Awka climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Awka?

Awka has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,412 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Awka between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2024, reaching 41.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Awka?

The coldest day measured in Awka between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1967, at 15.7 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Awka?

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

Q: Has the climate of Awka warmed?

Yes: Awka warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Awka?

The wettest day measured in Awka between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1974, with 217 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Awka?

The windiest day measured in Awka between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1946, with winds reaching 21.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Awka?

The warmest month in Awka is February (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Awka?

Awka receives on average 1,412 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 210 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Awka?

Awka gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Awka (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,412 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 (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Awka averages 0 frost days, 241 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 210 rainy days per year.

Awka has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 13 February 2024) and the coldest 15.7 °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

AwkaAnambra

coords: 6.21°, 7.07°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

26.6°C

Average daily high

31.4°C

Average daily low

23.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,412mm

Sunshine / day

8.6h

Mean relative humidity

78%

Average peak wind

12.0km/h

Seasonal range

3.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

241 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

210 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.1 °C

Average feels-like low

27.3 °C

Average peak gust

26.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

360 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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

41.0 °C

13 February 2024

Coldest day

15.7 °C

2 January 1967

Wettest day

217 mm

13 August 1974

Windiest day

21.8 km/h

27 February 1946

Strongest gust

48.2 km/h

5 March 2021

Hottest feels-like

45.8 °C

3 March 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.4 °C

2 January 1967

Sunniest day

12.1 h

18 May 2017

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.6 °C21 February 2025	19.3 °C11 January 2025	28.0 °C	1,496 mm	290
2024	41.0 °C13 February 2024	16.6 °C16 January 2024	28.4 °C	1,151 mm	316
2023	39.1 °C18 February 2023	18.4 °C25 December 2023	27.9 °C	1,457 mm	308
2022	39.4 °C19 February 2022	16.8 °C25 January 2022	27.5 °C	1,226 mm	292
2021	39.7 °C5 March 2021	19.9 °C17 December 2021	27.8 °C	1,100 mm	296
2020	40.0 °C24 February 2020	17.5 °C26 January 2020	27.7 °C	1,459 mm	295
2019	38.8 °C20 February 2019	17.5 °C24 December 2019	27.4 °C	1,608 mm	284
2018	39.9 °C4 February 2018	18.1 °C6 January 2018	27.2 °C	1,565 mm	283
2017	40.7 °C14 February 2017	19.4 °C4 January 2017	27.5 °C	1,418 mm	292
2016	40.3 °C21 February 2016	19.7 °C31 January 2016	27.5 °C	1,545 mm	292
2015	38.1 °C17 February 2015	18.5 °C22 December 2015	27.2 °C	1,424 mm	274
2014	37.7 °C17 February 2014	20.8 °C26 December 2014	27.0 °C	1,770 mm	280
2013	38.8 °C18 March 2013	17.9 °C17 December 2013	26.9 °C	1,657 mm	261
2012	38.7 °C21 March 2012	18.1 °C17 January 2012	26.9 °C	1,371 mm	263
2011	38.0 °C29 January 2011	18.3 °C1 January 2011	27.1 °C	1,488 mm	280
2010	40.0 °C1 March 2010	18.6 °C11 December 2010	27.7 °C	1,464 mm	291
2009	38.1 °C6 February 2009	20.6 °C30 December 2009	27.2 °C	1,588 mm	285
2008	38.2 °C16 February 2008	17.7 °C24 January 2008	26.9 °C	1,550 mm	271
2007	38.4 °C31 January 2007	18.8 °C6 January 2007	26.8 °C	1,454 mm	238
2006	38.1 °C14 April 2006	19.1 °C30 December 2006	27.2 °C	1,411 mm	272
2005	38.6 °C19 February 2005	17.5 °C13 January 2005	27.0 °C	1,364 mm	274
2004	38.4 °C11 February 2004	20.2 °C6 February 2004	26.9 °C	1,474 mm	257
2003	36.3 °C7 February 2003	18.0 °C5 January 2003	26.8 °C	1,247 mm	254
