Aba climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Aba?

Aba has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 2,608 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aba?

The hottest day measured in Aba between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2020, reaching 38.5 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Aba?

The coldest day measured in Aba between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1967, at 15.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Aba?

Almost never: Aba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Aba warmed?

Yes: Aba warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Aba?

The wettest day measured in Aba between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2010, with 222 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Aba?

The windiest day measured in Aba between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 20.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Aba?

The warmest month in Aba is February (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Aba?

Aba receives on average 2,608 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 295 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Aba?

Aba gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Aba (Nigeria) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 2,608 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 February (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Aba averages 0 frost days, 185 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 295 rainy days per year.

Aba has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.5 °C (on 24 February 2020) and the coldest 15.3 °C (on 2 January 1967).

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

AbaAbia State

coords: 5.11°, 7.37°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

25.5°C

Average daily high

30.1°C

Average daily low

22.6°C

Annual rainfall

2,608mm

Sunshine / day

8.4h

Mean relative humidity

87%

Average peak wind

9.5km/h

Seasonal range

2.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

185 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

295 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.8 °C

Average feels-like low

27.0 °C

Average peak gust

24.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

361 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

38.5 °C

24 February 2020

Coldest day

15.3 °C

2 January 1967

Wettest day

222 mm

31 May 2010

Windiest day

20.0 km/h

8 August 1950

Strongest gust

49.3 km/h

8 August 1950

Hottest feels-like

45.0 °C

23 February 2016

Coldest feels-like

14.1 °C

8 February 1962

Sunniest day

11.9 h

4 August 1940

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.4 °C13 February 2025	20.8 °C11 January 2025	26.9 °C	3,054 mm	235
2024	38.3 °C12 February 2024	19.7 °C17 January 2024	27.5 °C	2,330 mm	266
2023	37.2 °C12 February 2023	18.7 °C1 January 2023	26.9 °C	2,833 mm	257
2022	37.4 °C25 February 2022	18.2 °C31 January 2022	26.5 °C	2,210 mm	238
2021	37.5 °C4 March 2021	19.7 °C21 December 2021	26.6 °C	2,577 mm	250
2020	38.5 °C24 February 2020	15.6 °C26 January 2020	26.8 °C	2,521 mm	253
2019	36.2 °C5 January 2019	20.5 °C24 December 2019	26.5 °C	2,882 mm	216
2018	37.7 °C4 February 2018	19.0 °C6 January 2018	26.3 °C	2,668 mm	237
2017	38.1 °C14 February 2017	20.7 °C3 January 2017	26.5 °C	2,977 mm	237
2016	38.1 °C23 February 2016	19.2 °C31 January 2016	26.6 °C	2,896 mm	240
2015	36.5 °C29 December 2015	16.9 °C14 January 2015	26.2 °C	2,530 mm	220
2014	35.4 °C13 February 2014	20.5 °C7 January 2014	26.1 °C	2,630 mm	208
2013	35.9 °C16 January 2013	17.4 °C17 December 2013	26.0 °C	2,728 mm	215
2012	35.6 °C4 January 2012	20.2 °C17 January 2012	26.0 °C	2,546 mm	209
2011	36.5 °C28 January 2011	18.2 °C1 January 2011	26.1 °C	2,508 mm	224
2010	35.9 °C7 February 2010	19.2 °C20 January 2010	26.5 °C	2,831 mm	231
2009	35.2 °C29 December 2009	20.7 °C1 July 2009	26.1 °C	2,997 mm	223
2008	37.4 °C18 February 2008	18.4 °C23 January 2008	25.9 °C	2,541 mm	208
2007	37.9 °C16 January 2007	17.3 °C14 January 2007	25.9 °C	2,773 mm	202
2006	35.4 °C21 December 2006	21.4 °C7 September 2006	26.1 °C	2,689 mm	238
2005	36.8 °C21 January 2005	17.1 °C12 January 2005	26.0 °C	2,520 mm	211
2004	36.5 °C24 February 2004	19.3 °C6 February 2004	25.9 °C	2,582 mm	213
2003	34.8 °C6 January 2003	20.5 °C5 January 2003	25.7 °C	2,640 mm	208
