Kano

Overview

Kano is a city in Nigeria, in Kano State. About 4.9 million people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Nigeria in our atlas.

It lies at 12.00° N, 8.52° E, about 484 m (1,588 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Lagos time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

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

Climate

Kano has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 39°C (103°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 12°C (53°F). Around 629 mm (25 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

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Sani Abacha StadiumStadium

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Ancient Kano City WallsNational monument of Nigeria in Kano

Gidan RumfaBuilding in Nigeria

Gidan Makama Museum, KanoThis one of the old structures depicting traditional Hausa architecture in the city of Kano. It is a Historical and Ethnographical type of Museum.

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Kurmi MarketMarket in Kano Nigeria

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Pillars StadiumBuilding in Africa

Kano ZooZoo and park in Kano city

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Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic StudiesResearch and training unit of Bayero University Kano, Nigeria

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

Nearby major cities

• Zaria · 131 km
• Kaduna · 201 km
• Jos · 234 km
• Abuja · 345 km
• Sokoto · 374 km
• Maiduguri · 504 km
• Ilorin · 581 km
• Enugu · 627 km

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