Calabar climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Calabar?

Calabar has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 3,078 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Calabar between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2020, reaching 38.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Calabar?

The coldest day measured in Calabar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1954, at 17.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Calabar?

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

Q: Has the climate of Calabar warmed?

Yes: Calabar warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Calabar?

The wettest day measured in Calabar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1950, with 215 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Calabar?

The windiest day measured in Calabar between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1950, with winds reaching 18.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Calabar?

The warmest month in Calabar is February (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Calabar?

Calabar receives on average 3,078 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 305 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Calabar?

Calabar gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Calabar (Nigeria) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 3,078 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.

Calabar averages 0 frost days, 176 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 305 rainy days per year.

Calabar has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 23 February 2020) and the coldest 17.1 °C (on 3 August 1954).

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

CalabarCross River State

coords: 4.96°, 8.33°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthOctoberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

25.7°C

Average daily high

29.8°C

Average daily low

23.2°C

Annual rainfall

3,078mm

Sunshine / day

8.3h

Mean relative humidity

88%

Average peak wind

9.0km/h

Seasonal range

2.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

176 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

305 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.9 °C

Average feels-like low

28.1 °C

Average peak gust

22.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

364 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.7 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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

38.2 °C

23 February 2020

Coldest day

17.1 °C

3 August 1954

Wettest day

215 mm

3 July 1950

Windiest day

18.8 km/h

10 August 1950

Strongest gust

46.1 km/h

8 August 1950

Hottest feels-like

45.5 °C

21 March 1983

Coldest feels-like

15.6 °C

8 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.0 h

4 August 1954

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	36.6 °C13 February 2025	21.2 °C11 January 2025	26.9 °C	3,317 mm	231
2024	37.9 °C12 February 2024	20.0 °C17 January 2024	27.4 °C	2,785 mm	260
2023	36.6 °C20 February 2023	19.9 °C1 January 2023	26.9 °C	3,592 mm	256
2022	36.5 °C25 February 2022	20.2 °C25 December 2022	26.6 °C	2,455 mm	238
2021	37.0 °C3 March 2021	21.3 °C17 December 2021	26.8 °C	2,899 mm	244
2020	38.2 °C23 February 2020	18.1 °C26 January 2020	26.9 °C	2,709 mm	255
2019	36.0 °C20 February 2019	22.0 °C30 December 2019	26.6 °C	3,595 mm	222
2018	36.7 °C2 February 2018	20.5 °C6 January 2018	26.5 °C	3,227 mm	244
2017	37.9 °C23 February 2017	21.9 °C24 June 2017	26.6 °C	3,475 mm	240
2016	37.6 °C10 February 2016	20.5 °C31 January 2016	26.7 °C	3,761 mm	240
2015	35.7 °C22 January 2015	18.4 °C12 January 2015	26.3 °C	3,285 mm	212
2014	34.9 °C13 February 2014	21.7 °C7 January 2014	26.3 °C	3,190 mm	216
2013	34.9 °C16 January 2013	19.7 °C17 December 2013	26.1 °C	3,483 mm	205
2012	34.7 °C14 March 2012	21.3 °C17 January 2012	26.2 °C	2,885 mm	215
2011	35.2 °C28 January 2011	19.7 °C16 January 2011	26.2 °C	3,189 mm	215
2010	35.3 °C5 February 2010	21.1 °C20 January 2010	26.7 °C	3,101 mm	224
2009	34.4 °C1 March 2009	21.9 °C1 July 2009	26.3 °C	3,417 mm	219
2008	36.4 °C27 February 2008	19.9 °C22 January 2008	26.1 °C	3,227 mm	212
2007	36.8 °C16 January 2007	19.2 °C14 January 2007	26.0 °C	3,532 mm	201
2006	34.2 °C9 April 2006	21.0 °C7 September 2006	26.3 °C	2,956 mm	224
2005	35.8 °C21 January 2005	18.4 °C11 January 2005	26.2 °C	3,009 mm	208
2004	35.7 °C24 February 2004	21.7 °C6 February 2004	26.2 °C	3,084 mm	202
