Gaya climate — normals and trends
Gaya (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 620 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 (31.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gaya averages 0 frost days, 292 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Gaya has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.7 °C (on 30 April 2024) and the coldest 5.9 °C (on 28 January 2001).
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
GayaKano State
- coords
- 11.86°, 9.00°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
33.3°C
Average daily low
20.0°C
Annual rainfall
620mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
45%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
9.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
292 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
19.6 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
216 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.5 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.46 · 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
43.7 °C
30 April 2024
Coldest day
5.9 °C
28 January 2001
Wettest day
114 mm
2 July 1980
Windiest day
29.0 km/h
6 July 1944
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
20 July 2010
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
5 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.8 °C
28 January 2001
Sunniest day
12.7 h
28 June 1940
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 | 31.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 40.7 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 39.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 4 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 36.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 55 mm | -15 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 167 mm | +3 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +0.4 °C | 276 mm | +55 mm |
| Sep | 32.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 195 mm | +85 mm |
| Oct | 34.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 5 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 35.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 33.6 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gaya?
Gaya has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 620 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gaya?
The hottest day measured in Gaya between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 2024, reaching 43.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gaya?
The coldest day measured in Gaya between 1940 and 2025 was 28 January 2001, at 5.9 °C.
Does it snow in Gaya?
Almost never: Gaya sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gaya warmed?
Yes: Gaya warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gaya?
The wettest day measured in Gaya between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1980, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gaya?
The windiest day measured in Gaya between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1944, with winds reaching 29.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gaya?
The warmest month in Gaya is April (31.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Gaya?
Gaya receives on average 620 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gaya?
Gaya gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gaya?
Yes: Gaya has on average 216 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gaya?
In Gaya, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 5 May 2024, and the lowest was 1.8 °C on 28 January 2001.
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