Damboa climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Damboa?

Damboa has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 585 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Damboa between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 45.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Damboa?

The coldest day measured in Damboa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2015, at 8.8 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Damboa?

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

Q: Has the climate of Damboa warmed?

Yes: Damboa warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Damboa?

The wettest day measured in Damboa between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1974, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Damboa?

The windiest day measured in Damboa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 2009, with winds reaching 32.7 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Damboa?

The warmest month in Damboa is April (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.0 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Damboa?

Damboa receives on average 585 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Damboa?

Damboa gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Damboa (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 585 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 (32.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Damboa averages 0 frost days, 303 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.

Damboa 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 45.0 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 8.8 °C (on 13 January 2015).

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

DamboaBorno State

coords: 11.16°, 12.76°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.2°C

Average daily high

34.0°C

Average daily low

21.3°C

Annual rainfall

585mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

45%

Average peak wind

15.1km/h

Seasonal range

9.2°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

303 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

90 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.1 °C

Average feels-like low

20.9 °C

Average peak gust

32.4 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

245 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.3 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · 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

45.0 °C

19 April 2010

Coldest day

8.8 °C

13 January 2015

Wettest day

117 mm

17 August 1974

Windiest day

32.7 km/h

18 June 2009

Strongest gust

57.2 km/h

21 June 1985

Hottest feels-like

47.2 °C

20 April 1998

Coldest feels-like

4.4 °C

13 January 2015

Sunniest day

12.2 h

15 July 1949

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	43.2 °C12 May 2025	13.0 °C13 January 2025	28.3 °C	565 mm	326
2024	44.1 °C31 March 2024	11.3 °C18 January 2024	28.0 °C	659 mm	305
2023	42.1 °C14 May 2023	12.9 °C13 January 2023	28.0 °C	549 mm	320
2022	45.0 °C7 April 2022	13.1 °C20 January 2022	27.3 °C	774 mm	291
2021	43.2 °C8 April 2021	13.3 °C11 February 2021	28.0 °C	475 mm	326
2020	42.9 °C31 March 2020	12.8 °C3 January 2020	27.7 °C	539 mm	314
2019	43.5 °C5 April 2019	12.3 °C24 December 2019	27.8 °C	683 mm	320
2018	42.2 °C24 April 2018	10.5 °C7 January 2018	27.8 °C	598 mm	302
2017	42.7 °C23 April 2017	13.3 °C11 January 2017	27.5 °C	553 mm	317
2016	42.9 °C26 April 2016	11.3 °C21 January 2016	27.8 °C	500 mm	323
2015	42.9 °C17 May 2015	8.8 °C13 January 2015	27.9 °C	496 mm	300
2014	41.6 °C15 April 2014	11.1 °C14 January 2014	27.6 °C	580 mm	312
2013	42.2 °C6 April 2013	11.0 °C19 December 2013	27.9 °C	554 mm	306
2012	43.2 °C30 April 2012	10.1 °C29 December 2012	27.5 °C	623 mm	295
2011	43.1 °C18 April 2011	11.3 °C13 January 2011	27.9 °C	443 mm	320
2010	45.0 °C19 April 2010	12.1 °C22 December 2010	28.4 °C	665 mm	323
2009	42.0 °C16 April 2009	12.1 °C25 December 2009	28.2 °C	414 mm	343
2008	41.7 °C21 April 2008	10.0 °C26 January 2008	27.1 °C	595 mm	298
2007	43.3 °C1 April 2007	11.1 °C15 January 2007	27.5 °C	437 mm	295
2006	42.3 °C23 April 2006	11.2 °C26 December 2006	27.7 °C	366 mm	328
2005	42.9 °C12 April 2005	11.3 °C13 January 2005	27.8 °C	548 mm	313
2004	43.1 °C30 March 2004	12.9 °C30 December 2004	27.4 °C	384 mm	322
