Enugu-Ezike climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Enugu-Ezike?

Enugu-Ezike has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,544 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Enugu-Ezike?

The hottest day measured in Enugu-Ezike between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2025, reaching 40.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Enugu-Ezike?

The coldest day measured in Enugu-Ezike between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1974, at 15.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Enugu-Ezike?

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

Q: Has the climate of Enugu-Ezike warmed?

Yes: Enugu-Ezike warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Enugu-Ezike?

The wettest day measured in Enugu-Ezike between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1981, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Enugu-Ezike?

The windiest day measured in Enugu-Ezike between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2015, with winds reaching 25.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Enugu-Ezike?

The warmest month in Enugu-Ezike is February (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.9 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Enugu-Ezike?

Enugu-Ezike receives on average 1,544 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Enugu-Ezike?

Enugu-Ezike gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Enugu-Ezike (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,544 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 February (28.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Enugu-Ezike averages 0 frost days, 206 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 201 rainy days per year.

Enugu-Ezike 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 40.8 °C (on 4 March 2025) and the coldest 15.9 °C (on 14 January 1974).

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

Enugu-EzikeEnugu State

coords: 6.98°, 7.46°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

25.9°C

Average daily high

30.8°C

Average daily low

22.3°C

Annual rainfall

1,544mm

Sunshine / day

9.4h

Mean relative humidity

74%

Average peak wind

12.2km/h

Seasonal range

4.3°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

206 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

201 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.6 °C

Average feels-like low

25.2 °C

Average peak gust

27.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

349 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.7 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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

