Abuja climate — normals and trends
Abuja (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,351 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 (29.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Abuja averages 0 frost days, 220 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 167 rainy days per year.
Abuja has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 4 March 2005) and the coldest 14.5 °C (on 8 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
AbujaFCT
- coords
- 9.06°, 7.50°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
31.2°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,351mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
65%
Average peak wind
9.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
220 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
167 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
25.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
333 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
40.4 °C
4 March 2005
Coldest day
14.5 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
147 mm
3 September 1962
Windiest day
24.1 km/h
12 June 1950
Strongest gust
55.4 km/h
31 March 2007
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.6 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.5 h
12 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 36.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 37.7 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -22 mm |
| Apr | 35.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 30 mm | -32 mm |
| May | 33.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 88 mm | -45 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 114 mm | -68 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 330 mm | +84 mm |
| Aug | 27.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 316 mm | +34 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 225 mm | -46 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 142 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 34.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 35.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Abuja?
Abuja has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,351 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Abuja?
The hottest day measured in Abuja between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2005, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Abuja?
The coldest day measured in Abuja between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 14.5 °C.
Does it snow in Abuja?
Almost never: Abuja sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Abuja warmed?
Yes: Abuja warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Abuja?
The wettest day measured in Abuja between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1962, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Abuja?
The windiest day measured in Abuja between 1940 and 2025 was 12 June 1950, with winds reaching 24.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Abuja?
The warmest month in Abuja is March (29.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Abuja?
Abuja receives on average 1,351 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 167 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Abuja?
Abuja gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Abuja?
Yes: Abuja has on average 333 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Abuja?
In Abuja, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 28 March 2024, and the lowest was 9.6 °C on 8 January 1957.
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