2003	34.6 °C13 March 2003	21.3 °C4 July 2003	26.0 °C	2,887 mm	210
2002	35.5 °C3 February 2002	20.3 °C12 January 2002	25.8 °C	3,329 mm	188
2001	36.1 °C18 February 2001	21.1 °C23 July 2001	25.8 °C	2,770 mm	203
2000	37.2 °C6 March 2000	20.6 °C3 February 2000	25.8 °C	2,933 mm	190
1999	33.4 °C24 February 1999	21.4 °C14 December 1999	25.7 °C	3,313 mm	179
1998	36.6 °C8 March 1998	20.8 °C6 January 1998	26.5 °C	2,812 mm	233
1997	36.0 °C22 February 1997	21.7 °C3 February 1997	25.9 °C	3,095 mm	180
1996	33.2 °C30 January 1996	21.2 °C22 July 1996	25.7 °C	2,959 mm	184
1995	34.2 °C5 March 1995	22.0 °C6 August 1995	25.9 °C	3,557 mm	190
1994	33.8 °C25 February 1994	21.2 °C13 December 1994	25.8 °C	3,201 mm	199
1993	33.7 °C11 February 1993	20.2 °C10 January 1993	25.8 °C	3,294 mm	186
1992	35.9 °C22 February 1992	19.0 °C5 January 1992	25.6 °C	3,181 mm	177
1991	33.3 °C26 March 1991	20.5 °C1 January 1991	25.6 °C	3,138 mm	141
1990	35.8 °C25 March 1990	21.6 °C20 July 1990	25.6 °C	3,385 mm	149
1989	35.8 °C19 February 1989	19.7 °C5 January 1989	25.7 °C	2,913 mm	190
1988	34.6 °C25 February 1988	20.7 °C28 December 1988	25.8 °C	3,368 mm	186
1987	34.1 °C23 January 1987	21.8 °C29 May 1987	26.1 °C	3,020 mm	205
1986	33.6 °C2 February 1986	21.1 °C19 October 1986	25.5 °C	3,167 mm	175
1985	33.5 °C3 March 1985	20.2 °C6 December 1985	25.3 °C	3,421 mm	150
1984	33.5 °C28 February 1984	20.5 °C6 September 1984	25.6 °C	2,966 mm	196
1983	37.3 °C21 March 1983	18.0 °C12 January 1983	25.9 °C	2,915 mm	178
1982	34.0 °C5 March 1982	20.9 °C9 February 1982	25.5 °C	3,254 mm	169
1981	34.3 °C2 February 1981	20.5 °C11 January 1981	25.5 °C	3,200 mm	182
1980	33.6 °C8 February 1980	20.3 °C27 December 1980	25.5 °C	3,654 mm	179
1979	33.7 °C7 February 1979	20.9 °C4 January 1979	25.7 °C	3,353 mm	186
1978	33.4 °C15 March 1978	20.3 °C13 January 1978	25.5 °C	3,172 mm	179
1977	33.5 °C6 March 1977	21.1 °C27 December 1977	25.6 °C	2,871 mm	193
1976	32.7 °C15 May 1976	20.7 °C21 June 1976	25.1 °C	3,520 mm	140
1975	33.7 °C7 January 1975	20.3 °C10 December 1975	25.1 °C	3,120 mm	143
1974	33.7 °C11 February 1974	19.1 °C9 January 1974	25.2 °C	3,374 mm	161
1973	34.4 °C20 March 1973	20.2 °C13 July 1973	25.7 °C	3,485 mm	191
1972	33.4 °C21 December 1972	21.3 °C1 April 1972	25.5 °C	3,215 mm	191
1971	35.8 °C5 February 1971	19.9 °C29 December 1971	25.3 °C	3,280 mm	174
1970	34.1 °C5 March 1970	20.8 °C18 September 1970	25.6 °C	3,105 mm	186
1969	34.0 °C5 February 1969	21.2 °C27 August 1969	25.6 °C	3,466 mm	190
1968	33.3 °C13 February 1968	18.1 °C18 January 1968	25.3 °C	3,284 mm	148
1967	35.1 °C24 February 1967	18.5 °C2 January 1967	25.3 °C	3,359 mm	165
1966	35.4 °C2 March 1966	20.6 °C5 January 1966	25.6 °C	2,653 mm	165
1965	32.7 °C21 March 1965	20.7 °C12 August 1965	25.2 °C	2,728 mm	133
1964	35.0 °C24 February 1964	21.0 °C2 August 1964	25.5 °C	2,302 mm	146
1963	34.6 °C13 March 1963	21.6 °C13 December 1963	25.6 °C	2,294 mm	166
1962	34.7 °C11 February 1962	18.6 °C8 February 1962	25.2 °C	2,987 mm	137
1961	34.5 °C15 March 1961	19.9 °C1 August 1961	25.3 °C	2,528 mm	156
1960	33.9 °C4 February 1960	21.1 °C26 August 1960	25.3 °C	3,165 mm	161
1959	34.1 °C10 March 1959	21.1 °C24 January 1959	25.4 °C	2,785 mm	157
1958	34.5 °C10 February 1958	19.6 °C27 July 1958	25.3 °C	2,779 mm	119
1957	33.6 °C17 February 1957	18.4 °C8 January 1957	25.0 °C	3,025 mm	118
1956	33.4 °C11 February 1956	20.0 °C23 August 1956	24.8 °C	3,080 mm	88
1955	33.7 °C15 February 1955	20.9 °C1 August 1955	25.1 °C	3,082 mm	109
1954	31.9 °C22 March 1954	17.1 °C3 August 1954	24.8 °C	2,773 mm	88
1953	32.8 °C3 February 1953	20.4 °C10 August 1953	25.2 °C	2,977 mm	120
1952	34.1 °C24 February 1952	20.5 °C13 August 1952	25.3 °C	3,192 mm	149
1951	33.3 °C8 January 1951	21.4 °C14 July 1951	25.3 °C	3,184 mm	149
1950	33.2 °C12 March 1950	18.5 °C11 August 1950	25.0 °C	2,833 mm	128
1949	35.5 °C16 February 1949	21.4 °C27 July 1949	25.4 °C	2,917 mm	148
1948	33.4 °C20 March 1948	21.1 °C7 January 1948	25.1 °C	3,135 mm	124
1947	33.6 °C21 February 1947	19.2 °C10 September 1947	25.2 °C	3,054 mm	118
1946	35.6 °C22 February 1946	20.4 °C1 January 1946	25.2 °C	2,738 mm	136
1945	35.7 °C15 March 1945	18.2 °C4 February 1945	25.4 °C	2,495 mm	158
1944	35.3 °C4 February 1944	20.3 °C3 August 1944	25.4 °C	2,365 mm	159
1943	32.9 °C7 March 1943	18.7 °C23 July 1943	24.8 °C	2,183 mm	82
1942	33.0 °C5 February 1942	19.3 °C18 July 1942	24.9 °C	2,859 mm	101
1941	33.9 °C14 February 1941	21.0 °C5 August 1941	25.1 °C	3,068 mm	114
1940	33.0 °C4 March 1940	20.0 °C3 August 1940	24.9 °C	3,050 mm	81

