Damaturu climate — normals and trends
Damaturu (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 487 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 May (31.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Damaturu averages 0 frost days, 302 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
Damaturu has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.7 °C (on 29 April 1983) and the coldest 6.1 °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
DamaturuYobe State
- coords
- 11.75°, 11.96°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.9°C
Average daily high
33.9°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
487mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
43%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
9.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
302 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.9 °C
Average feels-like low
19.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.0 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 = 0.33 · 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
43.7 °C
29 April 1983
Coldest day
6.1 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
112 mm
9 July 1944
Windiest day
30.8 km/h
2 April 2015
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
2 April 2015
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
6 May 2019
Coldest feels-like
2.4 °C
13 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.4 h
18 July 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.2 °C | -0.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 38.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 39.2 °C | +0.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 38.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 4 mm | -17 mm |
| Jun | 36.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 19 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 30.7 °C | -0.8 °C | 152 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 158 mm | -28 mm |
| Sep | 31.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 113 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 35.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 9 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 35.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 33.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Damaturu?
Damaturu has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.9 °C and it receives 487 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Damaturu?
The hottest day measured in Damaturu between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1983, reaching 43.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Damaturu?
The coldest day measured in Damaturu between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 6.1 °C.
Does it snow in Damaturu?
Almost never: Damaturu sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Damaturu warmed?
Yes: Damaturu warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Damaturu?
The wettest day measured in Damaturu between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1944, with 112 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Damaturu?
The windiest day measured in Damaturu between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2015, with winds reaching 30.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Damaturu?
The warmest month in Damaturu is May (31.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Damaturu?
Damaturu receives on average 487 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Damaturu?
Damaturu gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Damaturu?
Yes: Damaturu has on average 222 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Damaturu?
In Damaturu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 6 May 2019, and the lowest was 2.4 °C on 13 January 1957.
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