Abakaliki climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Abakaliki?

Abakaliki has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 1,414 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Abakaliki between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2024, reaching 41.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Abakaliki?

The coldest day measured in Abakaliki between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1975, at 16.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Abakaliki?

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

Q: Has the climate of Abakaliki warmed?

Yes: Abakaliki warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Abakaliki?

The wettest day measured in Abakaliki between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1996, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Abakaliki?

The windiest day measured in Abakaliki between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, with winds reaching 23.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Abakaliki?

The warmest month in Abakaliki is February (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Abakaliki?

Abakaliki receives on average 1,414 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 195 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Abakaliki?

Abakaliki gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Abakaliki (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 1,414 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 (29.6 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Abakaliki averages 0 frost days, 280 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 195 rainy days per year.

Abakaliki has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 28 February 2024) and the coldest 16.8 °C (on 10 December 1975).

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

AbakalikiEbonyi State

coords: 6.32°, 8.11°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.2°C

Average daily high

32.2°C

Average daily low

23.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,414mm

Sunshine / day

9.0h

Mean relative humidity

75%

Average peak wind

12.2km/h

Seasonal range

4.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

280 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

195 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.6 °C

Average feels-like low

27.6 °C

Average peak gust

26.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

363 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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

41.3 °C

28 February 2024

Coldest day

16.8 °C

10 December 1975

Wettest day

173 mm

10 September 1996

Windiest day

23.6 km/h

8 January 1957

Strongest gust

50.4 km/h

3 January 1992

Hottest feels-like

46.6 °C

3 March 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.9 °C

8 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.1 h

23 July 1943

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.8 °C21 February 2025	21.2 °C8 January 2025	28.6 °C	1,435 mm	312
2024	41.3 °C28 February 2024	17.8 °C16 January 2024	28.8 °C	1,230 mm	332
2023	39.8 °C27 February 2023	18.9 °C17 January 2023	28.4 °C	1,417 mm	325
2022	39.1 °C19 February 2022	18.6 °C25 January 2022	28.0 °C	1,260 mm	315
2021	40.3 °C7 March 2021	19.9 °C30 December 2021	28.2 °C	1,194 mm	320
2020	39.9 °C29 February 2020	18.2 °C1 February 2020	28.2 °C	1,578 mm	319
2019	38.4 °C21 February 2019	18.0 °C28 December 2019	27.8 °C	1,646 mm	322
2018	40.1 °C6 February 2018	18.3 °C6 January 2018	27.8 °C	1,578 mm	313
2017	40.6 °C24 February 2017	19.9 °C27 December 2017	28.1 °C	1,434 mm	319
2016	40.8 °C21 February 2016	20.5 °C24 January 2016	28.0 °C	1,768 mm	323
2015	38.5 °C17 February 2015	20.1 °C16 January 2015	27.8 °C	1,557 mm	309
2014	39.9 °C24 February 2014	20.2 °C7 January 2014	27.6 °C	1,880 mm	304
2013	39.3 °C18 March 2013	18.5 °C17 December 2013	27.5 °C	1,513 mm	291
2012	40.7 °C28 March 2012	18.8 °C17 January 2012	27.6 °C	1,506 mm	297
2011	39.1 °C29 March 2011	18.8 °C12 December 2011	27.7 °C	1,443 mm	304
2010	40.7 °C21 February 2010	18.1 °C11 December 2010	28.3 °C	1,356 mm	314
2009	40.0 °C27 March 2009	19.9 °C30 December 2009	27.9 °C	1,481 mm	316
2008	38.2 °C14 February 2008	19.0 °C24 January 2008	27.4 °C	1,629 mm	292
2007	39.2 °C20 February 2007	19.7 °C11 December 2007	27.4 °C	1,385 mm	278
2006	39.5 °C10 April 2006	19.5 °C30 December 2006	27.9 °C	1,415 mm	304
2005	39.9 °C19 February 2005	19.0 °C14 January 2005	27.8 °C	1,201 mm	296
2004	38.8 °C25 March 2004	21.4 °C2 December 2004	27.5 °C	1,436 mm	306
