Zaria Weather in May
Zaria in May
The short of it: Zaria in May averages a high of 35 °C (94 °F) and a low of 24 °C (75 °F), with 95 mm (3.7 in) of rain and about 12 h 38 min of daylight. Rated 1 of 5 for a visit; the best months are January and December. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 35° · low 24° · rain 95 mm · daylight 12 h 38 min
✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: January & December
Thirty years of records give Zaria an average May high of 35°, a low of 24° and some 95 mm of rain. Days run hot, near 35° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 95 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 12 h 38 min in mid-May, 16 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack linen, a wide hat and water, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates May 1 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are January and December.
Against its neighbours, Zaria runs cooler than most and wetter than most in May. Hunkuyi, 19 km to the NNW, is 1° warmer by day.
May in Zaria, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 3rd warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 1° colder, 74 mm more rain
- Versus June
- 4° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 11°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 12 h 38 min
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HunkuyiKaduna State | 19 km NNW | 36° | 24° | 84 mm |
| IgabiKaduna State | 34 km S | 34° | 23° | 102 mm |
| DanjaKatsina State | 34 km NNW | 36° | 24° | 78 mm |
| SobaKaduna State | 39 km ESE | 34° | 23° | 89 mm |
| BakoriKatsina State | 59 km NNW | 36° | 24° | 73 mm |
| Dutsen WaiKaduna State | 60 km ESE | 34° | 23° | 90 mm |
| FuntuaKatsina State | 64 km NW | 36° | 24° | 76 mm |
| Dan GoraKano State | 66 km NE | 36° | 24° | 63 mm |