Darazo climate — normals and trends
Darazo (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 707 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 (31.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Darazo averages 0 frost days, 274 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.
Darazo has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 17 April 1998) and the coldest 7.5 °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
DarazoBauchi
- coords
- 11.00°, 10.41°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
707mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
13.3km/h
Seasonal range
8.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
274 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
95 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
231 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.23 · 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
17 April 1998
Coldest day
7.5 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
101 mm
6 August 2020
Windiest day
28.5 km/h
15 March 2011
Strongest gust
56.2 km/h
13 April 2019
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
22 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
3.4 °C
12 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.6 h
7 July 1949
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 | 32.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 38.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 38.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 37.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 4 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 35.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 38 mm | -40 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +0.3 °C | 230 mm | +31 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 269 mm | +24 mm |
| Sep | 30.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 130 mm | +14 mm |
| Oct | 33.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 14 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 34.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 33.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Darazo?
Darazo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 707 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Darazo?
The hottest day measured in Darazo between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1998, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Darazo?
The coldest day measured in Darazo between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 7.5 °C.
Does it snow in Darazo?
Almost never: Darazo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Darazo warmed?
Yes: Darazo warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Darazo?
The wettest day measured in Darazo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2020, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Darazo?
The windiest day measured in Darazo between 1940 and 2025 was 15 March 2011, with winds reaching 28.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Darazo?
The warmest month in Darazo is April (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Darazo?
Darazo receives on average 707 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Darazo?
Darazo gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Darazo?
Yes: Darazo has on average 231 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Darazo?
In Darazo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 22 April 1998, and the lowest was 3.4 °C on 12 January 1957.
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