Bida climate — normals and trends
Bida (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 897 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.
Bida averages 0 frost days, 306 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 120 rainy days per year.
Bida has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.6 °C (on 18 April 1998) and the coldest 13.4 °C (on 6 January 1956).
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
BidaNiger State
- coords
- 9.08°, 6.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.4°C
Average daily high
33.7°C
Average daily low
23.4°C
Annual rainfall
897mm
Sunshine / day
10.3h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
11.1km/h
Seasonal range
5.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
306 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
120 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.6 °C
Average feels-like low
26.1 °C
Average peak gust
24.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
330 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
42.6 °C
18 April 1998
Coldest day
13.4 °C
6 January 1956
Wettest day
140 mm
29 August 1972
Windiest day
25.4 km/h
27 April 1945
Strongest gust
54.4 km/h
31 March 2007
Hottest feels-like
47.9 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
10.5 °C
6 January 1956
Sunniest day
12.4 h
29 May 1950
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 | 36.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 38.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 39.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 39.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 6 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 36.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 59 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 34.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 43 mm | -67 mm |
| Jul | 31.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 145 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 234 mm | +21 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 157 mm | -47 mm |
| Oct | 32.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 87 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 36.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 36.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Bida?
Bida has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 897 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Bida?
The hottest day measured in Bida between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 1998, reaching 42.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Bida?
The coldest day measured in Bida between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1956, at 13.4 °C.
Does it snow in Bida?
Almost never: Bida sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Bida warmed?
Yes: Bida warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Bida?
The wettest day measured in Bida between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1972, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Bida?
The windiest day measured in Bida between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1945, with winds reaching 25.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Bida?
The warmest month in Bida is March (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Bida?
Bida receives on average 897 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 120 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Bida?
Bida gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Bida?
Yes: Bida has on average 330 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Bida?
In Bida, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.9 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 10.5 °C on 6 January 1956.
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