Bama climate — normals and trends
Bama (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 506 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 (32.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bama averages 0 frost days, 321 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Bama has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.4 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 7.9 °C (on 12 January 1978).
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
BamaBorno State
- coords
- 11.52°, 13.69°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.6°C
Average daily high
34.7°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
506mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
43%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
9.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
321 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.8 °C
Average feels-like low
21.2 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
246 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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
45.4 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest day
7.9 °C
12 January 1978
Wettest day
152 mm
23 July 1954
Windiest day
31.3 km/h
19 June 2018
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
19 June 2018
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
20 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
4.2 °C
13 January 2015
Sunniest day
12.1 h
18 July 2023
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 | 32.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 35.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 40.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 39.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 4 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 37.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 18 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 130 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 163 mm | -24 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 118 mm | +22 mm |
| Oct | 36.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 10 mm | -10 mm |
| Nov | 36.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 35.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bama?
Bama has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 506 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bama?
The hottest day measured in Bama between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 45.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bama?
The coldest day measured in Bama between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1978, at 7.9 °C.
Does it snow in Bama?
Almost never: Bama sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bama warmed?
Yes: Bama warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bama?
The wettest day measured in Bama between 1940 and 2025 was 23 July 1954, with 152 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bama?
The windiest day measured in Bama between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 2018, with winds reaching 31.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bama?
The warmest month in Bama is April (32.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Bama?
Bama receives on average 506 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bama?
Bama gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bama?
Yes: Bama has on average 246 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bama?
In Bama, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 20 April 1998, and the lowest was 4.2 °C on 13 January 2015.
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