1. WeatherSpark.com
  2. Nigeria
  3. Sokoto

Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Isa Nigeria

In Isa, the wet season is hot, oppressive, and mostly cloudy and the dry season is sweltering, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 60°F to 104°F and is rarely below 55°F or above 108°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Isa for hot-weather activities is from late October to mid March.

Climate in Isa

hotswelteringhotswelteringhotJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNowNow69%69%33%33%clearovercastprecipitation: 6.3 inprecipitation: 6.3 in0.0 in0.0 inmuggy: 100%muggy: 100%0%0%drydrybeach/pool score: 7.6beach/pool score: 7.63.83.8
Isa weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 2.3 months, from March 18 to May 26, with an average daily high temperature above 100°F. The hottest month of the year in Isa is April, with an average high of 103°F and low of 79°F.

The cool season lasts for 1.6 months, from December 10 to January 30, with an average daily high temperature below 90°F. The coldest month of the year in Isa is January, with an average low of 61°F and high of 87°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Isa

Average High and Low Temperature in IsahotcoolcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 286°FJan 286°FApr 14104°FApr 14104°F60°F60°F79°F79°FMay 26100°FMay 26100°FDec 1090°FDec 1090°F73°F73°F81°F81°F62°F62°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 87°F93°F100°F103°F101°F96°F90°F88°F92°F96°F94°F88°F
Temp. 73°F79°F86°F92°F91°F87°F83°F81°F83°F85°F80°F74°F
Low 61°F66°F73°F79°F81°F79°F76°F75°F75°F73°F67°F62°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Isa

Average Hourly Temperature in IsaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoolcoolcomfortablecomfortablewarmwarmwarmhothotswelteringswelteringcomfortablecomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

Amreli, India (4,289 miles away) and Solāpur, India (4,620 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Isa (view comparison).

Map
Marker
© OpenStreetMap contributors

Compare Isa to another city:

Map

In Isa, 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 Isa begins around November 7 and lasts for 4.1 months, ending around March 9.

The clearest month of the year in Isa is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 68% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 9 and lasts for 7.9 months, ending around November 7.

The cloudiest month of the year in Isa is May, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 64% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Isa

Cloud Cover Categories in IsaclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jan 969%Jan 969%May 433%May 433%Nov 751%Nov 751%Mar 951%Mar 951%NowNowclearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 32%39%51%61%64%57%58%62%61%54%47%38%
Clearer 68%61%49%39%36%43%42%38%39%46%53%62%

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

The wetter season lasts 2.9 months, from June 19 to September 16, with a greater than 39% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Isa is August, with an average of 23.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 9.1 months, from September 16 to June 19. The month with the fewest wet days in Isa 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 Isa is August, with an average of 23.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 78% on August 14.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Isa

Daily Chance of Precipitation in IsawetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 1478%Aug 1478%Jan 10%Jan 10%Jun 1939%Jun 1939%Sep 1639%Sep 1639%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 0.0d0.0d0.1d0.9d5.0d11.3d20.5d23.5d12.3d1.6d0.1d0.0d

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. Isa experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 5.1 months, from May 5 to October 9, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Isa is August, with an average rainfall of 6.2 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 6.9 months, from October 9 to May 5. The month with the least rain in Isa is December, with an average rainfall of -0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Isa

Average Monthly Rainfall in IsarainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 inAug 86.3 inAug 86.3 inDec 31-0.0 inDec 31-0.0 inMay 50.5 inMay 50.5 inOct 90.5 inOct 90.5 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.0″0.0″0.0″0.2″0.8″2.1″5.1″6.2″2.8″0.2″0.0″0.0″

The length of the day in Isa varies over the course of the year. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 21 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 54 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Isa

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 11.4h11.7h12.1h12.4h12.7h12.9h12.8h12.5h12.2h11.8h11.5h11.4h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:06 AM on June 2, and the latest sunrise is 55 minutes later at 7:01 AM on January 25. The earliest sunset is at 6:04 PM on November 19, and the latest sunset is 1 hour, 1 minute later at 7:05 PM on July 8.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Isa

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in IsaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMJun 26:06 AMJun 26:06 AM7:05 PMJul 87:05 PMJul 8Nov 196:04 PMNov 196:04 PM7:01 AMJan 257:01 AMJan 25daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Isa

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in IsaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM00001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060707000001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060707080805390NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

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.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Isa

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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.

