Gashua climate — normals and trends
Gashua (Nigeria) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 370 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 May (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gashua averages 0 frost days, 311 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 54 rainy days per year.
Gashua has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.1 °C (on 17 April 1998) and the coldest 7.8 °C (on 11 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
GashuaYobe State
- coords
- 12.87°, 11.04°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.7°C
Average daily high
34.7°C
Average daily low
21.5°C
Annual rainfall
370mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
37%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
11.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
311 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
54 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
20.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
243 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
45.1 °C
17 April 1998
Coldest day
7.8 °C
11 January 1957
Wettest day
124 mm
13 July 1944
Windiest day
31.6 km/h
14 April 2019
Strongest gust
59.8 km/h
17 March 2015
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
27 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.1 °C
11 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.7 h
10 July 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 40.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 40.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 38.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | -1.0 °C | 121 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 101 mm | -67 mm |
| Sep | 33.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 81 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 36.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 34.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 32.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gashua?
Gashua has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 370 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gashua?
The hottest day measured in Gashua between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1998, reaching 45.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gashua?
The coldest day measured in Gashua between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1957, at 7.8 °C.
Does it snow in Gashua?
Almost never: Gashua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gashua warmed?
Yes: Gashua warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gashua?
The wettest day measured in Gashua between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1944, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gashua?
The windiest day measured in Gashua between 1940 and 2025 was 14 April 2019, with winds reaching 31.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gashua?
The warmest month in Gashua is May (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Gashua?
Gashua receives on average 370 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 54 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gashua?
Gashua gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gashua?
Yes: Gashua has on average 243 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gashua?
In Gashua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 27 May 2024, and the lowest was 3.1 °C on 11 January 1957.
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