Babana climate — normals and trends
Babana (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 900 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 April (31.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Babana averages 0 frost days, 298 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Babana has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 7 April 2022) and the coldest 12.5 °C (on 9 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
BabanaNiger State
- coords
- 10.43°, 3.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.8°C
Average daily high
33.5°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
900mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
6.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
298 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
23.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
310 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
43.1 °C
7 April 2022
Coldest day
12.5 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
151 mm
7 September 2024
Windiest day
28.8 km/h
16 April 1970
Strongest gust
55.4 km/h
9 May 1999
Hottest feels-like
47.7 °C
18 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
7.8 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.3 h
2 June 1941
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 | 34.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 40.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 1 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 39.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 37.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 28 mm | -49 mm |
| Jun | 34.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 35 mm | -70 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 265 mm | +72 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 370 mm | +113 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 117 mm | -64 mm |
| Oct | 33.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 44 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 35.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 35.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Babana?
Babana has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 900 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Babana?
The hottest day measured in Babana between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 2022, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Babana?
The coldest day measured in Babana between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 12.5 °C.
Does it snow in Babana?
Almost never: Babana sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Babana warmed?
Yes: Babana warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Babana?
The wettest day measured in Babana between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2024, with 151 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Babana?
The windiest day measured in Babana between 1940 and 2025 was 16 April 1970, with winds reaching 28.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Babana?
The warmest month in Babana is April (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Babana?
Babana receives on average 900 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Babana?
Babana gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Babana?
Yes: Babana has on average 310 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Babana?
In Babana, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 18 April 1998, and the lowest was 7.8 °C on 8 January 1957.
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