, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.7 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Kagara is June, with an average of 4.5 kWh.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Kagara are 10.187 deg latitude, 6.255 deg longitude, and 942 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Kagara contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 574 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 982 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (1,014 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,139 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Kagara is covered by cropland (54%), grassland (17%), shrubs (16%), and trees (13%), within 10 miles by cropland (53%) and shrubs (21%), and within 50 miles by cropland (50%) and shrubs (25%).