Bauchi climate — normals and trends
Bauchi (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,074 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 (29.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Bauchi averages 0 frost days, 220 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Bauchi has warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.08 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 17 April 1998) and the coldest 5.1 °C (on 8 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
BauchiBauchi
- coords
- 10.31°, 9.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
18.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,074mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
8.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
220 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.3 °C
Average feels-like low
18.6 °C
Average peak gust
27.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
168 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.7 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.16 · 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
41.3 °C
17 April 1998
Coldest day
5.1 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
87 mm
21 July 2001
Windiest day
27.3 km/h
5 February 1998
Strongest gust
57.6 km/h
5 February 1998
Hottest feels-like
44.0 °C
24 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
1.4 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.6 h
26 June 1959
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 | 31.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 32.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 37.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 37.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| May | 35.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 16 mm | -58 mm |
| Jun | 32.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 90 mm | -66 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 261 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 313 mm | +5 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 205 mm | +19 mm |
| Oct | 31.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 29 mm | -21 mm |
| Nov | 33.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 32.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bauchi?
Bauchi has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 1,074 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bauchi?
The hottest day measured in Bauchi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1998, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bauchi?
The coldest day measured in Bauchi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Bauchi?
Almost never: Bauchi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bauchi warmed?
Yes: Bauchi warmed by +0.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bauchi?
The wettest day measured in Bauchi between 1940 and 2025 was 21 July 2001, with 87 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bauchi?
The windiest day measured in Bauchi between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1998, with winds reaching 27.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bauchi?
The warmest month in Bauchi is April (29.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Bauchi?
Bauchi receives on average 1,074 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bauchi?
Bauchi gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bauchi?
Yes: Bauchi has on average 168 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bauchi?
In Bauchi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.0 °C on 24 May 1998, and the lowest was 1.4 °C on 8 January 1957.
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