2002	37.5 °C3 February 2002	18.5 °C1 February 2002	26.6 °C	1,505 mm	239
2001	37.3 °C18 February 2001	19.0 °C10 January 2001	26.7 °C	1,298 mm	238
2000	39.6 °C6 March 2000	18.8 °C17 December 2000	26.7 °C	1,434 mm	241
1999	36.8 °C24 February 1999	18.3 °C15 December 1999	26.5 °C	1,565 mm	246
1998	39.4 °C4 March 1998	20.0 °C15 January 1998	27.5 °C	1,171 mm	277
1997	38.6 °C5 March 1997	19.8 °C8 February 1997	26.6 °C	1,582 mm	243
1996	37.1 °C8 January 1996	20.7 °C23 July 1996	26.6 °C	1,485 mm	234
1995	37.6 °C27 January 1995	19.8 °C26 January 1995	26.7 °C	2,064 mm	249
1994	36.9 °C7 March 1994	18.3 °C13 December 1994	26.5 °C	1,522 mm	247
1993	36.7 °C9 February 1993	18.3 °C22 January 1993	26.5 °C	1,372 mm	260
1992	38.6 °C28 February 1992	18.8 °C8 January 1992	26.4 °C	1,334 mm	230
1991	35.9 °C15 January 1991	19.2 °C16 December 1991	26.4 °C	1,504 mm	228
1990	39.5 °C11 March 1990	21.3 °C27 February 1990	26.6 °C	1,672 mm	228
1989	38.3 °C13 February 1989	16.7 °C20 January 1989	26.4 °C	1,422 mm	250
1988	37.9 °C21 February 1988	20.7 °C30 December 1988	26.6 °C	1,552 mm	250
1987	38.0 °C22 January 1987	21.4 °C28 September 1987	27.0 °C	1,251 mm	280
1986	36.4 °C2 February 1986	17.7 °C6 December 1986	26.3 °C	1,559 mm	235
1985	38.2 °C5 March 1985	19.3 °C7 December 1985	26.1 °C	1,619 mm	211
1984	37.0 °C27 February 1984	18.6 °C18 January 1984	26.4 °C	1,453 mm	258
1983	39.5 °C21 March 1983	18.1 °C10 January 1983	26.9 °C	1,155 mm	256
1982	36.7 °C11 February 1982	18.6 °C31 December 1982	26.2 °C	1,455 mm	242
1981	37.4 °C12 February 1981	19.8 °C1 December 1981	26.4 °C	1,445 mm	252
1980	37.5 °C10 February 1980	18.4 °C15 December 1980	26.3 °C	1,824 mm	241
1979	36.3 °C21 March 1979	17.7 °C12 December 1979	26.5 °C	1,622 mm	251
1978	37.2 °C12 February 1978	19.3 °C12 January 1978	26.3 °C	1,416 mm	248
1977	37.8 °C15 March 1977	18.0 °C24 December 1977	26.5 °C	1,168 mm	256
1976	35.0 °C29 January 1976	17.8 °C25 January 1976	25.7 °C	1,485 mm	209
1975	36.1 °C6 February 1975	16.9 °C10 December 1975	25.8 °C	1,459 mm	218
1974	36.9 °C7 March 1974	17.2 °C30 December 1974	26.1 °C	1,860 mm	223
1973	38.1 °C6 February 1973	18.7 °C28 November 1973	26.6 °C	1,540 mm	273
1972	36.7 °C8 February 1972	21.2 °C21 October 1972	26.5 °C	1,442 mm	258
1971	37.9 °C6 February 1971	17.5 °C24 December 1971	26.1 °C	1,535 mm	258
1970	37.8 °C1 April 1970	18.0 °C15 December 1970	26.5 °C	1,586 mm	265
1969	38.0 °C14 February 1969	21.2 °C2 September 1969	26.4 °C	1,509 mm	233
1968	36.8 °C7 February 1968	17.1 °C18 January 1968	26.0 °C	1,587 mm	245
1967	37.8 °C24 February 1967	15.7 °C2 January 1967	26.3 °C	1,560 mm	233
1966	37.6 °C5 March 1966	18.1 °C3 January 1966	26.5 °C	1,281 mm	241
1965	35.4 °C7 February 1965	20.1 °C8 December 1965	26.1 °C	1,326 mm	228
1964	37.6 °C27 February 1964	18.4 °C13 January 1964	26.5 °C	830 mm	228
1963	36.6 °C13 March 1963	19.4 °C1 January 1963	26.5 °C	1,129 mm	246
1962	36.4 °C24 February 1962	18.3 °C7 February 1962	26.0 °C	1,170 mm	188
1961	37.4 °C28 February 1961	18.1 °C13 December 1961	26.3 °C	1,046 mm	216
1960	36.6 °C4 February 1960	18.8 °C2 January 1960	26.2 °C	1,324 mm	225
1959	37.1 °C2 February 1959	19.2 °C23 January 1959	26.3 °C	1,093 mm	224
1958	37.7 °C15 February 1958	19.6 °C1 August 1958	26.1 °C	1,152 mm	188
1957	35.9 °C15 February 1957	16.9 °C13 January 1957	25.7 °C	1,555 mm	177
1956	35.4 °C12 February 1956	17.5 °C20 December 1956	25.5 °C	1,461 mm	171
1955	36.6 °C16 February 1955	19.9 °C30 December 1955	25.9 °C	1,495 mm	194
1954	35.5 °C19 January 1954	18.0 °C31 July 1954	25.7 °C	1,251 mm	184
1953	36.0 °C17 January 1953	18.9 °C30 November 1953	26.1 °C	1,329 mm	195
1952	37.1 °C3 March 1952	19.1 °C4 January 1952	26.1 °C	1,367 mm	207
1951	35.6 °C24 February 1951	19.5 °C8 December 1951	25.9 °C	1,458 mm	221
1950	36.0 °C31 March 1950	18.2 °C18 January 1950	25.7 °C	1,144 mm	200
1949	37.5 °C30 January 1949	18.3 °C9 February 1949	26.2 °C	1,124 mm	203
1948	37.1 °C20 March 1948	18.2 °C7 January 1948	26.0 °C	1,494 mm	180
1947	36.2 °C19 March 1947	19.5 °C20 January 1947	26.1 °C	1,299 mm	199
1946	38.0 °C23 February 1946	17.5 °C1 January 1946	26.1 °C	1,252 mm	190
1945	38.6 °C26 March 1945	17.6 °C31 December 1945	26.3 °C	1,323 mm	208
1944	36.9 °C11 February 1944	18.0 °C4 February 1944	26.1 °C	1,287 mm	228
1943	35.6 °C8 March 1943	19.1 °C24 July 1943	25.6 °C	830 mm	192
1942	35.9 °C12 February 1942	19.3 °C17 July 1942	25.7 °C	1,308 mm	164
1941	36.6 °C9 March 1941	19.2 °C29 December 1941	26.0 °C	1,439 mm	187
1940	34.8 °C21 February 1940	19.4 °C4 August 1940	25.7 °C	1,327 mm	179

