Ajaokuta climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ajaokuta?

Ajaokuta has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 942 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Ajaokuta between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2025, reaching 41.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ajaokuta?

The coldest day measured in Ajaokuta between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1989, at 16.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ajaokuta?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ajaokuta warmed?

Yes: Ajaokuta warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ajaokuta?

The wettest day measured in Ajaokuta between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 1959, with 172 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ajaokuta?

The windiest day measured in Ajaokuta between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1960, with winds reaching 24.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ajaokuta?

The warmest month in Ajaokuta is March (29.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ajaokuta?

Ajaokuta receives on average 942 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ajaokuta?

Ajaokuta gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ajaokuta (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 942 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 (29.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Ajaokuta averages 0 frost days, 264 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 141 rainy days per year.

Ajaokuta 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 41.7 °C (on 4 March 2025) and the coldest 16.6 °C (on 16 January 1989).

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

AjaokutaKogi State

coords: 7.56°, 6.65°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.3°C

Average daily high

32.2°C

Average daily low

23.8°C

Annual rainfall

942mm

Sunshine / day

9.2h

Mean relative humidity

72%

Average peak wind

11.9km/h

Seasonal range

4.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

264 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

141 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.4 °C

Average feels-like low

27.3 °C

Average peak gust

27.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

358 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.6 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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

