Editing Jos (section)

==Geography and climate==
Situated almost at the geographical centre of Nigeria and about {{convert|179|km|mi|abbr=off}} from [[Abuja]], the nation's capital, Jos is linked by road, rail and air to the rest of the country. The city is served by [[Yakubu Gowon Airport]], but its rail connections no longer operate as the only currently operational section of [[Rail transport in Nigeria|Nigeria's rail network]] is the western line from Lagos to [[Kano (city)|Kano]].

At an altitude of {{convert|1,217|m|abbr=on}} above sea level, Jos' climate is closer to temperate than that of the vast majority of Nigeria. Average monthly temperatures range from {{convert|21|-|25|°C}}, and from mid-November to late January, night-time temperatures drop as low as {{convert|7|C}}. Hail sometimes falls during the rainy season because of the cooler temperatures at high altitudes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2024-07-22 |title=Brief History |url=https://juth.gov.ng/brief-history/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Jos University Teaching Hospital |language=en-US}}</ref>  These cooler temperatures have, from [[Colonialism|colonial]] times until the present day, made Jos a favourite holiday location for both tourists and [[expatriates]] based in Nigeria.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}}

Jos receives about {{convert|1400|mm|in|0|abbr=off}} of rainfall annually, the [[precipitation]] arising from both convectional and [[orographic precipitation|orographic]] sources, owing to the location of the city on the [[Jos Plateau]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iahs.info/redbooks/a281/iahs_281_277.pdf |title=Publications |publisher=Iahs.info |access-date=2013-12-10}}</ref>

According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Jos has a [[tropical savanna climate]], abbreviated ''Aw''.<ref name="Climate-Data.org">{{cite web |url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/46664/ |title=Climate: Jos -a– Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table |publisher=Climate-Data.org |access-date=2013-11-26 }}</ref>

{{Weather box
 | width       = auto
 | metric first = yes
 | single line = yes
 | location    = Jos (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1947–1970, 1991–2020)
 | Jan record high C = 35
 | Feb record high C = 34.5
 | Mar record high C = 35.6
 | Apr record high C = 36
 | May record high C = 35.3
 | Jun record high C = 32.2
 | Jul record high C = 29.2
 | Aug record high C = 30
 | Sep record high C = 29.5
 | Oct record high C = 34
 | Nov record high C = 31.7
 | Dec record high C = 32
 | year record high C = 36.0

 | Jan high C = 28.3
 | Feb high C = 30.2
 | Mar high C = 31.9
 | Apr high C = 30.8
 | May high C = 28.4
 | Jun high C = 26.4
 | Jul high C = 24.6
 | Aug high C = 24.1
 | Sep high C = 26.0
 | Oct high C = 27.5
 | Nov high C = 28.3
 | Dec high C = 28.0
 | year high C = 27.9

 | Jan mean C = 20.0
 | Feb mean C = 22.1
 | Mar mean C = 24.5
 | Apr mean C = 24.7
 | May mean C = 23.4
 | Jun mean C = 21.9
 | Jul mean C = 20.8
 | Aug mean C = 20.5
 | Sep mean C = 21.4
 | Oct mean C = 21.9
 | Nov mean C = 20.8
 | Dec mean C = 19.8
 | year mean C = 21.8

 | Jan low C = 11.8
 | Feb low C = 14.0
 | Mar low C = 17.0
 | Apr low C = 18.6
 | May low C = 18.4
 | Jun low C = 17.5
 | Jul low C = 17.0
 | Aug low C = 16.9
 | Sep low C = 16.8
 | Oct low C = 16.4
 | Nov low C = 13.3
 | Dec low C = 11.5
 | year low C = 15.8

 | Jan record low C = 1.1
 | Feb record low C = 7.2
 | Mar record low C = 10
 | Apr record low C = 12.5
 | May record low C = 12
 | Jun record low C = 13
 | Jul record low C = 11
 | Aug record low C = 9.5
 | Sep record low C = 10
 | Oct record low C = 10.0
 | Nov record low C = 8
 | Dec record low C = 6
 | year record low C = 1.1

 | precipitation colour = green
 | Jan precipitation mm = 0.4
 | Feb precipitation mm = 5.1
 | Mar precipitation mm = 13.4
 | Apr precipitation mm = 93.2
 | May precipitation mm = 176.5
 | Jun precipitation mm = 207.1
 | Jul precipitation mm = 248.7
 | Aug precipitation mm = 255.5
 | Sep precipitation mm = 181.9
 | Oct precipitation mm = 58.7
 | Nov precipitation mm = 1.2
 | Dec precipitation mm = 1.2
 | year precipitation mm = 1242.9

 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
 | Jan precipitation days = 0.1
 | Feb precipitation days = 0.3
 | Mar precipitation days = 1.2
 | Apr precipitation days = 6.8
 | May precipitation days = 13.3
 | Jun precipitation days = 14.7
 | Jul precipitation days = 19.0
 | Aug precipitation days = 19.6
 | Sep precipitation days = 15.1
 | Oct precipitation days = 5.9
 | Nov precipitation days = 0.1
 | Dec precipitation days = 0.2
 | year precipitation days = 96.3

 | Jan humidity = 21.5
 | Feb humidity = 20.6
 | Mar humidity = 28.7
 | Apr humidity = 52.7
 | May humidity = 70.3
 | Jun humidity = 76.7
 | Jul humidity = 81.7
 | Aug humidity = 86.1
 | Sep humidity = 83.1
 | Oct humidity = 73.2
 | Nov humidity = 47.0
 | Dec humidity = 29.4
 | year humidity = 55.9

|Jan sun = 282.1
|Feb sun = 254.8
|Mar sun = 238.7
|Apr sun = 204.0
|May sun = 204.6
|Jun sun = 198.0
|Jul sun = 158.1
|Aug sun = 139.5
|Sep sun = 177.0
|Oct sun = 238.7
|Nov sun = 285.0
|Dec sun = 288.3
|year sun = 2668.8
|Jan percentsun = 79
|Feb percentsun = 78
|Mar percentsun = 64
|Apr percentsun = 56
|May percentsun = 53
|Jun percentsun = 53
|Jul percentsun = 41
|Aug percentsun = 37
|Sep percentsun = 49
|Oct percentsun = 65
|Nov percentsun = 82
|Dec percentsun = 81
|year percentsun = 61

 | source = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]] (sunshine 1961–1990)<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web
|url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-1-WMO-Normals-9120/Nigeria/CSV/Jos_65134.csv
|title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Jos
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = January 6, 2024}}</ref><ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/TABLES/REG__I/NI/65134.TXT
| title = Jos Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]
| access-date = 22 July 2016}}</ref>
|source 2 = DWD (extremes)<ref>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_651340_kt.pdf
| title = Klimatafel von Jos / Nigeria
| publisher = [[Deutscher Wetterdienst]]
| access-date = January 25, 2023}}</ref>
}}