Dutse climate — normals and trends
Dutse has a hot semi-arid climate, averaging 26.5 °C annually with 638 mm of rain per year.
Climate normals · ERA5
DutseJigawa State
- coords
- 11.76°, 9.34°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
The normals for this period
The average of every indicator across the whole window: temperature, water, sky, wind and notable days.
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
33.4°C
Average daily low
20.2°C
Annual rainfall
638mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
45%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
9.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
295 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.6 °C
Average feels-like low
19.8 °C
Average peak gust
29.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
220 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
What the yearly averages say about warming here, and whether the slope is statistically solid.
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.44 · 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).
Climate month by month
How an average year unfolds: when it rains, when it turns hot, when the sun is out.
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
The most extreme days ever measured here, then the year-by-year detail.
Hottest day
43.8 °C
30 April 2024
Coldest day
6.2 °C
28 January 2001
Wettest day
133 mm
2 July 1980
Windiest day
27.4 km/h
6 July 1944
Strongest gust
59.8 km/h
10 July 1944
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
5 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.2 °C
28 January 2001
Sunniest day
12.7 h
28 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.4 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 39.7 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 40.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 39.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 4 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 36.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 53 mm | -17 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 167 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 286 mm | +56 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 176 mm | +66 mm |
| Oct | 34.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 6 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 35.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 33.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
The weather actually measured on a given date, anywhere in the covered window.
Climate at a glance
What these normals say about the place, in a few sentences, and the notions needed to read them.
Dutse (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 638 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 (31.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Dutse averages 0 frost days, 295 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Dutse has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.8 °C (on 30 April 2024) and the coldest 6.2 °C (on 28 January 2001).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Dutse?
Dutse has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 638 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Dutse?
The hottest day measured in Dutse between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 2024, reaching 43.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Dutse?
The coldest day measured in Dutse between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2001, at 6.2 °C.
Does it snow in Dutse?
Almost never: Dutse sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Dutse warmed?
Yes: Dutse warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Dutse?
The wettest day measured in Dutse between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1980, with 133 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Dutse?
The windiest day measured in Dutse between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1944, with winds reaching 27.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Dutse?
The warmest month in Dutse is April (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Dutse?
Dutse receives on average 638 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Dutse?
Dutse gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Dutse?
Yes: Dutse has on average 220 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Dutse?
In Dutse, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 5 May 2024, and the lowest was 2.2 °C on 28 January 2001.
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