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

30.9 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

231 d/yr

+55

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

3317 mm

+239 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	34.1 °C	+2.4 °C	30 mm	-20 mm
Feb	34.9 °C	+2.6 °C	48 mm	-32 mm
Mar	33.3 °C	+1.9 °C	151 mm	-43 mm
Apr	31.6 °C	+1.0 °C	234 mm	-49 mm
May	31.5 °C	+1.5 °C	290 mm	-39 mm
Jun	30.1 °C	+1.5 °C	398 mm	+12 mm
Jul	27.4 °C	-0.2 °C	596 mm	+214 mm
Aug	27.7 °C	0.0 °C	209 mm	-112 mm
Sep	28.2 °C	-0.1 °C	491 mm	+105 mm
Oct	29.3 °C	+0.3 °C	584 mm	+188 mm
Nov	30.7 °C	+0.7 °C	213 mm	+7 mm
Dec	32.0 °C	+1.1 °C	73 mm	+8 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

36.6 °C

13 Feb 2025

Coldest day

21.2 °C

11 Jan 2025

Wettest day

116.6 mm

26 Jun 2025

Windiest day

15.8 km/h

18 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

37.1 km/h

17 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.2 °C

27 Feb 2025

Coldest feels-like

24.3 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.7 h

11 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Calabar?

Calabar has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 3,078 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Calabar?

The hottest day measured in Calabar between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2020, reaching 38.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Calabar?

The coldest day measured in Calabar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1954, at 17.1 °C.

Does it snow in Calabar?

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

Has the climate of Calabar warmed?

Yes: Calabar warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Calabar?

The wettest day measured in Calabar between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1950, with 215 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Calabar?

The windiest day measured in Calabar between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1950, with winds reaching 18.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Calabar?

The warmest month in Calabar is February (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Calabar?

Calabar receives on average 3,078 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 305 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Calabar?

Calabar gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Calabar?

Yes: Calabar has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Calabar?

In Calabar, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 21 March 1983, and the lowest was 15.6 °C on 8 January 1957.

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