2002	36.6 °C3 February 2002	18.6 °C14 January 2002	25.6 °C	2,822 mm	199
2001	36.1 °C18 February 2001	19.8 °C24 January 2001	25.7 °C	2,357 mm	199
2000	37.7 °C6 March 2000	19.0 °C4 February 2000	25.6 °C	2,453 mm	197
1999	34.1 °C9 January 1999	19.3 °C16 December 1999	25.4 °C	2,812 mm	195
1998	37.2 °C24 February 1998	18.7 °C7 January 1998	26.4 °C	2,323 mm	240
1997	37.0 °C22 February 1997	19.1 °C2 February 1997	25.7 °C	2,545 mm	182
1996	34.1 °C8 January 1996	19.2 °C22 July 1996	25.5 °C	2,556 mm	189
1995	35.3 °C28 January 1995	20.9 °C23 January 1995	25.7 °C	2,867 mm	209
1994	35.1 °C21 December 1994	19.3 °C19 December 1994	25.6 °C	2,586 mm	203
1993	34.7 °C8 February 1993	18.1 °C22 January 1993	25.6 °C	2,782 mm	198
1992	37.1 °C28 February 1992	17.5 °C7 January 1992	25.4 °C	2,574 mm	183
1991	34.1 °C26 March 1991	19.2 °C4 January 1991	25.4 °C	2,676 mm	168
1990	36.5 °C26 March 1990	20.9 °C19 August 1990	25.4 °C	2,816 mm	164
1989	36.2 °C19 February 1989	17.7 °C5 January 1989	25.5 °C	2,635 mm	201
1988	35.1 °C25 February 1988	18.2 °C27 December 1988	25.5 °C	2,803 mm	184
1987	35.5 °C23 January 1987	20.6 °C7 June 1987	25.8 °C	2,791 mm	220
1986	34.4 °C30 December 1986	18.2 °C16 January 1986	25.3 °C	2,791 mm	192
1985	34.8 °C3 March 1985	19.5 °C7 December 1985	25.1 °C	3,058 mm	156
1984	34.6 °C8 February 1984	18.1 °C13 December 1984	25.4 °C	2,649 mm	214
1983	37.9 °C21 March 1983	17.0 °C10 January 1983	25.8 °C	2,314 mm	191
1982	34.3 °C5 March 1982	18.1 °C9 February 1982	25.3 °C	2,766 mm	167
1981	35.6 °C15 February 1981	19.3 °C5 January 1981	25.4 °C	2,573 mm	191
1980	33.9 °C8 February 1980	19.0 °C27 December 1980	25.3 °C	3,211 mm	181
1979	33.8 °C8 January 1979	20.0 °C8 December 1979	25.5 °C	2,803 mm	186
1978	34.3 °C28 January 1978	18.6 °C12 January 1978	25.3 °C	2,622 mm	187
1977	34.3 °C15 March 1977	17.7 °C26 December 1977	25.4 °C	2,466 mm	192
1976	32.7 °C23 March 1976	19.8 °C3 January 1976	24.9 °C	2,804 mm	146
1975	34.6 °C7 January 1975	18.9 °C19 August 1975	25.0 °C	2,694 mm	165
1974	34.6 °C11 February 1974	16.3 °C29 December 1974	25.0 °C	2,926 mm	173
1973	35.0 °C7 March 1973	20.0 °C13 July 1973	25.5 °C	2,899 mm	202
1972	34.9 °C21 December 1972	20.5 °C11 January 1972	25.4 °C	2,624 mm	193
1971	36.2 °C5 February 1971	17.8 °C12 January 1971	25.1 °C	2,901 mm	188
1970	34.1 °C10 February 1970	19.4 °C15 December 1970	25.4 °C	2,756 mm	202
1969	34.7 °C5 February 1969	19.8 °C20 July 1969	25.3 °C	3,025 mm	191
1968	34.0 °C12 February 1968	15.6 °C18 January 1968	25.1 °C	2,922 mm	167
1967	36.0 °C24 February 1967	15.3 °C2 January 1967	25.1 °C	2,820 mm	174
1966	35.1 °C2 March 1966	17.6 °C4 January 1966	25.3 °C	2,403 mm	181
1965	32.9 °C21 March 1965	20.2 °C4 January 1965	24.9 °C	2,475 mm	156
1964	34.7 °C12 February 1964	19.2 °C3 August 1964	25.2 °C	2,030 mm	156
1963	35.5 °C13 March 1963	20.0 °C3 January 1963	25.3 °C	2,042 mm	181
1962	34.4 °C11 February 1962	16.4 °C8 February 1962	24.9 °C	2,449 mm	143
1961	35.2 °C28 February 1961	18.3 °C1 August 1961	25.1 °C	2,158 mm	165
1960	34.6 °C4 February 1960	18.8 °C16 July 1960	25.1 °C	2,629 mm	171
1959	34.1 °C7 March 1959	19.4 °C23 January 1959	25.2 °C	2,074 mm	171
1958	35.7 °C17 February 1958	18.3 °C27 July 1958	25.1 °C	2,260 mm	129
1957	34.3 °C16 February 1957	16.3 °C12 January 1957	24.8 °C	2,648 mm	132
1956	33.5 °C20 January 1956	18.4 °C18 July 1956	24.6 °C	2,734 mm	103
1955	34.1 °C16 February 1955	20.1 °C18 July 1955	24.9 °C	2,636 mm	130
1954	32.8 °C23 January 1954	16.5 °C3 August 1954	24.7 °C	2,456 mm	103
1953	33.4 °C20 January 1953	18.3 °C10 August 1953	25.1 °C	2,374 mm	131
1952	34.8 °C6 January 1952	18.2 °C12 August 1952	25.1 °C	2,525 mm	159
1951	34.5 °C28 December 1951	20.2 °C20 January 1951	25.1 °C	2,579 mm	162
1950	33.5 °C13 March 1950	17.3 °C30 August 1950	24.8 °C	2,186 mm	147
1949	36.1 °C16 February 1949	20.1 °C16 August 1949	25.2 °C	2,480 mm	157
1948	34.1 °C14 February 1948	19.7 °C5 January 1948	24.9 °C	2,791 mm	139
1947	34.0 °C26 January 1947	18.3 °C8 September 1947	24.9 °C	2,461 mm	130
1946	35.5 °C22 February 1946	18.8 °C14 August 1946	25.0 °C	2,307 mm	147
1945	36.2 °C13 February 1945	16.6 °C4 February 1945	25.2 °C	2,194 mm	174
1944	35.9 °C4 February 1944	18.6 °C31 January 1944	25.2 °C	1,993 mm	176
1943	33.1 °C7 March 1943	17.8 °C24 July 1943	24.6 °C	1,875 mm	113
1942	33.8 °C6 January 1942	17.8 °C19 July 1942	24.5 °C	2,597 mm	105
1941	34.3 °C14 February 1941	20.2 °C27 July 1941	24.8 °C	2,672 mm	140
1940	33.3 °C4 March 1940	18.2 °C4 August 1940	24.6 °C	2,787 mm	96

