Zaria
City in Nigeria: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
Zaria is a city in Nigeria, in Kaduna State. About 980,000 people live in the city proper, making it the 14th largest city of Nigeria in our atlas.
It lies at 11.11° N, 7.72° E, about 644 m (2,113 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Lagos time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Zaria. Green dots: other major cities of Nigeria. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Zaria has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 35°C (96°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 12°C (54°F). Around 1,128 mm (44 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.
What to eat in NigeriaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Kaduna · 72 km
- Kano · 131 km
- Jos · 183 km
- Abuja · 229 km
- Sokoto · 346 km
- Ilorin · 452 km
- Enugu · 519 km
- Onitsha · 560 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2317765 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q147975 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
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