Baro climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Baro?

Baro has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 926 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Baro between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 2017, reaching 42.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Baro?

The coldest day measured in Baro between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 14.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Baro?

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

Q: Has the climate of Baro warmed?

Yes: Baro warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Baro?

The wettest day measured in Baro between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1980, with 162 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Baro?

The windiest day measured in Baro between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1960, with winds reaching 23.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Baro?

The warmest month in Baro is March (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Baro?

Baro receives on average 926 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Baro?

Baro gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Baro (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 926 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 (31.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Baro averages 0 frost days, 310 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 128 rainy days per year.

Baro 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 42.7 °C (on 4 April 2017) and the coldest 14.4 °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

BaroNiger State

coords: 8.62°, 6.42°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

28.5°C

Average daily high

33.8°C

Average daily low

23.8°C

Annual rainfall

926mm

Sunshine / day

10.2h

Mean relative humidity

63%

Average peak wind

10.2km/h

Seasonal range

5.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

310 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

128 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

37.8 °C

Average feels-like low

27.1 °C

Average peak gust

23.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

348 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.6 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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

42.7 °C

4 April 2017

Coldest day

14.4 °C

9 January 1957

Wettest day

162 mm

21 August 1980

Windiest day

23.9 km/h

13 March 1960

Strongest gust

57.2 km/h

26 September 2022

Hottest feels-like

48.1 °C

2 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

11.7 °C

9 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.4 h

23 May 1949

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	42.7 °C4 March 2025	19.0 °C11 January 2025	30.1 °C	776 mm	337
2024	42.2 °C20 April 2024	18.2 °C16 January 2024	30.0 °C	671 mm	350
2023	41.0 °C8 March 2023	17.9 °C11 January 2023	29.7 °C	785 mm	349
2022	41.5 °C1 April 2022	18.0 °C1 February 2022	29.1 °C	697 mm	327
2021	41.1 °C5 April 2021	18.8 °C22 January 2021	29.5 °C	628 mm	346
2020	42.1 °C11 March 2020	14.8 °C26 January 2020	29.0 °C	875 mm	328
2019	42.0 °C20 March 2019	17.5 °C31 December 2019	29.0 °C	1,283 mm	330
2018	41.2 °C6 February 2018	16.3 °C7 January 2018	28.9 °C	894 mm	316
2017	42.7 °C4 April 2017	19.2 °C18 February 2017	29.6 °C	798 mm	341
2016	41.6 °C17 February 2016	18.0 °C30 January 2016	29.2 °C	1,079 mm	335
2015	40.8 °C22 April 2015	14.7 °C13 January 2015	29.0 °C	726 mm	339
2014	40.4 °C9 March 2014	17.8 °C13 January 2014	29.0 °C	1,060 mm	328
2013	41.1 °C9 March 2013	16.5 °C17 December 2013	29.1 °C	978 mm	321
2012	40.6 °C21 March 2012	17.1 °C14 January 2012	28.8 °C	1,216 mm	309
2011	41.4 °C29 March 2011	16.4 °C16 January 2011	29.0 °C	692 mm	331
2010	41.7 °C1 April 2010	17.2 °C31 December 2010	29.4 °C	1,058 mm	333
2009	40.8 °C23 March 2009	16.4 °C27 December 2009	29.1 °C	885 mm	332
2008	39.8 °C4 March 2008	16.8 °C23 January 2008	28.7 °C	915 mm	328
2007	40.8 °C31 March 2007	14.7 °C14 January 2007	28.8 °C	1,065 mm	320
2006	41.6 °C7 April 2006	16.4 °C30 December 2006	29.3 °C	935 mm	327
2005	40.9 °C19 February 2005	16.2 °C11 January 2005	29.4 °C	890 mm	327
2004	40.5 °C1 April 2004	19.7 °C6 February 2004	29.1 °C	814 mm	326
