Azare climate — normals and trends
Azare (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 566 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 May (31.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Azare averages 0 frost days, 299 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 80 rainy days per year.
Azare has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.3 °C (on 24 April 2024) and the coldest 6.2 °C (on 28 January 2001).
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
AzareBauchi
- coords
- 11.67°, 10.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.7°C
Average daily high
33.5°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
566mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
44%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
9.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
299 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
80 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.8 °C
Average feels-like low
20.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
224 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
43.3 °C
24 April 2024
Coldest day
6.2 °C
28 January 2001
Wettest day
158 mm
10 July 1944
Windiest day
25.6 km/h
18 May 2012
Strongest gust
55.4 km/h
25 April 2009
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
5 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.8 °C
28 January 2001
Sunniest day
12.7 h
27 June 1945
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 38.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 40.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 39.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 37.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 14 mm | -38 mm |
| Jul | 32.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 151 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 30.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 204 mm | -17 mm |
| Sep | 32.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 94 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 35.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 7 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 35.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 33.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Azare?
Azare has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.7 °C and it receives 566 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Azare?
The hottest day measured in Azare between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2024, reaching 43.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Azare?
The coldest day measured in Azare between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2001, at 6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Azare?
Almost never: Azare sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Azare warmed?
Yes: Azare warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Azare?
The wettest day measured in Azare between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1944, with 158 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Azare?
The windiest day measured in Azare between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 2012, with winds reaching 25.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Azare?
The warmest month in Azare is May (31.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Azare?
Azare receives on average 566 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 80 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Azare?
Azare gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Azare?
Yes: Azare has on average 224 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Azare?
In Azare, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 5 May 2024, and the lowest was 1.8 °C on 28 January 2001.
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