Gamboru climate — normals and trends
Gamboru (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 432 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 (33.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gamboru averages 0 frost days, 328 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 65 rainy days per year.
Gamboru 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 46.7 °C (on 7 April 2022) and the coldest 8.4 °C (on 12 January 1978).
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
GamboruBorno State
- coords
- 12.37°, 14.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.6°C
Average daily high
35.5°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
432mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
40%
Average peak wind
16.0km/h
Seasonal range
9.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
328 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
65 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.1 °C
Average feels-like low
22.0 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
269 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
46.7 °C
7 April 2022
Coldest day
8.4 °C
12 January 1978
Wettest day
143 mm
7 August 1994
Windiest day
34.2 km/h
3 July 1943
Strongest gust
61.9 km/h
3 July 1943
Hottest feels-like
48.2 °C
2 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
5.1 °C
12 January 1978
Sunniest day
12.1 h
29 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 35.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 40.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 41.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 41.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Jun | 38.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 16 mm | -18 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 86 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 164 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 33.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 93 mm | +26 mm |
| Oct | 37.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 2 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 37.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 36.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gamboru?
Gamboru has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.6 °C and it receives 432 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gamboru?
The hottest day measured in Gamboru between 1940 and 2025 was 7 April 2022, reaching 46.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gamboru?
The coldest day measured in Gamboru between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1978, at 8.4 °C.
Does it snow in Gamboru?
Almost never: Gamboru sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gamboru warmed?
Yes: Gamboru warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gamboru?
The wettest day measured in Gamboru between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 1994, with 143 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gamboru?
The windiest day measured in Gamboru between 1940 and 2025 was 3 July 1943, with winds reaching 34.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gamboru?
The warmest month in Gamboru is April (33.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Gamboru?
Gamboru receives on average 432 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 65 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gamboru?
Gamboru gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gamboru?
Yes: Gamboru has on average 269 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gamboru?
In Gamboru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.2 °C on 2 May 2024, and the lowest was 5.1 °C on 12 January 1978.
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