Chakwama climate — normals and trends
Chakwama (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 668 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 (31.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Chakwama averages 0 frost days, 291 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Chakwama has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.6 °C (on 30 April 2024) and the coldest 6.2 °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
ChakwamaJigawa State
- coords
- 11.56°, 9.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
33.4°C
Average daily low
20.2°C
Annual rainfall
668mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
45%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
9.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
291 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
20.0 °C
Average peak gust
28.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
222 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.43 · 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
43.6 °C
30 April 2024
Coldest day
6.2 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
165 mm
6 August 2020
Windiest day
24.8 km/h
10 July 1944
Strongest gust
51.8 km/h
10 June 1983
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
5 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.6 °C
28 January 2001
Sunniest day
12.7 h
27 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 39.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 40.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 39.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 36.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 40 mm | -29 mm |
| Jul | 31.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 185 mm | +1 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 265 mm | +24 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 153 mm | +37 mm |
| Oct | 34.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 13 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 35.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 34.0 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chakwama?
Chakwama has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 668 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chakwama?
The hottest day measured in Chakwama between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 2024, reaching 43.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chakwama?
The coldest day measured in Chakwama between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Chakwama?
Almost never: Chakwama sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Chakwama warmed?
Yes: Chakwama warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chakwama?
The wettest day measured in Chakwama between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2020, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chakwama?
The windiest day measured in Chakwama between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 1944, with winds reaching 24.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chakwama?
The warmest month in Chakwama is April (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Chakwama?
Chakwama receives on average 668 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chakwama?
Chakwama gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Chakwama?
Yes: Chakwama has on average 222 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chakwama?
In Chakwama, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 5 May 2024, and the lowest was 2.6 °C on 28 January 2001.
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