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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Gakem Nigeria

In Gakem, the wet season is warm, oppressive, and overcast and the dry season is hot, muggy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 65°F to 89°F and is rarely below 59°F or above 93°F.

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

Climate in Gakem

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Gakem weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The hot season lasts for 2.3 months, from January 30 to April 7, with an average daily high temperature above 88°F. The hottest month of the year in Gakem is March, with an average high of 89°F and low of 73°F.

The cool season lasts for 4.0 months, from June 21 to October 19, with an average daily high temperature below 83°F. The coldest month of the year in Gakem is December, with an average low of 66°F and high of 85°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Gakem

Average High and Low Temperature in GakemhotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 185°FJan 185°FFeb 2889°FFeb 2889°F65°F65°F71°F71°FApr 788°FApr 788°FJun 2183°FJun 2183°FOct 1983°FOct 1983°F74°F74°F73°F73°F72°F72°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 86°F89°F89°F87°F85°F83°F82°F82°F82°F83°F85°F85°F
Temp. 75°F78°F80°F80°F79°F77°F76°F76°F76°F77°F77°F75°F
Low 66°F69°F73°F74°F74°F73°F72°F72°F72°F72°F70°F66°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 Gakem

Average Hourly Temperature in GakemJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcomfortablecomfortablewarmwarmhothotcomfortable
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.

Pueblo Viejo, Panama (6,203 miles away); Ungaran, Indonesia (7,062 miles); and Kalanganan, Philippines (7,869 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Gakem (view comparison).

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In Gakem, 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 Gakem begins around November 15 and lasts for 3.4 months, ending around February 25.

The clearest month of the year in Gakem is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 45% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around February 25 and lasts for 8.7 months, ending around November 15.

The cloudiest month of the year in Gakem is May, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 86% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Gakem

Cloud Cover Categories in GakemclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 2648%Dec 2648%May 813%May 813%Nov 1530%Nov 1530%Feb 2531%Feb 2531%NowNowclearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
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 57%65%78%84%86%80%80%82%83%83%70%55%
Clearer 43%35%22%16%14%20%20%18%17%17%30%45%

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

The wetter season lasts 7.3 months, from March 26 to November 4, with a greater than 43% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Gakem is September, with an average of 25.4 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.7 months, from November 4 to March 26. The month with the fewest wet days in Gakem is December, with an average of 0.7 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 Gakem is September, with an average of 25.4 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 86% on September 12.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Gakem

Daily Chance of Precipitation in GakemwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Sep 1286%Sep 1286%Dec 211%Dec 211%Mar 2643%Mar 2643%Nov 443%Nov 443%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 0.7d2.6d10.9d18.1d22.5d22.7d22.8d24.0d25.4d23.1d7.0d0.7d

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. Gakem experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 9.4 months, from February 16 to November 29, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Gakem is September, with an average rainfall of 9.9 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from November 29 to February 16. The month with the least rain in Gakem is December, with an average rainfall of 0.1 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Gakem

Average Monthly Rainfall in GakemrainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 inSep 229.9 inSep 229.9 inDec 280.0 inDec 280.0 inFeb 160.5 inFeb 160.5 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 0.1″0.5″2.2″4.7″6.7″8.1″8.4″8.8″9.9″8.2″1.9″0.1″

The length of the day in Gakem does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 31 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 44 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 31 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Gakem

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in GakemJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 31 minJun 2012 hr, 31 minJun 2012 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 44 minDec 2111 hr, 44 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
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 11.8h11.9h12.1h12.3h12.4h12.5h12.5h12.3h12.1h12.0h11.8h11.7h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:06 AM on May 24, and the latest sunrise is 35 minutes later at 6:42 AM on February 1. The earliest sunset is at 6:02 PM on November 12, and the latest sunset is 41 minutes later at 6:44 PM on July 14.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Gakem

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in GakemJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMay 246:06 AMMay 246:06 AM6:44 PMJul 146:44 PMJul 14Nov 126:02 PMNov 126:02 PM6:42 AMFeb 16:42 AMFeb 1daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Gakem

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in GakemJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM00001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060607070708080000010101010202020203030303040404040505050506060607070708060NowNow
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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 Gakem

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.

Gakem experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 10 months, from January 29 to December 12, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 42% of the time.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Gakem is January, with 10.0 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Gakem

Humidity Comfort Levels in GakemmuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Dec 3123%Dec 3123%100%Jul 26100%Jul 26Jan 2942%Jan 2942%Dec 1242%Dec 1242%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivedrydrycomfortablecomfortablehumidhumidmuggymuggy
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 10.0d16.9d27.6d29.9d31.0d30.0d31.0d31.0d30.0d31.0d26.1d12.2d

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

The windier part of the year lasts for 7.2 months, from February 14 to September 19, with average wind speeds of more than 5.7 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Gakem is July, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.2 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 4.8 months, from September 19 to February 14. The calmest month of the year in Gakem is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.1 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Gakem

Average Wind Speed in GakemwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mph7 mph7 mph8 mph8 mph9 mph9 mph10 mph10 mph11 mph11 mphAug 27.5 mphAug 27.5 mphNov 74.0 mphNov 74.0 mphFeb 145.7 mphFeb 145.7 mphSep 195.7 mphSep 195.7 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) 6.05.86.36.66.26.57.27.25.94.74.15.3

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

The wind is most often from the south for 5.1 months, from January 28 to June 30 and for 3.1 months, from August 15 to November 18, with a peak percentage of 64% on April 11. The wind is most often from the west for 1.5 months, from June 30 to August 15, with a peak percentage of 53% on July 27. The wind is most often from the east for 1.5 months, from December 11 to January 28, with a peak percentage of 44% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Gakem

Wind Direction in GakemESWSNEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsouthnortheast
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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 Gakem 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 Gakem for general outdoor tourist activities is from early December to mid January, with a peak score in the last week of December.

Tourism Score in Gakem

Tourism Score in GakemJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.46.42.72.73.93.93.13.1NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Gakem for hot-weather activities is from mid November to late February, with a peak score in the third week of December.

Beach/Pool Score in Gakem

Beach/Pool Score in Gakembest timebest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.96.94.04.04.24.2NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/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 Gakem 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 Gakem

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in GakemJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 2NowNowcoolcomfortablewarmhot
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 Gakem

Growing Degree Days in GakemJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°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 91,800°FMar 91,800°FDec 319,857°FDec 319,857°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 2.8 months, from December 4 to February 28, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.1 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Gakem is January, with an average of 5.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.6 months, from August 8 to October 29, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.1 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Gakem is October, with an average of 3.9 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Gakem

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in GakembrightbrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhJan 295.4 kWhJan 295.4 kWhOct 173.8 kWhOct 173.8 kWhDec 45.1 kWhDec 45.1 kWhAug 84.1 kWhAug 84.1 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) 5.35.34.74.44.04.04.04.13.93.94.75.2

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Gakem are 6.770 deg latitude, 8.991 deg longitude, and 531 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Gakem contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 358 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 521 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,125 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (6,138 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Gakem is covered by cropland (46%) and shrubs (42%), within 10 miles by shrubs (47%) and cropland (43%), and within 50 miles by shrubs (35%) and cropland (34%).

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

Gakem is further than 200 kilometers from the nearest reliable weather station, so the weather-related data on this page were taken entirely from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis . 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.

The temperature and dew point estimates are corrected for the difference between the reference elevation of the MERRA-2 grid cell and the elevation of Gakem, according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

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.

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.

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