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.1 °C

+1.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

235 d/yr

+50

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3054 mm

+446 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	34.9 °C	+2.6 °C	27 mm	-24 mm
Feb	34.8 °C	+2.1 °C	72 mm	-8 mm
Mar	33.4 °C	+1.7 °C	134 mm	-43 mm
Apr	32.0 °C	+1.2 °C	215 mm	-29 mm
May	31.7 °C	+1.6 °C	224 mm	-63 mm
Jun	30.1 °C	+1.4 °C	396 mm	+76 mm
Jul	27.7 °C	-0.1 °C	503 mm	+207 mm
Aug	28.2 °C	+0.3 °C	175 mm	-63 mm
Sep	28.4 °C	0.0 °C	653 mm	+332 mm
Oct	29.6 °C	+0.5 °C	401 mm	+60 mm
Nov	31.0 °C	+0.8 °C	183 mm	-9 mm
Dec	32.2 °C	+0.8 °C	73 mm	+10 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.4 °C

13 Feb 2025

Coldest day

20.8 °C

11 Jan 2025

Wettest day

117.4 mm

13 Sep 2025

Windiest day

15.3 km/h

18 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

38.2 km/h

3 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.1 °C

13 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

23.7 °C

13 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

11 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Aba?

Aba has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 2,608 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Aba?

The hottest day measured in Aba between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2020, reaching 38.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Aba?

The coldest day measured in Aba between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1967, at 15.3 °C.

Does it snow in Aba?

Almost never: Aba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Aba warmed?

Yes: Aba warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Aba?

The wettest day measured in Aba between 1940 and 2025 was 31 May 2010, with 222 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Aba?

The windiest day measured in Aba between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 20.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Aba?

The warmest month in Aba is February (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Aba?

Aba receives on average 2,608 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 295 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Aba?

Aba gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Aba?

Yes: Aba has on average 361 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Aba?

In Aba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 23 February 2016, and the lowest was 14.1 °C on 8 February 1962.

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