Biliri climate — normals and trends
Biliri (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 550 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 (31.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Biliri averages 0 frost days, 279 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Biliri has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 28 March 2024) and the coldest 11.0 °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
BiliriGombe State
- coords
- 9.87°, 11.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
550mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
279 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.6 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
281 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.20 · 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
43.0 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest day
11.0 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
153 mm
23 September 1988
Windiest day
30.0 km/h
29 April 2005
Strongest gust
65.9 km/h
30 April 2005
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest feels-like
6.4 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.3 h
13 July 2011
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 | 34.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 36.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 40.0 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 38.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 10 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 36.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 24 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 42 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 121 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 239 mm | +66 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 142 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 32.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 31 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 34.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 34.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Biliri?
Biliri has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 550 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Biliri?
The hottest day measured in Biliri between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Biliri?
The coldest day measured in Biliri between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 11.0 °C.
Does it snow in Biliri?
Almost never: Biliri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Biliri warmed?
Yes: Biliri warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Biliri?
The wettest day measured in Biliri between 1940 and 2025 was 23 September 1988, with 153 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Biliri?
The windiest day measured in Biliri between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 2005, with winds reaching 30.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Biliri?
The warmest month in Biliri is April (31.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Biliri?
Biliri receives on average 550 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Biliri?
Biliri gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Biliri?
Yes: Biliri has on average 281 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Biliri?
In Biliri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 19 April 2010, and the lowest was 6.4 °C on 8 January 1957.
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