2003	40.9 °C24 March 2003	18.2 °C6 January 2003	29.2 °C	768 mm	323
2002	40.3 °C21 March 2002	16.7 °C12 January 2002	28.6 °C	1,091 mm	323
2001	40.6 °C2 April 2001	16.4 °C10 January 2001	28.7 °C	797 mm	316
2000	40.1 °C30 March 2000	17.7 °C17 December 2000	28.6 °C	1,210 mm	307
1999	41.0 °C1 April 1999	18.0 °C17 December 1999	28.6 °C	1,208 mm	290
1998	42.4 °C18 April 1998	19.0 °C7 January 1998	29.3 °C	1,001 mm	321
1997	39.9 °C10 March 1997	18.8 °C8 February 1997	28.3 °C	994 mm	324
1996	40.2 °C7 April 1996	18.7 °C10 January 1996	28.6 °C	1,164 mm	302
1995	40.8 °C12 April 1995	18.8 °C25 December 1995	28.4 °C	1,169 mm	308
1994	41.6 °C29 March 1994	17.1 °C17 December 1994	28.3 °C	1,311 mm	296
1993	40.4 °C19 April 1993	16.8 °C22 January 1993	28.5 °C	979 mm	327
1992	39.9 °C1 April 1992	16.1 °C5 January 1992	27.9 °C	976 mm	286
1991	40.9 °C4 March 1991	16.9 °C1 January 1991	28.5 °C	1,086 mm	305
1990	41.2 °C29 March 1990	20.8 °C31 December 1990	28.7 °C	976 mm	320
1989	40.9 °C4 April 1989	15.7 °C17 January 1989	28.2 °C	897 mm	304
1988	41.0 °C29 February 1988	19.5 °C12 January 1988	28.7 °C	1,204 mm	303
1987	40.4 °C21 April 1987	19.0 °C8 January 1987	29.2 °C	1,036 mm	344
1986	40.6 °C17 April 1986	18.3 °C7 December 1986	28.4 °C	1,014 mm	298
1985	39.7 °C8 March 1985	18.8 °C30 December 1985	28.3 °C	1,141 mm	290
1984	40.5 °C6 March 1984	17.5 °C17 January 1984	28.4 °C	958 mm	329
1983	40.8 °C26 March 1983	15.7 °C8 January 1983	28.8 °C	812 mm	319
1982	40.0 °C6 April 1982	17.4 °C9 February 1982	28.2 °C	1,042 mm	306
1981	40.8 °C9 April 1981	17.2 °C3 December 1981	28.3 °C	1,038 mm	311
1980	40.8 °C7 April 1980	17.5 °C27 December 1980	28.3 °C	1,479 mm	315
1979	42.0 °C21 March 1979	17.3 °C17 December 1979	28.4 °C	1,121 mm	325
1978	40.6 °C24 February 1978	16.9 °C11 January 1978	28.0 °C	1,030 mm	296
1977	40.9 °C21 April 1977	18.0 °C26 December 1977	28.6 °C	801 mm	318
1976	41.1 °C5 April 1976	17.4 °C2 December 1976	27.7 °C	924 mm	287
1975	39.3 °C11 March 1975	16.8 °C20 January 1975	27.7 °C	1,016 mm	275
1974	40.0 °C11 March 1974	16.1 °C30 December 1974	27.9 °C	996 mm	292
1973	41.5 °C20 March 1973	18.2 °C25 December 1973	28.8 °C	932 mm	330
1972	40.3 °C11 March 1972	18.3 °C21 November 1972	28.1 °C	1,097 mm	309
1971	41.3 °C18 March 1971	17.2 °C24 December 1971	28.1 °C	1,058 mm	301
1970	40.9 °C2 April 1970	17.8 °C15 December 1970	28.4 °C	1,065 mm	303
1969	40.7 °C22 March 1969	18.7 °C11 January 1969	28.2 °C	1,091 mm	295
1968	40.6 °C9 April 1968	17.2 °C18 January 1968	28.1 °C	1,091 mm	310
1967	40.8 °C18 April 1967	15.5 °C2 January 1967	28.2 °C	926 mm	297
1966	41.2 °C16 March 1966	15.8 °C4 January 1966	28.6 °C	698 mm	339
1965	40.6 °C10 April 1965	18.2 °C13 December 1965	28.5 °C	610 mm	338
1964	40.7 °C20 March 1964	17.5 °C13 January 1964	28.9 °C	485 mm	329
1963	40.3 °C31 March 1963	18.1 °C11 December 1963	28.4 °C	1,038 mm	324
1962	40.0 °C8 March 1962	15.7 °C8 February 1962	28.0 °C	886 mm	299
1961	39.3 °C29 March 1961	18.0 °C11 December 1961	28.2 °C	733 mm	311
1960	39.7 °C28 March 1960	18.1 °C7 February 1960	28.4 °C	759 mm	313
1959	40.0 °C15 April 1959	17.3 °C22 January 1959	28.5 °C	815 mm	310
1958	40.7 °C5 April 1958	17.8 °C8 January 1958	28.5 °C	558 mm	291
1957	38.6 °C16 March 1957	14.4 °C9 January 1957	27.3 °C	1,077 mm	268
1956	39.7 °C6 April 1956	17.0 °C6 January 1956	27.7 °C	849 mm	276
1955	38.8 °C28 January 1955	17.2 °C7 January 1955	27.7 °C	1,234 mm	256
1954	38.9 °C2 March 1954	18.9 °C24 January 1954	27.9 °C	689 mm	288
1953	39.9 °C21 April 1953	17.4 °C1 December 1953	28.0 °C	811 mm	285
1952	38.9 °C27 February 1952	17.9 °C8 January 1952	27.9 °C	832 mm	294
1951	39.5 °C14 March 1951	16.8 °C25 December 1951	27.7 °C	1,131 mm	292
1950	40.6 °C31 March 1950	18.4 °C1 January 1950	27.7 °C	1,000 mm	277
1949	40.0 °C16 February 1949	16.2 °C9 February 1949	28.7 °C	424 mm	328
1948	40.1 °C30 March 1948	16.9 °C3 February 1948	27.6 °C	747 mm	282
1947	39.5 °C21 February 1947	17.8 °C20 January 1947	27.9 °C	1,058 mm	254
1946	40.0 °C23 February 1946	16.9 °C20 January 1946	27.8 °C	677 mm	270
1945	40.3 °C7 April 1945	14.9 °C4 February 1945	27.6 °C	965 mm	283
1944	39.3 °C14 April 1944	17.3 °C1 February 1944	27.8 °C	964 mm	270
1943	39.7 °C1 March 1943	19.7 °C6 March 1943	28.0 °C	592 mm	295
1942	40.0 °C30 March 1942	17.8 °C28 January 1942	28.3 °C	704 mm	296
1941	40.7 °C27 March 1941	17.1 °C29 December 1941	28.4 °C	548 mm	324
1940	38.8 °C24 March 1940	20.3 °C2 December 1940	28.1 °C	565 mm	321

