Compare Weather & Climate
Sokoto is 2017.0 kilometers (1253.3 miles) away and 1.0 hours ahead of Matam, Senegal. Sokoto's climate is classified as Subtropical steppe (Köppen climate classification: BSh) while Matam has a Subtropical desert climate (BWh).
Sokoto generally has cooler weather than Matam. The average mean temperature in Sokoto is 31.67°C (89.01°F) while Matam’s temperature is 32.84°C (91.11°F) and the difference is 1.17°C (34.11°F). Sokoto is hottest on average in May, when the day time temperature may reach 36.65°C (97.97°F), while Matam is hottest in May when the average high temperature is 37.04°C (98.67°F). Sokoto is coolest in January when the average low temperature is 16.52°C (61.74°F), while January is the coolest month in Matam, when night time temperature often falls below 19.85°C (67.73°F).
Finally, Sokoto has about 1.72 times more rainfall than Matam, (Sokoto’s 34.38mm vs Matam’s average of 19.97mm).
Comparison summary
| Weather | Sokoto | Matam | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hottest month | May: 36.65°C (97.97°F) | May: 37.04°C (98.67°F) | 0.39°C (32.7°F) |
| Coldest month | January: 16.52°C (61.74°F) | January: 19.85°C (67.73°F) | 3.33°C (37.99°F) |
| Wettest month | August: 170.47mm (6.71in) | August: 108.54mm (4.27in) | 61.93mm (2.44in) |
| Driest month | January: 0.0mm (0in) | January: 0.0mm (0in) | 0.0mm (0in) |