2003	38.5 °C16 March 2003	19.4 °C4 January 2003	27.6 °C	1,135 mm	304
2002	38.9 °C23 February 2002	20.2 °C3 February 2002	27.2 °C	1,431 mm	283
2001	37.6 °C22 February 2001	19.6 °C24 January 2001	27.4 °C	1,198 mm	277
2000	39.1 °C6 March 2000	18.4 °C7 December 2000	27.3 °C	1,646 mm	274
1999	37.8 °C13 February 1999	18.2 °C15 December 1999	27.2 °C	1,593 mm	281
1998	39.5 °C26 February 1998	20.6 °C11 January 1998	28.0 °C	1,257 mm	308
1997	38.9 °C5 March 1997	20.4 °C5 February 1997	27.2 °C	1,504 mm	281
1996	37.6 °C25 February 1996	21.6 °C1 June 1996	27.2 °C	1,754 mm	269
1995	37.6 °C28 February 1995	20.8 °C25 December 1995	27.2 °C	1,832 mm	288
1994	37.8 °C27 February 1994	19.3 °C13 December 1994	27.2 °C	1,495 mm	280
1993	36.6 °C10 April 1993	19.8 °C26 January 1993	27.1 °C	1,524 mm	310
1992	38.5 °C28 February 1992	19.1 °C12 January 1992	26.9 °C	1,589 mm	273
1991	36.7 °C5 February 1991	21.0 °C1 January 1991	26.9 °C	1,679 mm	271
1990	40.0 °C29 March 1990	21.7 °C13 February 1990	27.2 °C	1,472 mm	273
1989	38.6 °C4 March 1989	17.8 °C16 January 1989	27.1 °C	1,526 mm	285
1988	39.0 °C21 February 1988	20.8 °C28 December 1988	27.3 °C	1,653 mm	278
1987	38.5 °C2 March 1987	21.3 °C21 December 1987	27.7 °C	1,263 mm	318
1986	38.8 °C2 February 1986	18.2 °C6 December 1986	27.0 °C	1,508 mm	281
1985	37.7 °C7 March 1985	19.3 °C7 December 1985	26.7 °C	1,747 mm	263
1984	38.4 °C27 February 1984	19.1 °C18 December 1984	27.0 °C	1,576 mm	299
1983	40.4 °C18 March 1983	19.6 °C27 December 1983	27.5 °C	1,167 mm	288
1982	37.8 °C17 February 1982	19.5 °C30 December 1982	26.9 °C	1,542 mm	279
1981	37.8 °C15 February 1981	18.5 °C28 January 1981	26.9 °C	1,433 mm	284
1980	38.7 °C10 February 1980	19.8 °C17 December 1980	26.8 °C	1,923 mm	283
1979	37.3 °C17 February 1979	19.1 °C11 December 1979	27.0 °C	1,660 mm	300
1978	38.4 °C21 February 1978	19.6 °C13 January 1978	26.9 °C	1,446 mm	290
1977	38.6 °C15 March 1977	19.8 °C25 December 1977	27.3 °C	1,241 mm	300
1976	35.6 °C5 March 1976	18.2 °C25 January 1976	26.3 °C	1,455 mm	262
1975	36.2 °C6 March 1975	16.8 °C10 December 1975	26.3 °C	1,461 mm	262
1974	37.1 °C6 February 1974	18.4 °C9 January 1974	26.6 °C	1,572 mm	264
1973	39.1 °C12 March 1973	18.5 °C28 November 1973	27.2 °C	1,496 mm	316
1972	37.1 °C8 February 1972	20.8 °C14 February 1972	27.0 °C	1,361 mm	295
1971	39.3 °C18 February 1971	17.3 °C20 December 1971	26.7 °C	1,566 mm	287
1970	39.4 °C17 February 1970	18.5 °C15 December 1970	27.2 °C	1,525 mm	289
1969	38.6 °C12 February 1969	21.2 °C31 January 1969	27.0 °C	1,633 mm	267
1968	37.3 °C7 February 1968	19.5 °C19 January 1968	26.7 °C	1,659 mm	282
1967	38.7 °C9 March 1967	18.8 °C1 January 1967	26.8 °C	1,406 mm	269
1966	38.4 °C16 March 1966	19.9 °C6 January 1966	27.2 °C	1,107 mm	293
1965	36.1 °C7 February 1965	19.8 °C8 December 1965	26.8 °C	1,142 mm	278
1964	37.9 °C27 February 1964	20.2 °C13 January 1964	27.2 °C	682 mm	275
1963	38.1 °C13 March 1963	19.4 °C1 January 1963	27.2 °C	1,134 mm	299
1962	37.1 °C24 February 1962	18.8 °C5 January 1962	26.5 °C	1,236 mm	240
1961	37.8 °C8 March 1961	19.2 °C27 December 1961	26.8 °C	1,092 mm	273
1960	37.4 °C5 March 1960	20.3 °C26 August 1960	26.9 °C	1,288 mm	278
1959	38.0 °C9 March 1959	20.0 °C24 January 1959	27.0 °C	1,072 mm	277
1958	38.0 °C15 February 1958	20.7 °C7 January 1958	26.8 °C	1,277 mm	235
1957	36.6 °C15 February 1957	18.1 °C13 January 1957	26.3 °C	1,516 mm	229
1956	36.6 °C12 February 1956	18.6 °C19 December 1956	26.1 °C	1,441 mm	217
1955	36.5 °C16 February 1955	19.9 °C30 December 1955	26.5 °C	1,712 mm	228
1954	35.4 °C19 January 1954	18.4 °C3 August 1954	26.3 °C	1,182 mm	237
1953	36.6 °C3 February 1953	19.5 °C4 December 1953	26.6 °C	1,269 mm	238
1952	37.8 °C3 March 1952	19.5 °C4 January 1952	26.6 °C	1,435 mm	261
1951	37.2 °C3 March 1951	19.5 °C8 December 1951	26.5 °C	1,466 mm	266
1950	36.7 °C7 March 1950	18.5 °C1 September 1950	26.3 °C	1,116 mm	248
1949	37.6 °C30 January 1949	19.5 °C10 December 1949	26.8 °C	1,010 mm	260
1948	37.0 °C21 February 1948	19.8 °C7 January 1948	26.5 °C	1,389 mm	232
1947	36.9 °C21 February 1947	19.2 °C10 September 1947	26.7 °C	1,359 mm	236
1946	38.0 °C22 February 1946	18.9 °C1 January 1946	26.7 °C	1,170 mm	213
1945	38.5 °C26 March 1945	18.4 °C27 December 1945	26.9 °C	1,305 mm	252
1944	37.0 °C10 February 1944	19.3 °C3 February 1944	26.6 °C	1,338 mm	251
1943	36.5 °C8 March 1943	19.3 °C23 July 1943	26.2 °C	804 mm	265
1942	36.9 °C17 March 1942	20.2 °C16 July 1942	26.4 °C	1,189 mm	220
1941	37.2 °C9 March 1941	19.4 °C26 December 1941	26.6 °C	1,266 mm	245
1940	36.4 °C2 March 1940	20.6 °C4 August 1940	26.4 °C	1,350 mm	229

