Badagry climate — normals and trends
Badagry (Nigeria) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,615 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Badagry averages 0 frost days, 98 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 260 rainy days per year.
Badagry has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.0 °C (on 8 February 2020) and the coldest 18.5 °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
BadagryLagos
- coords
- 6.42°, 2.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
28.7°C
Average daily low
24.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,615mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
15.6km/h
Seasonal range
3.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
98 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
260 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
28.4 °C
Average peak gust
30.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
365 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
34.0 °C
8 February 2020
Coldest day
18.5 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
157 mm
10 September 1968
Windiest day
27.6 km/h
17 August 1991
Strongest gust
51.5 km/h
20 August 1967
Hottest feels-like
40.7 °C
27 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
14.6 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
29 May 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 18 mm | -25 mm |
| Feb | 31.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 39 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 31.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 76 mm | -36 mm |
| Apr | 30.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 81 mm | -60 mm |
| May | 30.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 174 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 28.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 249 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 27.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 137 mm | -55 mm |
| Aug | 26.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 103 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 27.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 178 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 211 mm | +42 mm |
| Nov | 30.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 71 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 30.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 62 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Badagry?
Badagry has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,615 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Badagry?
The hottest day measured in Badagry between 1940 and 2025 was 8 February 2020, reaching 34.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Badagry?
The coldest day measured in Badagry between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 18.5 °C.
Does it snow in Badagry?
Almost never: Badagry sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Badagry warmed?
Yes: Badagry warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Badagry?
The wettest day measured in Badagry between 1940 and 2025 was 10 September 1968, with 157 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Badagry?
The windiest day measured in Badagry between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1991, with winds reaching 27.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Badagry?
The warmest month in Badagry is March (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Badagry?
Badagry receives on average 1,615 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 260 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Badagry?
Badagry gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Badagry?
Yes: Badagry has on average 365 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Badagry?
In Badagry, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 27 March 2024, and the lowest was 14.6 °C on 9 January 1957.
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