Doma climate — normals and trends
Doma (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 953 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 March (31.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Doma averages 0 frost days, 281 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Doma has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.9 °C (on 28 March 2024) and the coldest 14.2 °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
DomaNasarawa State
- coords
- 8.39°, 8.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.7°C
Average daily high
32.8°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
953mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
10.1km/h
Seasonal range
5.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
281 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.3 °C
Average feels-like low
25.9 °C
Average peak gust
24.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
332 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
41.9 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest day
14.2 °C
13 January 2015
Wettest day
137 mm
30 August 2025
Windiest day
23.8 km/h
1 April 1999
Strongest gust
56.2 km/h
31 March 2007
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.1 °C
13 January 2015
Sunniest day
12.4 h
16 July 1942
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 | 36.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 38.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 39.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 37.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 12 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 35.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 40 mm | -52 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 72 mm | -59 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 289 mm | +103 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 374 mm | +161 mm |
| Sep | 30.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 181 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 31.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 85 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 35.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 36.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Doma?
Doma has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 953 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Doma?
The hottest day measured in Doma between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, reaching 41.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Doma?
The coldest day measured in Doma between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2015, at 14.2 °C.
Does it snow in Doma?
Almost never: Doma sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Doma warmed?
Yes: Doma warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Doma?
The wettest day measured in Doma between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 2025, with 137 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Doma?
The windiest day measured in Doma between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 1999, with winds reaching 23.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Doma?
The warmest month in Doma is March (31.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Doma?
Doma receives on average 953 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Doma?
Doma gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Doma?
Yes: Doma has on average 332 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Doma?
In Doma, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 28 March 2024, and the lowest was 11.1 °C on 13 January 2015.
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