Isa experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 6.2 months, from April 18 to October 23, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 25% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Isa is August, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Isa is December, with 0.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Isa

Humidity Comfort Levels in IsamuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 80%Jan 80%100%Aug 7100%Aug 7Apr 1825%Apr 1825%Oct 2325%Oct 2325%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivemuggymuggydrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 0.0d0.1d0.8d7.0d19.2d26.9d30.6d31.0d28.6d13.5d0.7d0.0d

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 Isa experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 8.0 months, from November 8 to July 9, with average wind speeds of more than 8.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Isa is January, with an average hourly wind speed of 11.5 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.0 months, from July 9 to November 8. The calmest month of the year in Isa is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 5.6 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Isa

Average Wind Speed in IsawindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mph14 mph14 mph16 mph16 mphJan 2211.5 mphJan 2211.5 mphSep 215.5 mphSep 215.5 mphNov 88.5 mphNov 88.5 mphJul 98.5 mphJul 98.5 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 11.511.19.98.98.89.18.16.35.66.59.010.8

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

The wind is most often from the south for 1.5 months, from April 24 to June 9, with a peak percentage of 47% on June 5. The wind is most often from the west for 3.8 months, from June 9 to October 4, with a peak percentage of 58% on July 31. The wind is most often from the east for 6.7 months, from October 4 to April 24, with a peak percentage of 91% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Isa

Wind Direction in IsaESWEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastsouthnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Isa 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 Isa for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid December to early February, with a peak score in the first week of January.

Tourism Score in Isa

Tourism Score in IsaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.87.82.42.42.82.8NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Isa for hot-weather activities is from late October to mid March, with a peak score in the second week of February.

Beach/Pool Score in Isa

Beach/Pool Score in Isabest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.67.63.83.87.67.67.17.15.15.14.84.8NowNowtemperaturetemperaturecloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

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 Isa 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.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Isa

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in IsaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoolwarmhotswelteringcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

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.

Growing Degree Days in Isa

Growing Degree Days in IsaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°FJan 590°FJan 590°FMar 111,800°FMar 111,800°FDec 3111,009°FDec 3111,009°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

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 2.0 months, from February 24 to April 25, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.5 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Isa is March, with an average of 6.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.4 months, from July 15 to September 27, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.5 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Isa is August, with an average of 5.2 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Isa

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in IsabrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhApr 16.8 kWhApr 16.8 kWhAug 135.2 kWhAug 135.2 kWhFeb 246.5 kWhFeb 246.5 kWhSep 275.5 kWhSep 275.5 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.76.36.66.66.25.85.55.25.45.95.85.5

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Isa are 13.201 deg latitude, 6.405 deg longitude, and 1,056 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Isa is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 43 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 1,051 feet. Within 10 miles is essentially flat (213 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (879 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Isa is covered by cropland (58%) and grassland (19%), within 10 miles by cropland (53%) and grassland (39%), and within 50 miles by cropland (49%) and grassland (39%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Isa, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Isa.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Isa according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Isa is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Isa and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

  • Maradi Airport (DRRM, 68%, 53 mi, northeast, 184 ft elevation change)
  • Birni-N'Konni (DRRB, 32%, 88 mi, northwest, -161 ft elevation change)

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Isa and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Disclaimer

The information on this site is provided as is, without any assurances as to its accuracy or suitability for any purpose. Weather data is prone to errors, outages, and other defects. We assume no responsibility for any decisions made on the basis of the content presented on this site.

We draw particular cautious attention to our reliance on the MERRA-2 model-based reconstructions for a number of important data series. While having the tremendous advantages of temporal and spatial completeness, these reconstructions: (1) are based on computer models that may have model-based errors, (2) are coarsely sampled on a 50 km grid and are therefore unable to reconstruct the local variations of many microclimates, and (3) have particular difficulty with the weather in some coastal areas, especially small islands.

We further caution that our travel scores are only as good as the data that underpin them, that weather conditions at any given location and time are unpredictable and variable, and that the definition of the scores reflects a particular set of preferences that may not agree with those of any particular reader.

Please review our full terms contained on our Terms of Service page.