Daura climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Daura?

Daura has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 542 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Daura between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 44.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Daura?

The coldest day measured in Daura between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 8.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Daura?

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

Q: Has the climate of Daura warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Daura?

The wettest day measured in Daura between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1948, with 156 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Daura?

The windiest day measured in Daura between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2015, with winds reaching 29.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Daura?

The warmest month in Daura is April (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Daura?

Daura receives on average 542 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Daura?

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

Daura (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 542 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 (31.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Daura averages 0 frost days, 298 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 78 rainy days per year.

Daura 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 44.3 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 8.6 °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

DauraYobe State

coords: 11.55°, 11.41°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.1°C

Average daily high

33.7°C

Average daily low

21.4°C

Annual rainfall

542mm

Sunshine / day

11.0h

Mean relative humidity

44%

Average peak wind

13.9km/h

Seasonal range

8.9°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

298 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

78 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.0 °C

Average feels-like low

20.9 °C

Average peak gust

31.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

252 d/yr

Solar radiation

22.6 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

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

44.3 °C

19 April 2010

Coldest day

8.6 °C

8 January 1957

Wettest day

156 mm

30 August 1948

Windiest day

29.1 km/h

2 April 2015

Strongest gust

61.9 km/h

2 April 2015

Hottest feels-like

46.5 °C

11 April 2016

Coldest feels-like

4.0 °C

12 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.5 h

7 July 1949

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	41.9 °C12 May 2025	13.4 °C13 January 2025	27.8 °C	470 mm	326
2024	43.1 °C31 March 2024	12.1 °C18 January 2024	27.4 °C	663 mm	299
2023	41.2 °C14 May 2023	13.1 °C13 January 2023	27.6 °C	389 mm	317
2022	43.4 °C7 April 2022	12.6 °C20 January 2022	26.9 °C	607 mm	287
2021	42.0 °C8 April 2021	14.7 °C22 January 2021	27.4 °C	424 mm	320
2020	42.7 °C31 March 2020	12.3 °C3 January 2020	27.6 °C	615 mm	307
2019	42.9 °C5 April 2019	13.2 °C24 December 2019	27.7 °C	550 mm	306
2018	41.9 °C23 April 2018	11.3 °C19 January 2018	27.8 °C	470 mm	298
2017	42.3 °C23 April 2017	13.0 °C11 January 2017	27.7 °C	407 mm	316
2016	42.7 °C26 April 2016	12.2 °C21 January 2016	27.7 °C	521 mm	312
2015	42.3 °C1 May 2015	9.4 °C13 January 2015	27.9 °C	415 mm	302
2014	40.9 °C23 March 2014	11.5 °C14 January 2014	27.5 °C	614 mm	311
2013	41.3 °C6 April 2013	12.0 °C19 December 2013	27.8 °C	415 mm	300
2012	42.6 °C9 April 2012	11.2 °C29 December 2012	27.4 °C	596 mm	290
2011	42.6 °C18 April 2011	11.7 °C13 January 2011	27.9 °C	415 mm	319
2010	44.3 °C19 April 2010	13.0 °C22 December 2010	28.6 °C	551 mm	330
2009	41.9 °C16 April 2009	13.5 °C25 December 2009	28.1 °C	351 mm	341
2008	42.3 °C22 April 2008	10.4 °C26 January 2008	27.2 °C	503 mm	295
2007	43.1 °C1 April 2007	11.6 °C15 January 2007	27.4 °C	352 mm	304
2006	41.1 °C23 April 2006	11.8 °C31 December 2006	27.7 °C	364 mm	320
2005	42.0 °C8 March 2005	11.8 °C13 January 2005	27.7 °C	491 mm	306
2004	42.7 °C31 March 2004	12.4 °C30 December 2004	27.4 °C	306 mm	320