41.7 °C

4 March 2025

Coldest day

16.6 °C

16 January 1989

Wettest day

172 mm

9 September 1959

Windiest day

24.6 km/h

31 March 1960

Strongest gust

56.2 km/h

3 September 1973

Hottest feels-like

46.5 °C

27 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

14.6 °C

13 January 2015

Sunniest day

12.2 h

29 May 1950

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	41.7 °C4 March 2025	19.3 °C13 January 2025	28.9 °C	761 mm	309
2024	40.2 °C30 April 2024	19.0 °C18 January 2024	28.9 °C	857 mm	326
2023	38.7 °C28 February 2023	18.3 °C10 January 2023	28.5 °C	796 mm	337
2022	38.9 °C11 February 2022	18.8 °C31 December 2022	28.1 °C	723 mm	295
2021	39.5 °C11 April 2021	19.9 °C21 December 2021	28.4 °C	674 mm	330
2020	39.8 °C11 March 2020	17.2 °C26 January 2020	28.1 °C	860 mm	302
2019	39.2 °C19 March 2019	18.3 °C28 December 2019	28.0 °C	1,125 mm	301
2018	39.2 °C6 February 2018	17.1 °C6 January 2018	27.8 °C	974 mm	299
2017	39.8 °C24 February 2017	19.4 °C4 January 2017	28.2 °C	950 mm	312
2016	39.6 °C28 February 2016	19.6 °C1 February 2016	28.0 °C	992 mm	308
2015	38.7 °C22 April 2015	17.3 °C14 January 2015	27.8 °C	893 mm	295
2014	39.2 °C6 February 2014	19.6 °C9 January 2014	27.7 °C	1,187 mm	284
2013	39.7 °C18 March 2013	18.0 °C17 December 2013	27.7 °C	1,073 mm	275
2012	39.3 °C28 March 2012	18.4 °C17 January 2012	27.7 °C	1,165 mm	271
2011	39.4 °C13 March 2011	18.1 °C9 December 2011	27.7 °C	910 mm	295
2010	40.0 °C3 March 2010	18.4 °C11 December 2010	28.3 °C	1,301 mm	306
2009	39.1 °C25 March 2009	19.3 °C30 November 2009	27.9 °C	886 mm	297
2008	37.6 °C14 February 2008	18.0 °C25 January 2008	27.5 °C	1,163 mm	285
2007	38.9 °C23 February 2007	18.2 °C15 January 2007	27.5 °C	966 mm	253
2006	40.6 °C7 April 2006	18.4 °C30 December 2006	28.1 °C	1,154 mm	286
2005	38.9 °C19 February 2005	18.1 °C14 January 2005	27.9 °C	913 mm	279
2004	38.7 °C11 February 2004	21.1 °C30 November 2004	27.8 °C	794 mm	284
2003	38.4 °C24 March 2003	18.2 °C5 January 2003	27.7 °C	722 mm	287
2002	38.0 °C23 February 2002	18.8 °C1 February 2002	27.3 °C	1,030 mm	262
2001	37.8 °C24 February 2001	17.5 °C10 January 2001	27.5 °C	845 mm	257
2000	39.2 °C6 March 2000	19.3 °C17 December 2000	27.4 °C	1,167 mm	262
1999	38.8 °C4 March 1999	19.1 °C15 December 1999	27.4 °C	1,191 mm	250
1998	40.1 °C5 February 1998	20.3 °C17 December 1998	28.2 °C	859 mm	289
1997	38.3 °C5 March 1997	20.1 °C14 February 1997	27.2 °C	998 mm	268
1996	37.5 °C20 February 1996	20.5 °C2 January 1996	27.4 °C	1,288 mm	253
1995	37.6 °C10 April 1995	20.0 °C26 December 1995	27.4 °C	1,087 mm	253
1994	39.2 °C29 March 1994	19.0 °C22 December 1994	27.2 °C	1,386 mm	262
1993	37.5 °C1 March 1993	18.7 °C14 January 1993	27.3 °C	1,035 mm	284
1992	38.4 °C28 February 1992	18.3 °C7 January 1992	26.9 °C	965 mm	239
1991	37.7 °C4 March 1991	20.5 °C31 December 1991	27.2 °C	1,151 mm	240
1990	39.3 °C29 March 1990	20.6 °C19 October 1990	27.4 °C	952 mm	258
1989	37.5 °C13 February 1989	16.6 °C16 January 1989	27.1 °C	872 mm	267
1988	38.9 °C29 February 1988	20.9 °C29 December 1988	27.3 °C	1,277 mm	262
1987	37.9 °C22 January 1987	20.1 °C1 January 1987	27.9 °C	893 mm	308
1986	37.9 °C3 February 1986	18.5 °C6 December 1986	27.1 °C	982 mm	249
1985	38.6 °C7 March 1985	20.5 °C6 December 1985	27.0 °C	1,091 mm	249
1984	37.8 °C15 February 1984	19.2 °C18 December 1984	27.2 °C	1,008 mm	280
1983	39.6 °C20 March 1983	18.2 °C10 January 1983	27.6 °C	765 mm	269
1982	37.7 °C20 February 1982	19.1 °C31 December 1982	27.0 °C	996 mm	263
1981	38.8 °C8 March 1981	18.2 °C3 December 1981	27.0 °C	971 mm	270
1980	39.3 °C10 February 1980	18.2 °C17 December 1980	27.1 °C	1,298 mm	264
1979	38.9 °C21 March 1979	18.9 °C11 December 1979	27.3 °C	1,025 mm	276
1978	38.3 °C21 February 1978	18.7 °C4 January 1978	27.0 °C	1,045 mm	264
1977	38.8 °C21 April 1977	19.5 °C23 December 1977	27.4 °C	748 mm	274
1976	36.8 °C31 March 1976	18.1 °C25 January 1976	26.5 °C	965 mm	223
1975	37.3 °C5 April 1975	17.3 °C10 December 1975	26.5 °C	923 mm	237
1974	39.0 °C24 March 1974	17.5 °C30 December 1974	26.9 °C	1,052 mm	254
1973	38.8 °C20 March 1973	19.1 °C29 November 1973	27.5 °C	1,074 mm	296
1972	37.7 °C8 February 1972	20.6 °C12 December 1972	27.2 °C	1,032 mm	272
1971	38.5 °C18 February 1971	18.2 °C29 December 1971	26.9 °C	1,149 mm	271
1970	38.9 °C14 February 1970	19.2 °C14 December 1970	27.2 °C	1,042 mm	274
1969	38.1 °C14 February 1969	19.4 °C10 January 1969	27.1 °C	1,032 mm	251
1968	37.8 °C26 February 1968	18.1 °C19 January 1968	26.8 °C	1,120 mm	263
1967	39.0 °C21 April 1967	17.3 °C2 January 1967	27.1 °C	918 mm	253
1966	38.9 °C16 March 1966	19.3 °C5 January 1966	27.5 °C	756 mm	273
1965	38.4 °C10 April 1965	19.9 °C8 December 1965	27.3 °C	670 mm	273
1964	38.8 °C10 April 1964	19.0 °C13 January 1964	27.8 °C	383 mm	308
1963	38.1 °C25 March 1963	19.0 °C2 January 1963	27.4 °C	801 mm	274
1962	38.0 °C3 March 1962	18.5 °C8 February 1962	26.8 °C	878 mm	231
1961	37.4 °C26 February 1961	19.1 °C14 December 1961	27.1 °C	634 mm	262
1960	37.3 °C28 March 1960	18.9 °C4 January 1960	27.1 °C	719 mm	254
1959	38.0 °C17 March 1959	18.9 °C23 January 1959	27.1 °C	974 mm	254
1958	37.1 °C13 March 1958	19.0 °C18 February 1958	26.9 °C	688 mm	223
1957	36.5 °C15 March 1957	16.7 °C9 January 1957	26.3 °C	1,046 mm	184
1956	36.4 °C12 February 1956	18.6 °C20 December 1956	26.3 °C	961 mm	220
1955	37.4 °C28 January 1955	19.0 °C31 December 1955	26.6 °C	1,068 mm	213
1954	36.4 °C9 February 1954	19.3 °C31 July 1954	26.5 °C	720 mm	227
1953	37.8 °C6 March 1953	18.2 °C15 December 1953	26.8 °C	907 mm	220
1952	38.2 °C3 March 1952	19.2 °C5 January 1952	26.7 °C	1,022 mm	229
1951	37.0 °C15 March 1951	18.6 °C25 December 1951	26.7 °C	968 mm	232
1950	37.2 °C12 February 1950	19.7 °C15 July 1950	26.5 °C	753 mm	223
1949	37.9 °C16 February 1949	18.7 °C9 February 1949	27.1 °C	559 mm	259
1948	38.3 °C20 March 1948	18.8 °C5 February 1948	26.7 °C	844 mm	219
1947	37.9 °C13 March 1947	19.2 °C21 January 1947	26.8 °C	999 mm	215
1946	38.3 °C23 February 1946	17.5 °C1 January 1946	26.7 °C	904 mm	206
1945	38.4 °C26 March 1945	16.8 °C2 February 1945	26.8 °C	958 mm	227
1944	37.4 °C14 March 1944	18.5 °C2 February 1944	26.7 °C	1,050 mm	240
1943	37.2 °C9 March 1943	19.9 °C3 August 1943	26.9 °C	434 mm	279
1942	37.4 °C28 February 1942	20.1 °C23 July 1942	26.8 °C	652 mm	240
1941	37.7 °C27 March 1941	17.9 °C28 December 1941	26.8 °C	786 mm	244
1940	36.6 °C2 March 1940	20.5 °C4 August 1940	26.5 °C	816 mm	217