40.8 °C

4 March 2025

Coldest day

15.9 °C

14 January 1974

Wettest day

159 mm

28 April 1981

Windiest day

25.0 km/h

10 January 2015

Strongest gust

56.2 km/h

10 January 2015

Hottest feels-like

44.5 °C

27 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

11.6 °C

8 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.2 h

11 May 1944

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.8 °C4 March 2025	18.4 °C13 January 2025	27.4 °C	1,285 mm	265
2024	39.6 °C13 February 2024	17.5 °C22 January 2024	27.5 °C	1,229 mm	273
2023	38.3 °C27 February 2023	16.9 °C10 January 2023	27.0 °C	1,541 mm	281
2022	38.0 °C18 February 2022	17.5 °C23 January 2022	26.6 °C	1,336 mm	239
2021	38.6 °C7 March 2021	18.9 °C25 January 2021	27.0 °C	1,348 mm	265
2020	38.8 °C28 February 2020	17.0 °C3 January 2020	26.9 °C	1,474 mm	254
2019	37.9 °C20 February 2019	18.0 °C31 December 2019	26.5 °C	1,852 mm	236
2018	38.7 °C4 February 2018	17.1 °C6 January 2018	26.4 °C	1,738 mm	245
2017	39.6 °C24 February 2017	19.0 °C5 January 2017	26.8 °C	1,585 mm	253
2016	39.6 °C21 February 2016	19.3 °C24 January 2016	26.7 °C	1,662 mm	260
2015	37.2 °C22 January 2015	18.2 °C13 January 2015	26.5 °C	1,463 mm	243
2014	37.5 °C23 February 2014	17.9 °C5 January 2014	26.3 °C	1,840 mm	240
2013	37.4 °C17 January 2013	17.9 °C17 December 2013	26.2 °C	1,606 mm	226
2012	39.1 °C28 March 2012	17.5 °C28 December 2012	26.2 °C	1,532 mm	227
2011	37.9 °C13 March 2011	16.8 °C1 December 2011	26.3 °C	1,617 mm	240
2010	40.1 °C4 April 2010	16.1 °C11 December 2010	27.0 °C	1,769 mm	246
2009	38.4 °C25 March 2009	17.6 °C27 December 2009	26.5 °C	1,606 mm	255
2008	37.2 °C5 February 2008	17.0 °C25 January 2008	26.1 °C	1,650 mm	235
2007	38.2 °C3 March 2007	18.6 °C26 December 2007	26.2 °C	1,431 mm	197
2006	39.0 °C7 April 2006	18.6 °C28 December 2006	26.6 °C	1,652 mm	234
2005	38.9 °C19 February 2005	18.2 °C14 January 2005	26.5 °C	1,504 mm	220
2004	38.0 °C11 February 2004	19.9 °C9 February 2004	26.3 °C	1,562 mm	222
2003	37.3 °C7 February 2003	17.9 °C5 January 2003	26.1 °C	1,409 mm	215
2002	36.8 °C23 February 2002	18.9 °C19 January 2002	25.9 °C	1,656 mm	204
2001	37.1 °C24 February 2001	17.0 °C10 January 2001	26.1 °C	1,329 mm	214
2000	38.6 °C6 March 2000	17.6 °C7 December 2000	26.1 °C	1,764 mm	211
1999	36.8 °C13 February 1999	16.7 °C17 December 1999	26.0 °C	1,649 mm	211
1998	39.3 °C5 February 1998	18.7 °C17 December 1998	26.9 °C	1,468 mm	244
1997	37.2 °C9 March 1997	19.3 °C16 February 1997	25.9 °C	1,771 mm	201
1996	36.6 °C25 February 1996	19.4 °C8 January 1996	25.9 °C	1,693 mm	211
1995	36.4 °C3 March 1995	19.0 °C22 January 1995	26.0 °C	1,808 mm	212
1994	37.4 °C18 March 1994	19.2 °C14 December 1994	25.8 °C	1,949 mm	222
1993	35.6 °C13 February 1993	16.8 °C17 January 1993	25.8 °C	1,621 mm	219
1992	37.3 °C3 March 1992	18.5 °C3 December 1992	25.6 °C	1,516 mm	200
1991	36.2 °C11 February 1991	18.7 °C26 December 1991	25.7 °C	1,672 mm	178
1990	39.0 °C29 March 1990	19.5 °C25 February 1990	26.0 °C	1,649 mm	184
1989	37.2 °C26 February 1989	17.2 °C16 January 1989	25.8 °C	1,594 mm	217
1988	37.6 °C21 February 1988	19.3 °C29 December 1988	26.0 °C	1,572 mm	217
1987	37.5 °C22 January 1987	18.5 °C9 January 1987	26.4 °C	1,505 mm	234
1986	38.3 °C2 February 1986	18.0 °C9 December 1986	25.6 °C	1,566 mm	201
1985	37.9 °C7 March 1985	19.0 °C8 February 1985	25.5 °C	1,844 mm	179
1984	38.0 °C27 February 1984	18.1 °C19 January 1984	25.7 °C	1,635 mm	211
1983	39.2 °C18 March 1983	18.4 °C7 January 1983	26.2 °C	1,349 mm	232
1982	36.8 °C17 February 1982	17.2 °C14 December 1982	25.6 °C	1,710 mm	196
1981	36.7 °C16 March 1981	16.7 °C4 December 1981	25.6 °C	1,644 mm	215
1980	37.8 °C10 February 1980	17.0 °C17 December 1980	25.6 °C	1,948 mm	211
1979	35.8 °C16 March 1979	17.1 °C9 December 1979	25.8 °C	1,863 mm	208
1978	37.1 °C21 February 1978	18.7 °C13 January 1978	25.5 °C	1,672 mm	207
1977	37.4 °C15 March 1977	18.3 °C8 February 1977	25.9 °C	1,237 mm	227
1976	35.4 °C29 January 1976	16.2 °C3 January 1976	24.9 °C	1,648 mm	162
1975	34.8 °C20 February 1975	16.0 °C18 December 1975	25.0 °C	1,637 mm	187
1974	36.5 °C7 March 1974	15.9 °C14 January 1974	25.4 °C	1,612 mm	183
1973	37.5 °C6 February 1973	18.7 °C29 November 1973	26.1 °C	1,649 mm	240
1972	36.6 °C21 December 1972	18.7 °C14 February 1972	25.7 °C	1,605 mm	219
1971	37.5 °C18 February 1971	17.0 °C29 December 1971	25.4 °C	1,659 mm	231
1970	37.4 °C21 February 1970	17.7 °C13 December 1970	25.8 °C	1,735 mm	233
1969	37.5 °C14 February 1969	18.5 °C10 January 1969	25.7 °C	1,713 mm	208
1968	36.3 °C7 February 1968	17.2 °C20 January 1968	25.3 °C	1,967 mm	205
1967	37.4 °C24 February 1967	17.6 °C2 January 1967	25.5 °C	1,537 mm	201
1966	37.6 °C19 March 1966	17.4 °C6 January 1966	25.9 °C	1,420 mm	192
1965	34.9 °C31 January 1965	17.6 °C7 December 1965	25.5 °C	1,361 mm	192
1964	37.1 °C27 February 1964	18.6 °C26 November 1964	26.0 °C	757 mm	203
1963	37.5 °C14 March 1963	17.3 °C2 January 1963	25.9 °C	1,454 mm	194
1962	36.5 °C24 February 1962	17.4 °C28 January 1962	25.2 °C	1,535 mm	153
1961	37.0 °C8 March 1961	17.8 °C14 December 1961	25.4 °C	1,220 mm	176
1960	35.6 °C29 January 1960	18.4 °C4 January 1960	25.5 °C	1,408 mm	176
1959	37.1 °C10 March 1959	18.2 °C30 December 1959	25.6 °C	1,318 mm	182
1958	36.1 °C15 February 1958	18.5 °C9 January 1958	25.4 °C	1,230 mm	151
1957	35.3 °C15 February 1957	17.0 °C8 January 1957	24.9 °C	1,765 mm	133
1956	36.1 °C14 February 1956	17.7 °C17 December 1956	24.9 °C	1,601 mm	153
1955	35.7 °C16 February 1955	17.8 °C7 January 1955	25.2 °C	1,628 mm	179
1954	34.8 °C4 March 1954	17.8 °C4 August 1954	25.0 °C	1,351 mm	155
1953	35.7 °C5 February 1953	18.7 °C17 December 1953	25.4 °C	1,401 mm	175
1952	36.5 °C3 March 1952	18.4 °C7 January 1952	25.3 °C	1,607 mm	183
1951	35.9 °C3 March 1951	17.2 °C29 December 1951	25.2 °C	1,741 mm	188
1950	35.4 °C15 February 1950	18.1 °C15 February 1950	25.0 °C	1,232 mm	164
1949	37.4 °C16 February 1949	18.4 °C11 December 1949	25.6 °C	1,007 mm	176
1948	36.5 °C20 March 1948	17.9 °C3 February 1948	25.3 °C	1,467 mm	158
1947	37.0 °C21 February 1947	18.5 °C17 January 1947	25.4 °C	1,527 mm	180
1946	38.3 °C23 February 1946	18.6 °C19 January 1946	25.4 °C	1,314 mm	177
1945	37.7 °C6 April 1945	17.6 °C24 December 1945	25.6 °C	1,502 mm	196
1944	36.2 °C11 February 1944	18.0 °C10 February 1944	25.3 °C	1,550 mm	188
1943	36.3 °C1 March 1943	18.5 °C31 January 1943	25.0 °C	845 mm	158
1942	35.6 °C11 February 1942	19.0 °C23 July 1942	25.2 °C	1,361 mm	159
1941	36.0 °C9 March 1941	16.9 °C27 December 1941	25.4 °C	1,506 mm	163
1940	35.2 °C21 February 1940	19.2 °C4 August 1940	25.0 °C	1,551 mm	148

