Jos Weather in December
Jos in December
The short of it: Jos in December averages a high of 28 °C (83 °F) and a low of 13 °C (56 °F), with 0.0 mm (0.00 in) of rain and about 11 h 33 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 13° · rain 0.0 mm · daylight 11 h 33 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Jos an average December high of 28°, a low of 13° and some 0.0 mm of rain. Much like November: highs about 28°, nights near 13°. Easy travelling weather. It is the driest month of the year, only 0.0 mm of rain.
The sun is up for about 11 h 33 min in mid-December.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water. The Almanac rates December 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Jos runs cooler than most and wetter than most in December. Bukuru, 15 km to the SSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Jos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 12th wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 1° colder, 1.0 mm less rain
- Versus January
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 15°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 11 h 33 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BukuruPlateau State | 15 km SSW | 28° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| VomPlateau State | 25 km SSW | 28° | 12° | 0.0 mm |
| LereBauchi | 55 km ESE | 30° | 14° | 0.0 mm |
| SaminakaKaduna State | 58 km NNW | 31° | 14° | 0.0 mm |
| LereKaduna State | 62 km NW | 31° | 14° | 0.0 mm |
| KagoroKaduna State | 66 km WSW | 30° | 15° | 0.0 mm |
| PanyamPlateau State | 68 km SSE | 28° | 13° | 0.0 mm |
| LameBauchi | 69 km NNE | 30° | 14° | 0.0 mm |