Kaduna

Overview

Kaduna is a city in Nigeria, in Kaduna State. About 1.9 million people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Nigeria in our atlas.

It lies at 10.53° N, 7.44° E, about 626 m (2,054 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Lagos time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Kaduna. Green dots: other major cities of Nigeria. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Kaduna has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 36°C (96°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 13°C (55°F). Around 1,398 mm (55 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Ahmadu Bello StadiumStadium

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Ranchers Bees StadiumBuilding in Africa

National Museum KadunaThe Kaduna Museum contains a substantial collection of archaeological, ethnolographic and crafts exhibits

Abubakar Mahmud Gumi MarketMarket in Kaduna State

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

Nearby major cities

• Zaria · 72 km
• Abuja · 163 km
• Jos · 172 km
• Kano · 201 km
• Sokoto · 370 km
• Ilorin · 388 km
• Enugu · 453 km
• Onitsha · 491 km

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