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.6 °C

+1.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

265 d/yr

+59

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1285 mm

-259 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.4 °C	+1.9 °C	4 mm	-6 mm
Feb	37.1 °C	+2.6 °C	8 mm	-11 mm
Mar	37.1 °C	+3.4 °C	31 mm	-30 mm
Apr	34.8 °C	+2.6 °C	77 mm	-37 mm
May	32.8 °C	+2.3 °C	122 mm	-71 mm
Jun	30.8 °C	+1.9 °C	150 mm	-79 mm
Jul	28.2 °C	+0.7 °C	248 mm	+33 mm
Aug	27.9 °C	+0.5 °C	198 mm	-2 mm
Sep	29.3 °C	+1.0 °C	207 mm	-46 mm
Oct	30.2 °C	+1.0 °C	206 mm	+4 mm
Nov	32.9 °C	+1.9 °C	27 mm	-13 mm
Dec	35.1 °C	+2.4 °C	9 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.8 °C

4 Mar 2025

Coldest day

18.4 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

54.0 mm

1 Oct 2025

Windiest day

21.3 km/h

11 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

47.5 km/h

11 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.9 °C

15 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

16.3 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.9 h

12 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Enugu-Ezike?

Enugu-Ezike has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,544 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Enugu-Ezike?

The hottest day measured in Enugu-Ezike between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2025, reaching 40.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Enugu-Ezike?

The coldest day measured in Enugu-Ezike between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1974, at 15.9 °C.

Does it snow in Enugu-Ezike?

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

Has the climate of Enugu-Ezike warmed?

Yes: Enugu-Ezike warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Enugu-Ezike?

The wettest day measured in Enugu-Ezike between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1981, with 159 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Enugu-Ezike?

The windiest day measured in Enugu-Ezike between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2015, with winds reaching 25.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Enugu-Ezike?

The warmest month in Enugu-Ezike is February (28.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (23.9 °C).

How much does it rain in Enugu-Ezike?

Enugu-Ezike receives on average 1,544 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 201 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Enugu-Ezike?

Enugu-Ezike gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Enugu-Ezike?

Yes: Enugu-Ezike has on average 349 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Enugu-Ezike?

In Enugu-Ezike, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 27 March 2024, and the lowest was 11.6 °C on 8 January 1957.

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