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

33.1 °C

+1.7 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

290 d/yr

+49

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1496 mm

+84 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	36.1 °C	+2.0 °C	3 mm	-9 mm
Feb	37.6 °C	+2.7 °C	21 mm	-5 mm
Mar	37.0 °C	+3.0 °C	49 mm	-21 mm
Apr	35.3 °C	+2.7 °C	64 mm	-60 mm
May	33.6 °C	+2.4 °C	120 mm	-65 mm
Jun	31.6 °C	+1.9 °C	207 mm	+6 mm
Jul	29.1 °C	+0.6 °C	215 mm	+39 mm
Aug	29.2 °C	+0.7 °C	269 mm	+118 mm
Sep	29.9 °C	+0.7 °C	301 mm	+103 mm
Oct	30.9 °C	+1.0 °C	200 mm	-3 mm
Nov	32.9 °C	+1.7 °C	27 mm	-27 mm
Dec	34.8 °C	+2.0 °C	20 mm	+7 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.6 °C

21 Feb 2025

Coldest day

19.3 °C

11 Jan 2025

Wettest day

103.2 mm

13 Sep 2025

Windiest day

21.6 km/h

13 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

42.1 km/h

3 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.8 °C

3 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

17.5 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.8 h

11 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Awka?

Awka has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,412 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Awka?

The hottest day measured in Awka between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2024, reaching 41.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Awka?

The coldest day measured in Awka between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1967, at 15.7 °C.

Does it snow in Awka?

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

Has the climate of Awka warmed?

Yes: Awka warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Awka?

The wettest day measured in Awka between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 1974, with 217 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Awka?

The windiest day measured in Awka between 1940 and 2025 was 27 February 1946, with winds reaching 21.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Awka?

The warmest month in Awka is February (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Awka?

Awka receives on average 1,412 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 210 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Awka?

Awka gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Awka?

Yes: Awka has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Awka?

In Awka, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 3 March 2025, and the lowest was 13.4 °C on 2 January 1967.

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