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.8 °C

+1.6 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

312 d/yr

+32

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1436 mm

+22 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	36.1 °C	+1.4 °C	2 mm	-5 mm
Feb	37.9 °C	+2.1 °C	9 mm	-7 mm
Mar	38.2 °C	+3.2 °C	22 mm	-27 mm
Apr	36.0 °C	+2.5 °C	54 mm	-54 mm
May	34.2 °C	+2.3 °C	129 mm	-42 mm
Jun	32.3 °C	+1.9 °C	125 mm	-78 mm
Jul	29.6 °C	+0.3 °C	354 mm	+158 mm
Aug	29.9 °C	+0.6 °C	169 mm	-11 mm
Sep	30.6 °C	+0.7 °C	260 mm	+35 mm
Oct	31.3 °C	+0.7 °C	275 mm	+72 mm
Nov	33.4 °C	+1.4 °C	30 mm	-19 mm
Dec	35.9 °C	+2.4 °C	7 mm	-3 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.8 °C

21 Feb 2025

Coldest day

21.2 °C

8 Jan 2025

Wettest day

66.5 mm

1 Oct 2025

Windiest day

22.8 km/h

13 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

45.7 km/h

13 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.6 °C

3 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

17.4 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

14 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Abakaliki?

Abakaliki has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 1,414 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abakaliki?

The hottest day measured in Abakaliki between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 2024, reaching 41.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Abakaliki?

The coldest day measured in Abakaliki between 1940 and 2025 was 10 December 1975, at 16.8 °C.

Does it snow in Abakaliki?

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

Has the climate of Abakaliki warmed?

Yes: Abakaliki warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Abakaliki?

The wettest day measured in Abakaliki between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1996, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Abakaliki?

The windiest day measured in Abakaliki between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, with winds reaching 23.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Abakaliki?

The warmest month in Abakaliki is February (29.6 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Abakaliki?

Abakaliki receives on average 1,414 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 195 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Abakaliki?

Abakaliki gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Abakaliki?

Yes: Abakaliki has on average 363 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Abakaliki?

In Abakaliki, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 3 March 2025, and the lowest was 13.9 °C on 8 January 1957.

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