Gummi climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Gummi?

Gummi has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 550 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gummi?

The hottest day measured in Gummi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1998, reaching 44.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Gummi?

The coldest day measured in Gummi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1955, at 10.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Gummi?

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

Q: Has the climate of Gummi warmed?

Yes: Gummi warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Gummi?

The wettest day measured in Gummi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1977, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Gummi?

The windiest day measured in Gummi between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1955, with winds reaching 30.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Gummi?

The warmest month in Gummi is April (32.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.7 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Gummi?

Gummi receives on average 550 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Gummi?

Gummi gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Gummi (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 550 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 (32.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Gummi averages 0 frost days, 318 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 76 rainy days per year.

Gummi has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 44.2 °C (on 12 April 1998) and the coldest 10.2 °C (on 27 December 1955).

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

GummiZamfara State

coords: 12.14°, 5.12°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthAprilColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

28.1°C

Average daily high

34.3°C

Average daily low

22.4°C

Annual rainfall

550mm

Sunshine / day

10.7h

Mean relative humidity

46%

Average peak wind

14.5km/h

Seasonal range

8.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

318 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

76 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.0 °C

Average feels-like low

22.5 °C

Average peak gust

32.6 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

275 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.8 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · 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

44.2 °C

12 April 1998

Coldest day

10.2 °C

27 December 1955

Wettest day

182 mm

4 August 1977

Windiest day

30.4 km/h

7 June 1955

Strongest gust

64.1 km/h

27 April 1997

Hottest feels-like

47.8 °C

24 April 2024

Coldest feels-like

5.9 °C

8 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.6 h

1 June 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	42.2 °C25 April 2025	16.1 °C13 January 2025	28.8 °C	688 mm	334
2024	43.9 °C28 March 2024	15.5 °C5 December 2024	28.9 °C	748 mm	336
2023	42.7 °C7 May 2023	16.9 °C14 January 2023	29.4 °C	281 mm	345
2022	43.1 °C7 April 2022	16.3 °C15 December 2022	28.6 °C	506 mm	322
2021	43.1 °C8 April 2021	16.4 °C17 January 2021	29.3 °C	300 mm	345
2020	43.3 °C3 April 2020	13.8 °C3 January 2020	28.7 °C	667 mm	332
2019	43.4 °C26 April 2019	16.4 °C16 January 2019	28.7 °C	796 mm	338