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

35.8 °C

+2.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

337 d/yr

+27

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

776 mm

-151 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	37.8 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Feb	39.1 °C	+1.6 °C	5 mm	+2 mm
Mar	40.7 °C	+2.7 °C	1 mm	-13 mm
Apr	39.6 °C	+2.8 °C	12 mm	-30 mm
May	36.9 °C	+2.6 °C	69 mm	-15 mm
Jun	34.3 °C	+2.5 °C	55 mm	-72 mm
Jul	31.3 °C	+1.4 °C	166 mm	-12 mm
Aug	30.2 °C	+0.8 °C	209 mm	+8 mm
Sep	31.7 °C	+1.5 °C	179 mm	-9 mm
Oct	33.0 °C	+1.5 °C	77 mm	-3 mm
Nov	37.2 °C	+2.6 °C	3 mm	-3 mm
Dec	37.9 °C	+2.1 °C	0 mm	-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.7 °C

4 Mar 2025

Coldest day

19.0 °C

11 Jan 2025

Wettest day

45.4 mm

6 Aug 2025

Windiest day

20.6 km/h

16 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

42.8 km/h

16 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

47.3 °C

8 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

17.6 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

19 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Baro?

Baro has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 926 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Baro?

The hottest day measured in Baro between 1940 and 2025 was 4 April 2017, reaching 42.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Baro?

The coldest day measured in Baro between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 14.4 °C.

Does it snow in Baro?

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

Has the climate of Baro warmed?

Yes: Baro warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Baro?

The wettest day measured in Baro between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 1980, with 162 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Baro?

The windiest day measured in Baro between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1960, with winds reaching 23.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Baro?

The warmest month in Baro is March (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Baro?

Baro receives on average 926 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 128 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Baro?

Baro gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Baro?

Yes: Baro has on average 348 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Baro?

In Baro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 11.7 °C on 9 January 1957.

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