Bende climate — normals and trends
Bende (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,929 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 February (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Bende averages 0 frost days, 225 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 246 rainy days per year.
Bende has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.5 °C (on 24 February 2017) and the coldest 14.2 °C (on 26 January 2020).
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
BendeAbia State
- coords
- 5.56°, 7.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,929mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
83%
Average peak wind
10.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
225 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
246 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
26.8 °C
Average peak gust
25.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
359 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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
41.5 °C
24 February 2017
Coldest day
14.2 °C
26 January 2020
Wettest day
201 mm
2 September 2023
Windiest day
19.4 km/h
8 January 1957
Strongest gust
50.0 km/h
8 August 1950
Hottest feels-like
45.9 °C
3 March 2017
Coldest feels-like
12.3 °C
26 January 2020
Sunniest day
12.0 h
4 August 1940
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 | 36.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 11 mm | -8 mm |
| Feb | 37.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 31 mm | -8 mm |
| Mar | 35.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 68 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 33.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 115 mm | -60 mm |
| May | 32.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 176 mm | -52 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 330 mm | +69 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 389 mm | +143 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 144 mm | -63 mm |
| Sep | 29.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 346 mm | +76 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 303 mm | +36 mm |
| Nov | 32.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 85 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 34.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 27 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bende?
Bende has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,929 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bende?
The hottest day measured in Bende between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2017, reaching 41.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bende?
The coldest day measured in Bende between 1940 and 2025 was 26 January 2020, at 14.2 °C.
Does it snow in Bende?
Almost never: Bende sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bende warmed?
Yes: Bende warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bende?
The wettest day measured in Bende between 1940 and 2025 was 2 September 2023, with 201 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bende?
The windiest day measured in Bende between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, with winds reaching 19.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bende?
The warmest month in Bende is February (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Bende?
Bende receives on average 1,929 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 246 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bende?
Bende gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bende?
Yes: Bende has on average 359 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bende?
In Bende, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.9 °C on 3 March 2017, and the lowest was 12.3 °C on 26 January 2020.
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