2003	42.9 °C8 April 2003	10.2 °C10 December 2003	27.1 °C	560 mm	304
2002	41.6 °C6 April 2002	10.9 °C13 January 2002	27.1 °C	311 mm	295
2001	41.2 °C2 May 2001	10.8 °C28 January 2001	26.8 °C	468 mm	287
2000	41.8 °C17 April 2000	12.0 °C13 December 2000	26.8 °C	443 mm	294
1999	41.9 °C20 April 1999	10.6 °C11 January 1999	27.1 °C	630 mm	293
1998	44.1 °C21 April 1998	11.5 °C15 January 1998	27.7 °C	582 mm	301
1997	42.1 °C16 April 1997	14.1 °C27 January 1997	27.4 °C	404 mm	320
1996	41.1 °C7 May 1996	12.6 °C1 January 1996	27.2 °C	468 mm	326
1995	42.2 °C24 May 1995	11.6 °C13 January 1995	26.9 °C	371 mm	295
1994	42.0 °C22 April 1994	10.8 °C15 January 1994	26.8 °C	770 mm	263
1993	41.6 °C4 March 1993	9.8 °C7 January 1993	27.5 °C	340 mm	306
1992	41.0 °C3 April 1992	10.9 °C5 January 1992	26.6 °C	477 mm	279
1991	42.0 °C24 April 1991	13.2 °C22 December 1991	27.1 °C	519 mm	302
1990	42.3 °C15 April 1990	13.8 °C2 January 1990	27.7 °C	445 mm	329
1989	41.8 °C28 April 1989	10.7 °C21 January 1989	26.4 °C	569 mm	268
1988	42.8 °C3 March 1988	11.5 °C30 December 1988	27.2 °C	716 mm	294
1987	42.9 °C18 May 1987	13.0 °C8 January 1987	28.1 °C	506 mm	340
1986	43.3 °C17 April 1986	12.7 °C9 December 1986	27.6 °C	541 mm	306
1985	42.2 °C1 May 1985	12.9 °C22 December 1985	27.5 °C	485 mm	305
1984	41.4 °C19 March 1984	13.1 °C7 February 1984	27.7 °C	406 mm	313
1983	43.6 °C29 April 1983	10.7 °C7 January 1983	27.3 °C	385 mm	308
1982	41.8 °C7 April 1982	11.8 °C9 February 1982	27.1 °C	465 mm	292
1981	41.3 °C18 April 1981	12.0 °C11 January 1981	26.7 °C	692 mm	292
1980	42.4 °C26 April 1980	9.7 °C26 December 1980	27.4 °C	618 mm	310
1979	42.4 °C19 April 1979	13.3 °C18 December 1979	27.5 °C	503 mm	312
1978	40.9 °C5 April 1978	9.7 °C12 January 1978	27.1 °C	639 mm	314
1977	42.7 °C21 April 1977	12.0 °C27 December 1977	26.8 °C	691 mm	304
1976	41.0 °C12 April 1976	12.2 °C22 January 1976	26.9 °C	634 mm	305
1975	40.6 °C16 March 1975	11.5 °C18 January 1975	26.5 °C	651 mm	258
1974	41.0 °C16 April 1974	12.7 °C8 December 1974	26.6 °C	753 mm	261
1973	42.8 °C28 April 1973	13.1 °C29 January 1973	27.9 °C	491 mm	322
1972	40.7 °C21 May 1972	13.2 °C8 January 1972	27.6 °C	452 mm	338
1971	41.7 °C16 April 1971	10.2 °C10 January 1971	27.1 °C	491 mm	294
1970	42.4 °C10 May 1970	12.8 °C11 December 1970	27.2 °C	525 mm	301
1969	42.3 °C6 April 1969	11.5 °C10 January 1969	27.4 °C	630 mm	319
1968	40.5 °C16 April 1968	10.3 °C19 January 1968	26.7 °C	513 mm	313
1967	41.3 °C6 May 1967	11.0 °C1 January 1967	26.4 °C	683 mm	284
1966	41.9 °C27 March 1966	11.0 °C6 January 1966	27.5 °C	347 mm	323
1965	41.1 °C5 May 1965	12.1 °C9 December 1965	27.2 °C	269 mm	335
1964	42.5 °C2 April 1964	11.5 °C11 January 1964	27.0 °C	483 mm	284
1963	40.6 °C25 March 1963	12.6 °C6 January 1963	27.0 °C	504 mm	331
1962	40.1 °C26 March 1962	11.0 °C5 January 1962	26.8 °C	533 mm	289
1961	41.4 °C18 May 1961	11.2 °C28 December 1961	26.4 °C	678 mm	264
1960	42.1 °C21 April 1960	12.9 °C23 January 1960	27.3 °C	388 mm	301
1959	41.0 °C12 April 1959	10.9 °C25 January 1959	26.7 °C	413 mm	286
1958	41.1 °C11 April 1958	12.3 °C9 January 1958	26.7 °C	574 mm	279
1957	39.3 °C17 April 1957	8.6 °C8 January 1957	25.4 °C	782 mm	244
1956	41.3 °C11 May 1956	11.0 °C6 January 1956	26.2 °C	1,101 mm	252
1955	40.0 °C25 April 1955	11.3 °C27 December 1955	26.0 °C	557 mm	265
1954	39.8 °C20 May 1954	12.7 °C22 January 1954	26.3 °C	772 mm	278
1953	41.1 °C24 April 1953	11.8 °C31 January 1953	25.9 °C	813 mm	255
1952	40.5 °C28 April 1952	12.1 °C7 January 1952	26.3 °C	860 mm	259
1951	40.8 °C29 April 1951	10.7 °C30 December 1951	26.2 °C	580 mm	281
1950	40.3 °C2 April 1950	14.0 °C18 January 1950	26.4 °C	772 mm	284
1949	41.7 °C19 April 1949	11.1 °C18 January 1949	27.6 °C	240 mm	319
1948	40.3 °C17 May 1948	11.6 °C29 December 1948	25.9 °C	709 mm	239
1947	40.1 °C19 April 1947	12.0 °C20 January 1947	25.6 °C	909 mm	238
1946	40.6 °C7 May 1946	11.8 °C14 December 1946	25.8 °C	811 mm	240
1945	40.5 °C27 April 1945	10.5 °C7 February 1945	25.5 °C	553 mm	259
1944	41.2 °C17 April 1944	12.2 °C6 February 1944	26.0 °C	1,038 mm	224
1943	40.3 °C11 May 1943	13.8 °C23 December 1943	26.8 °C	628 mm	287
1942	40.6 °C30 March 1942	14.1 °C5 January 1942	27.3 °C	437 mm	301
1941	41.5 °C11 April 1941	12.0 °C27 December 1941	28.3 °C	250 mm	349
1940	40.9 °C9 April 1940	13.3 °C29 January 1940	27.7 °C	253 mm	351

