| Official Name: | Wushishi | ||||||
| Other Name: | wsh | ||||||
| Native Name: | wushishi | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA and town | ||||||
| Motto: | TOGETHER WE MAKE IT | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Niger State | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Imperial | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
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Wushishi is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Wushishi.
Wushishi is located between Longitude 9°43'N and Latitude 6°04'E and it has an area of 1,879 km and a population of 81,783 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 922.[1]
Temperatures rarely drop below or rise above 102°F in the humid, partly cloudy dry season of this hot and oppressive climate, which ranges from 61°F to 96°F.[2] [3]
From February 8 to April 22, the hot season, with an average daily high temperature exceeding 94°F, lasts for 2.4 months. Wushishi experiences the warmest month of the year in April, with an average high of 94°F and low of 76°F.
With an average daily maximum temperature below 87°F, the chilly season lasts for 3.4 months, from June 25 to October 4. With an average low of 62°F and high of 90°F, December is the coldest month of the year in Wushishi.
The average proportion of sky that is covered by clouds in Wushishi varies significantly seasonally throughout the year.[4]
In Wushishi, the clearer season starts about November 4 and lasts for 3.7 months, coming to a close around February 24.[5]
In Wushishi, January is the clearest month of the year, with the sky remaining clear, mostly clear, or partly overcast 57% of the time.[6]
Beginning about February 24 and lasting for 8.3 months, the cloudier season ends around November 4.
May is the cloudiest month of the year in Wushishi, with the sky being overcast or mostly cloudy 82% of the time on average during this month.