Ganye climate — normals and trends
Ganye (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 942 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 (29.1 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Ganye averages 0 frost days, 246 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 155 rainy days per year.
Ganye has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 28 March 2024) and the coldest 10.0 °C (on 13 January 2015).
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
GanyeAdamawa
- coords
- 8.43°, 12.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
942mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
55%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
5.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
246 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
155 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
21.9 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
261 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.31 · 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
40.9 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest day
10.0 °C
13 January 2015
Wettest day
117 mm
4 August 1968
Windiest day
21.0 km/h
19 June 2018
Strongest gust
53.6 km/h
19 June 2018
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
8 April 2022
Coldest feels-like
7.3 °C
12 January 2015
Sunniest day
12.1 h
24 July 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 35.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 38.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| Apr | 35.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 32 mm | -17 mm |
| May | 33.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 61 mm | -48 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 84 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 171 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 253 mm | +51 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 203 mm | +16 mm |
| Oct | 31.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 53 mm | -33 mm |
| Nov | 34.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 34.3 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ganye?
Ganye has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 942 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ganye?
The hottest day measured in Ganye between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ganye?
The coldest day measured in Ganye between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 2015, at 10.0 °C.
Does it snow in Ganye?
Almost never: Ganye sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ganye warmed?
Yes: Ganye warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ganye?
The wettest day measured in Ganye between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1968, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ganye?
The windiest day measured in Ganye between 1940 and 2025 was 19 June 2018, with winds reaching 21.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ganye?
The warmest month in Ganye is April (29.1 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Ganye?
Ganye receives on average 942 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 155 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ganye?
Ganye gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ganye?
Yes: Ganye has on average 261 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ganye?
In Ganye, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 8 April 2022, and the lowest was 7.3 °C on 12 January 2015.
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