2003	43.7 °C8 April 2003	10.3 °C1 January 2003	27.4 °C	593 mm	312
2002	42.2 °C6 April 2002	10.1 °C13 January 2002	27.3 °C	346 mm	300
2001	41.8 °C2 April 2001	10.7 °C29 January 2001	26.8 °C	492 mm	291
2000	42.5 °C17 April 2000	11.6 °C13 December 2000	27.0 °C	491 mm	300
1999	42.6 °C16 April 1999	10.5 °C11 January 1999	27.4 °C	629 mm	303
1998	44.2 °C21 April 1998	10.8 °C15 January 1998	27.9 °C	604 mm	304
1997	41.5 °C16 April 1997	14.1 °C14 February 1997	27.5 °C	496 mm	332
1996	41.6 °C5 April 1996	11.4 °C1 January 1996	27.4 °C	595 mm	331
1995	42.6 °C1 April 1995	11.3 °C13 January 1995	27.2 °C	553 mm	306
1994	42.3 °C22 April 1994	10.9 °C15 January 1994	27.3 °C	719 mm	287
1993	42.0 °C4 March 1993	10.1 °C7 January 1993	27.6 °C	391 mm	307
1992	41.8 °C3 April 1992	10.4 °C5 January 1992	26.7 °C	588 mm	281
1991	42.7 °C20 April 1991	12.6 °C22 December 1991	27.4 °C	579 mm	308
1990	42.9 °C15 April 1990	12.9 °C3 January 1990	28.0 °C	459 mm	341
1989	42.4 °C27 April 1989	10.2 °C21 January 1989	26.5 °C	634 mm	276
1988	42.8 °C2 March 1988	12.1 °C30 December 1988	27.2 °C	799 mm	293
1987	43.4 °C18 May 1987	13.1 °C16 January 1987	28.1 °C	531 mm	343
1986	43.4 °C17 April 1986	11.8 °C9 December 1986	27.8 °C	572 mm	305
1985	42.7 °C1 May 1985	13.0 °C22 December 1985	27.4 °C	651 mm	299
1984	42.6 °C22 March 1984	12.8 °C25 January 1984	27.8 °C	469 mm	324
1983	44.1 °C29 April 1983	10.9 °C7 January 1983	27.5 °C	405 mm	309
1982	42.4 °C7 April 1982	11.5 °C9 February 1982	27.4 °C	513 mm	309
1981	42.3 °C18 April 1981	12.7 °C11 January 1981	27.0 °C	686 mm	302
1980	43.0 °C22 March 1980	10.1 °C27 December 1980	27.5 °C	630 mm	317
1979	42.3 °C19 April 1979	12.8 °C18 December 1979	27.3 °C	588 mm	313
1978	41.0 °C2 April 1978	9.2 °C12 January 1978	27.2 °C	646 mm	321
1977	42.9 °C21 April 1977	11.3 °C28 December 1977	26.6 °C	640 mm	306
1976	41.2 °C13 April 1976	12.1 °C22 January 1976	27.0 °C	570 mm	319
1975	40.6 °C16 March 1975	11.2 °C17 January 1975	26.5 °C	614 mm	270
1974	41.7 °C16 April 1974	11.8 °C30 December 1974	26.5 °C	969 mm	268
1973	42.9 °C28 April 1973	12.5 °C29 January 1973	27.8 °C	601 mm	325
1972	41.3 °C1 April 1972	12.0 °C8 January 1972	27.3 °C	557 mm	336
1971	42.2 °C16 April 1971	10.9 °C10 January 1971	27.1 °C	506 mm	294
1970	42.6 °C6 April 1970	11.8 °C11 December 1970	27.1 °C	629 mm	304
1969	42.8 °C6 April 1969	10.1 °C10 January 1969	27.2 °C	680 mm	320
1968	41.0 °C16 April 1968	10.1 °C19 January 1968	26.7 °C	550 mm	313
1967	42.3 °C17 April 1967	11.2 °C1 January 1967	26.6 °C	657 mm	301
1966	42.2 °C4 April 1966	11.4 °C5 January 1966	27.6 °C	364 mm	329
1965	41.3 °C24 April 1965	12.3 °C5 February 1965	27.3 °C	352 mm	333
1964	43.0 °C2 April 1964	12.1 °C11 January 1964	27.3 °C	459 mm	299
1963	41.1 °C26 March 1963	12.4 °C8 December 1963	27.2 °C	540 mm	331
1962	40.3 °C26 March 1962	10.6 °C5 January 1962	27.0 °C	520 mm	299
1961	41.4 °C18 May 1961	10.9 °C28 December 1961	26.5 °C	621 mm	273
1960	41.9 °C2 April 1960	12.6 °C26 January 1960	27.3 °C	410 mm	302
1959	40.9 °C13 April 1959	11.0 °C25 January 1959	26.7 °C	467 mm	294
1958	41.5 °C11 April 1958	11.9 °C9 January 1958	26.9 °C	655 mm	283
1957	40.6 °C30 April 1957	8.9 °C8 January 1957	25.6 °C	881 mm	255
1956	41.9 °C11 May 1956	11.3 °C5 January 1956	26.6 °C	927 mm	257
1955	41.1 °C25 April 1955	11.7 °C27 December 1955	26.2 °C	595 mm	273
1954	40.9 °C9 April 1954	12.6 °C22 January 1954	26.5 °C	921 mm	266
1953	42.4 °C27 April 1953	11.8 °C31 January 1953	26.3 °C	830 mm	263
1952	40.7 °C28 April 1952	11.9 °C7 January 1952	26.5 °C	777 mm	271
1951	41.1 °C13 March 1951	9.9 °C30 December 1951	26.4 °C	745 mm	289
1950	41.4 °C2 April 1950	13.6 °C1 January 1950	26.6 °C	735 mm	292
1949	42.0 °C19 April 1949	12.2 °C18 January 1949	28.1 °C	251 mm	330
1948	40.5 °C30 March 1948	11.3 °C29 December 1948	26.1 °C	674 mm	261
1947	40.7 °C16 April 1947	12.3 °C20 January 1947	25.7 °C	953 mm	237
1946	41.7 °C8 May 1946	11.3 °C14 December 1946	26.1 °C	882 mm	249
1945	41.1 °C26 April 1945	10.7 °C9 February 1945	25.9 °C	626 mm	274
1944	41.8 °C15 April 1944	11.9 °C15 December 1944	26.3 °C	901 mm	250
1943	40.8 °C11 May 1943	13.7 °C31 December 1943	27.5 °C	408 mm	296
1942	41.2 °C30 March 1942	13.7 °C22 January 1942	27.5 °C	501 mm	313
1941	42.2 °C14 April 1941	11.5 °C26 January 1941	28.3 °C	343 mm	350
1940	41.6 °C9 April 1940	13.7 °C29 January 1940	27.8 °C	327 mm	354

