Dukku climate — normals and trends
Dukku (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 682 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 (31.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Dukku averages 0 frost days, 273 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Dukku has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.8 °C (on 17 April 1998) and the coldest 6.8 °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
DukkuGombe State
- coords
- 10.82°, 10.77°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
682mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
49%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
8.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
273 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
20.1 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
227 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.24 · 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
42.8 °C
17 April 1998
Coldest day
6.8 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
105 mm
15 August 2014
Windiest day
28.4 km/h
3 May 2015
Strongest gust
58.0 km/h
2 April 2015
Hottest feels-like
46.0 °C
26 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.0 °C
12 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.5 h
9 July 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 38.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 38.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 37.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 9 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 34.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 49 mm | -28 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 218 mm | +46 mm |
| Aug | 28.7 °C | +0.2 °C | 262 mm | +36 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 128 mm | +6 mm |
| Oct | 33.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 15 mm | -18 mm |
| Nov | 34.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 33.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dukku?
Dukku has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 682 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dukku?
The hottest day measured in Dukku between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1998, reaching 42.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dukku?
The coldest day measured in Dukku between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Dukku?
Almost never: Dukku sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dukku warmed?
Yes: Dukku warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dukku?
The wettest day measured in Dukku between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2014, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dukku?
The windiest day measured in Dukku between 1940 and 2025 was 3 May 2015, with winds reaching 28.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dukku?
The warmest month in Dukku is April (31.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Dukku?
Dukku receives on average 682 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dukku?
Dukku gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dukku?
Yes: Dukku has on average 227 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dukku?
In Dukku, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 26 April 2024, and the lowest was 3.0 °C on 12 January 1957.
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