Nalerigu climate — normals and trends
Nalerigu (Ghana) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 900 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is March (31.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Nalerigu averages 0 frost days, 279 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Nalerigu has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.19 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 9 April 1983) and the coldest 14.1 °C (on 9 January 1957).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
NaleriguNorth East
- coords
- 10.53°, -0.37°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.6°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
900mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
14.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
279 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
321 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
42.0 °C
9 April 1983
Coldest day
14.1 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
159 mm
31 July 2021
Windiest day
32.8 km/h
24 January 1992
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
24 January 1992
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
31 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.3 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
14 July 2018
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Mar | 38.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 37.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 31 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 34.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 56 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 33.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 57 mm | -30 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 173 mm | +8 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 248 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 29.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 231 mm | +47 mm |
| Oct | 32.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 44 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 35.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 35.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nalerigu?
Nalerigu has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 900 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nalerigu?
The hottest day measured in Nalerigu between 1940 and 2025 was 9 April 1983, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nalerigu?
The coldest day measured in Nalerigu between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Nalerigu?
Almost never: Nalerigu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nalerigu warmed?
Yes: Nalerigu warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nalerigu?
The wettest day measured in Nalerigu between 1940 and 2025 was 31 July 2021, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nalerigu?
The windiest day measured in Nalerigu between 1940 and 2025 was 24 January 1992, with winds reaching 32.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nalerigu?
The warmest month in Nalerigu is March (31.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Nalerigu?
Nalerigu receives on average 900 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nalerigu?
Nalerigu gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nalerigu?
Yes: Nalerigu has on average 321 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nalerigu?
In Nalerigu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 31 March 2024, and the lowest was 9.3 °C on 9 January 1957.
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