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.6 °C

+0.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

326 d/yr

+28

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

470 mm

-72 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	31.9 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Feb	33.8 °C	+0.2 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Mar	38.8 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Apr	39.4 °C	+0.3 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
May	38.7 °C	+0.7 °C	4 mm	-19 mm
Jun	36.5 °C	+1.3 °C	10 mm	-41 mm
Jul	30.8 °C	-0.3 °C	193 mm	+40 mm
Aug	29.7 °C	+0.1 °C	159 mm	-46 mm
Sep	31.7 °C	+0.6 °C	98 mm	+12 mm
Oct	35.1 °C	+1.0 °C	6 mm	-12 mm
Nov	35.2 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Dec	34.0 °C	+2.9 °C	0 mm	0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.9 °C

12 May 2025

Coldest day

13.4 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

31.3 mm

4 Sep 2025

Windiest day

24.1 km/h

22 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

49.0 km/h

22 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

45.8 °C

14 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

10.1 °C

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.4 h

9 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Daura?

Daura has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 542 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Daura?

The hottest day measured in Daura between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 44.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Daura?

The coldest day measured in Daura between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 8.6 °C.

Does it snow in Daura?

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

Has the climate of Daura warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Daura?

The wettest day measured in Daura between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 1948, with 156 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Daura?

The windiest day measured in Daura between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2015, with winds reaching 29.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Daura?

The warmest month in Daura is April (31.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Daura?

Daura receives on average 542 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 78 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Daura?

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

Are there tropical nights in Daura?

Yes: Daura has on average 252 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Daura?

In Daura, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 11 April 2016, and the lowest was 4.0 °C on 12 January 1957.

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