Egbe climate — normals and trends
Egbe (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,045 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 (29.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Egbe averages 0 frost days, 283 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Egbe has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.3 °C (on 4 March 2025) and the coldest 12.9 °C (on 9 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
EgbeKogi State
- coords
- 8.22°, 5.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
32.6°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,045mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
12.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
283 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.4 °C
Average feels-like low
24.9 °C
Average peak gust
27.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
333 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
41.3 °C
4 March 2025
Coldest day
12.9 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
131 mm
25 July 2007
Windiest day
23.5 km/h
24 April 1942
Strongest gust
52.2 km/h
29 July 2000
Hottest feels-like
45.9 °C
20 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.8 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.3 h
14 May 1952
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 | 36.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 37.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 5 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 39.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 3 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 37.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 16 mm | -51 mm |
| May | 34.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 96 mm | -28 mm |
| Jun | 32.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 92 mm | -70 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 143 mm | -16 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 134 mm | -39 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 166 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 32.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 117 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 35.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 5 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 36.6 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Egbe?
Egbe has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 1,045 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Egbe?
The hottest day measured in Egbe between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2025, reaching 41.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Egbe?
The coldest day measured in Egbe between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 12.9 °C.
Does it snow in Egbe?
Almost never: Egbe sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Egbe warmed?
Yes: Egbe warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Egbe?
The wettest day measured in Egbe between 1940 and 2025 was 25 July 2007, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Egbe?
The windiest day measured in Egbe between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 1942, with winds reaching 23.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Egbe?
The warmest month in Egbe is March (29.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Egbe?
Egbe receives on average 1,045 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Egbe?
Egbe gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Egbe?
Yes: Egbe has on average 333 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Egbe?
In Egbe, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.9 °C on 20 April 2024, and the lowest was 9.8 °C on 9 January 1957.
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