Jos monthly weather averages

Contents

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Jos

Jos average temperature chart (Celsius) Jos average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Jos (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 27.3 28.9 30.7 30.4 28.4 26.8 24.7 24.5 26.1 27.7 27.9 27.2
°F 81.1 84 87.3 86.7 83.1 80.3 76.4 76 78.9 81.9 82.2 80.9

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Jos monthly rainfall chart (mm) Jos monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Jos (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 1 4 22 81 152 185 279 278 210 59 3 1
inches 0 0.2 0.9 3.2 6 7.3 11 10.9 8.3 2.3 0.1 0
Rainy days 0 0 1 7 11 15 20 19 15 4 0 0

Average annual rainfall in Jos: 1293.634mm (509.3 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Jos

Jos average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Jos
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 9.5 9.4 8.1 7.2 7.1 7.1 5.5 4.9 6.4 8.2 10 9.8

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Jos average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Jos average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Jos (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C 12.8 15.2 18 18.7 18.4 17.6 17 16.8 16.9 16.6 14.8 13.1
Max °C 27.7 29.2 31.1 30.7 28.7 27.1 24.9 24.7 26.3 28 28.2 27.5
Min °F 55 59.4 64.3 65.7 65 63.6 62.5 62.2 62.4 61.9 58.6 55.6
Max °F 68.4 72 76.1 76.5 74.3 72.1 69.6 69.3 70.9 72.1 70.7 68.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Jos average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Jos average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Jos in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 26.2 26.4 26.7 27 27.2 26.8 26.3 26.1 26.3 26.6 26.7 26.6
°F 79.1 79.5 80.1 80.5 80.9 80.3 79.4 78.9 79.4 79.9 80.1 79.9

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Jos average winspeed by month (km/h) Jos average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Jos (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 11 12 14 14
mph 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 7 8 9 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Jos relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Jos
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
25% 23% 33% 51% 67% 73% 80% 81% 75% 59% 34% 30%

Other monthly averages

UV index Best time to go?

Beta

Current (hourly) weather 15 day forecast

Jos weather stats

Jos weather statistics
Hottest month: April 30.4°C 86.7°F
Driest month: January 1mm 0ins
Sunniest month: November 10hrs
Coldest month: January 27.3°C 81.1°F
Wettest month: July 279mm 11ins
Warmest sea: May 27.2°C 81°F
Map showing location of Jos (9.91667, 8.9) Jos map pin © Google