NG - Nigeria

To choose when to visit the country it is advisable to keep in mind that the rainy season lasts from 4 to 7 months in the region between the parallels of 11º and 8º (from May / June to September / October); after this period, the long dry season occurs, linked to the influence of the Saharan anticyclone which generates characteristic, dry winds, such as harmattan. To the south of this belt, the rainy season lasts about 7 months. Finally, in the coastal area with an equatorial climate, the rains are homogeneously distributed throughout the year, even though it diminishes a little in the winter months.

There are dry winters and rainy summers, with the progressive attenuation towards the north of the oceanic wet supplies while the coastal belt and in particular the delta region of Niger, characterized by an equatorial climate (25-26 ° C). In the northern part there are high temperature ranges (min 13-16 ° C – max 38-41 ° C). The maximum temperatures occur in the imminent rainy season.