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

35.2 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

326 d/yr

+23

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

565 mm

-20 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.0 °C	+1.7 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Feb	35.2 °C	+1.1 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Mar	40.0 °C	+2.2 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Apr	40.4 °C	+0.8 °C	1 mm	-6 mm
May	39.6 °C	+1.5 °C	6 mm	-26 mm
Jun	36.6 °C	+1.5 °C	31 mm	-29 mm
Jul	30.6 °C	-0.5 °C	210 mm	+67 mm
Aug	29.4 °C	-0.1 °C	197 mm	-10 mm
Sep	31.4 °C	+0.4 °C	114 mm	+3 mm
Oct	35.2 °C	+1.0 °C	6 mm	-19 mm
Nov	36.1 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Dec	35.2 °C	+3.5 °C	0 mm	0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.2 °C

12 May 2025

Coldest day

13.0 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

46.4 mm

17 Aug 2025

Windiest day

29.4 km/h

21 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

51.8 km/h

21 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.9 °C

14 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.3 °C

15 Feb 2025

Sunniest day

12.1 h

9 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Damboa?

Damboa has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 585 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Damboa?

The hottest day measured in Damboa between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 45.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Damboa?

The coldest day measured in Damboa between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2015, at 8.8 °C.

Does it snow in Damboa?

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

Has the climate of Damboa warmed?

Yes: Damboa warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Damboa?

The wettest day measured in Damboa between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1974, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Damboa?

The windiest day measured in Damboa between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 2009, with winds reaching 32.7 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Damboa?

The warmest month in Damboa is April (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.0 °C).

How much does it rain in Damboa?

Damboa receives on average 585 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Damboa?

Damboa gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Damboa?

Yes: Damboa has on average 245 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Damboa?

In Damboa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 20 April 1998, and the lowest was 4.4 °C on 13 January 2015.

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