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.2 °C

+2.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

309 d/yr

+45

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

761 mm

-181 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	36.4 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Feb	37.6 °C	+1.8 °C	6 mm	-1 mm
Mar	38.6 °C	+3.1 °C	4 mm	-22 mm
Apr	37.0 °C	+2.8 °C	25 mm	-35 mm
May	34.9 °C	+2.7 °C	49 mm	-60 mm
Jun	32.7 °C	+2.4 °C	65 mm	-78 mm
Jul	30.1 °C	+1.2 °C	165 mm	+14 mm
Aug	29.3 °C	+0.6 °C	186 mm	+33 mm
Sep	30.8 °C	+1.4 °C	139 mm	-27 mm
Oct	31.5 °C	+1.2 °C	117 mm	+11 mm
Nov	35.1 °C	+2.9 °C	4 mm	-12 mm
Dec	36.4 °C	+2.4 °C	2 mm	-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.7 °C

4 Mar 2025

Coldest day

19.3 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

34.0 mm

7 Oct 2025

Windiest day

21.8 km/h

29 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

46.8 km/h

29 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.6 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

18.4 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

19 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ajaokuta?

Ajaokuta has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 942 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ajaokuta?

The hottest day measured in Ajaokuta between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2025, reaching 41.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ajaokuta?

The coldest day measured in Ajaokuta between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1989, at 16.6 °C.

Does it snow in Ajaokuta?

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

Has the climate of Ajaokuta warmed?

Yes: Ajaokuta warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ajaokuta?

The wettest day measured in Ajaokuta between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 1959, with 172 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ajaokuta?

The windiest day measured in Ajaokuta between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1960, with winds reaching 24.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ajaokuta?

The warmest month in Ajaokuta is March (29.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Ajaokuta?

Ajaokuta receives on average 942 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 141 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ajaokuta?

Ajaokuta gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ajaokuta?

Yes: Ajaokuta has on average 358 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ajaokuta?

In Ajaokuta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 27 March 2024, and the lowest was 14.6 °C on 13 January 2015.

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