How many sunny days does Kano have per year?

Kano averages approximately 321 sunny days per year, based on historical climate data.

What is the air quality in Kano?

Kano has an annual PM2.5 concentration of 58.8 µg/m³, classified as "Very Unhealthy" by WHO standards. Serious health risk. Limit outdoor activities.

Kano State

Kano · Nigeria

Nigeria's second-largest city.

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5.1M

419 km²

484m

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Kano is bathed in sunshine — 321 sunny days a year. Summers are intensely hot — air conditioning is essential. On the other hand, air quality is a concern.

Kano, Nigeria is a 5.1M-resident city with 321 sunny days and 0 frost days annually and an annual PM2.5 of 58.8 µg/m³. Nigeria's second-largest city.

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Climate Lab·Kano

Monthly climate metrics across temperature, precipitation, wind, and UV.

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Metric	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Temperature
Daily high°C	30	31	37	39	39	36	32	30	32	34	32	31	34
Daily mean°C	24	25	32	35	35	31	28	26	28	29	27	25	29
Daily low°C	14	16	21	26	27	25	23	23	23	23	18	15	21
Thermal comfort
High feelsDaily high feels-like°C	33	34	41	43	43	42	37	35	39	38	35	33	38
Mean feelsDaily mean feels-like°C	24	26	32	37	37	35	30	28	33	32	28	24	30
Low feelsDaily low feels-like°C	7	8	16	23	25	25	23	21	23	20	15	9	18
Humidity
HumidityRelative humidity%	25	21	19	28	42	57	72	78	75	47	32	28	44
Dewpoint°C	2.9	0.8	3.5	14.5	20.2	20.8	22.0	22.4	22.6	16.4	8.8	4.5	13.3
Precipitation
Rainfallmm	0	0	0	0	11	46	134	248	157	17	0	0	613
Rain days≥1mm	0	0	0	0	3	10	21	23	19	2	0	0	78
Wind
Wind avgm/s	2.8	2.8	2.5	2.4	2.4	2.6	2.8	2.8	1.8	2.1	2.5	2.9	2.5
Wind gustsm/s	4.4	4.7	4.2	4.7	4.6	4.4	4.6	4.7	3.4	3.8	4.3	4.3	4.3
Sun & UV
Sunshinehrs/day	10.5	10.6	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.0	9.8	8.7	9.0	9.9	9.8	10.0	9.9
Clear skyindex	64%	68%	61%	57%	62%	60%	43%	32%	49%	54%	73%	78%	58%
UV indexmax avg	9.0	9.9	10.7	10.1	9.8	9.3	9.0	8.2	9.6	9.2	8.7	8.2	9.3

Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

Lifestyle Calendar·Kano

Outdoor living in Kano is seasonal. Dinner outside is comfortable 12/12 months — impressive, while even walking manages 5/12 months.

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12/12

Dinner Outside

72Jan: 72% viability

85Feb: 85% viability

94Mar: 94% viability

81Apr: 81% viability

77May: 77% viability

76Jun: 76% viability

69Jul: 69% viability

68Aug: 68% viability

71Sep: 71% viability

97Oct: 97% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

83Dec: 83% viability

12/12

Dinner Outside

72Jan: 72% viability

85Feb: 85% viability

94Mar: 94% viability

81Apr: 81% viability

77May: 77% viability

76Jun: 76% viability

69Jul: 69% viability

68Aug: 68% viability

71Sep: 71% viability

97Oct: 97% viability

98Nov: 98% viability

83Dec: 83% viability

81%

Humid

4/12

Lunch Outside

94Jan: 94% viability

87Feb: 87% viability

26Mar: 26% viability

6Apr: 6% viability

2May: 2% viability

11Jun: 11% viability

35Jul: 35% viability

43Aug: 43% viability

23Sep: 23% viability

26Oct: 26% viability

73Nov: 73% viability

93Dec: 93% viability

4/12

Lunch Outside

94Jan: 94% viability

87Feb: 87% viability

26Mar: 26% viability

6Apr: 6% viability

2May: 2% viability

11Jun: 11% viability

35Jul: 35% viability

43Aug: 43% viability

23Sep: 23% viability

26Oct: 26% viability

73Nov: 73% viability

93Dec: 93% viability

43%

Heat

5/12

Walking

92Jan: 92% viability

84Feb: 84% viability

23Mar: 23% viability

4Apr: 4% viability

1May: 1% viability

11Jun: 11% viability

43Jul: 43% viability

69Aug: 69% viability

27Sep: 27% viability

23Oct: 23% viability

67Nov: 67% viability

91Dec: 91% viability

5/12

Walking

92Jan: 92% viability

84Feb: 84% viability

23Mar: 23% viability

4Apr: 4% viability

1May: 1% viability

11Jun: 11% viability

43Jul: 43% viability

69Aug: 69% viability

27Sep: 27% viability

23Oct: 23% viability

67Nov: 67% viability

91Dec: 91% viability

45%

Heat

0/12

Running

35Jan: 35% viability

24Feb: 24% viability

1Mar: 1% viability

0Apr: 0% viability

0May: 0% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

4Jul: 4% viability

11Aug: 11% viability

2Sep: 2% viability

0Oct: 0% viability

4Nov: 4% viability

26Dec: 26% viability

0/12

Running

35Jan: 35% viability

24Feb: 24% viability

1Mar: 1% viability

0Apr: 0% viability

0May: 0% viability

0Jun: 0% viability

4Jul: 4% viability

11Aug: 11% viability

2Sep: 2% viability

0Oct: 0% viability

4Nov: 4% viability

26Dec: 26% viability

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Based on 2014–2024 hourly climate data · Updated Mar 2025

Confidence: High

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