2018	41.6 °C19 April 2018	15.4 °C6 January 2018	28.6 °C	511 mm	333
2017	42.1 °C26 March 2017	14.8 °C11 January 2017	28.9 °C	467 mm	346
2016	42.1 °C1 March 2016	16.3 °C21 January 2016	29.1 °C	520 mm	334
2015	42.2 °C23 April 2015	14.0 °C13 January 2015	28.9 °C	602 mm	317
2014	41.8 °C5 April 2014	14.3 °C15 January 2014	28.8 °C	599 mm	341
2013	42.2 °C21 March 2013	15.4 °C18 December 2013	28.9 °C	545 mm	323
2012	42.4 °C21 April 2012	14.5 °C17 January 2012	28.8 °C	596 mm	325
2011	43.3 °C17 April 2011	15.7 °C19 January 2011	29.1 °C	279 mm	347
2010	43.7 °C19 April 2010	14.3 °C12 December 2010	29.3 °C	562 mm	330
2009	41.9 °C24 March 2009	15.1 °C27 December 2009	29.3 °C	405 mm	342
2008	42.3 °C22 April 2008	14.1 °C25 January 2008	28.4 °C	455 mm	319
2007	43.1 °C1 April 2007	15.1 °C14 January 2007	28.6 °C	526 mm	305
2006	42.7 °C14 April 2006	14.8 °C26 December 2006	29.1 °C	421 mm	333
2005	42.9 °C12 April 2005	15.6 °C11 January 2005	29.2 °C	479 mm	331
2004	42.2 °C29 March 2004	16.2 °C29 January 2004	29.0 °C	397 mm	343
2003	42.6 °C9 April 2003	14.3 °C11 December 2003	28.9 °C	467 mm	335
2002	42.2 °C31 March 2002	14.1 °C27 December 2002	28.6 °C	496 mm	326
2001	42.1 °C13 April 2001	14.9 °C13 January 2001	28.4 °C	479 mm	328
2000	42.6 °C10 April 2000	14.6 °C26 November 2000	28.1 °C	400 mm	311
1999	42.2 °C17 April 1999	15.1 °C10 January 1999	28.7 °C	580 mm	314
1998	44.2 °C12 April 1998	16.0 °C16 January 1998	28.7 °C	572 mm	327
1997	41.9 °C25 April 1997	14.9 °C25 December 1997	28.5 °C	374 mm	341
1996	42.0 °C1 May 1996	14.0 °C11 January 1996	28.6 °C	424 mm	336
1995	42.8 °C10 April 1995	13.3 °C8 January 1995	28.4 °C	403 mm	332
1994	43.4 °C22 April 1994	13.9 °C2 January 1994	27.8 °C	619 mm	288
1993	42.4 °C22 April 1993	12.7 °C7 January 1993	28.4 °C	371 mm	320
1992	42.0 °C1 April 1992	14.3 °C25 December 1992	27.9 °C	528 mm	297
1991	42.7 °C23 April 1991	14.8 °C24 December 1991	28.4 °C	517 mm	319
1990	43.0 °C22 April 1990	16.5 °C31 December 1990	28.8 °C	311 mm	344
1989	41.7 °C8 April 1989	12.8 °C2 January 1989	27.8 °C	392 mm	312
1988	42.9 °C12 April 1988	14.6 °C24 December 1988	28.2 °C	649 mm	308
1987	42.7 °C10 May 1987	15.8 °C8 January 1987	28.9 °C	361 mm	352
1986	42.1 °C3 May 1986	13.2 °C6 January 1986	28.1 °C	543 mm	302
1985	41.3 °C3 May 1985	15.3 °C22 December 1985	28.2 °C	515 mm	314
1984	42.2 °C19 March 1984	14.7 °C7 January 1984	28.7 °C	342 mm	344
1983	42.9 °C29 April 1983	14.2 °C8 January 1983	28.3 °C	397 mm	319
1982	42.1 °C26 March 1982	14.4 °C8 January 1982	28.4 °C	410 mm	335
1981	41.9 °C16 April 1981	13.7 °C24 January 1981	27.9 °C	475 mm	318
1980	43.7 °C26 April 1980	12.1 °C26 December 1980	28.2 °C	646 mm	322
1979	41.1 °C13 April 1979	13.4 °C20 December 1979	27.8 °C	637 mm	312
1978	41.7 °C30 March 1978	14.7 °C12 January 1978	27.5 °C	564 mm	317
1977	42.3 °C12 April 1977	13.3 °C27 December 1977	27.5 °C	864 mm	313
1976	41.4 °C26 April 1976	14.7 °C22 January 1976	27.6 °C	544 mm	318
1975	41.0 °C11 April 1975	11.6 °C21 January 1975	27.3 °C	628 mm	288
1974	41.0 °C25 April 1974	14.7 °C5 December 1974	27.5 °C	553 mm	271
1973	42.8 °C20 March 1973	14.8 °C2 December 1973	28.9 °C	449 mm	343
1972	41.4 °C22 April 1972	16.1 °C8 January 1972	28.3 °C	518 mm	349
1971	41.7 °C13 March 1971	12.8 °C10 January 1971	27.7 °C	597 mm	305
1970	42.1 °C23 April 1970	13.8 °C5 December 1970	27.7 °C	579 mm	310
1969	42.6 °C6 April 1969	12.5 °C2 December 1969	27.8 °C	639 mm	320
1968	41.7 °C16 April 1968	12.5 °C22 January 1968	27.6 °C	592 mm	341
1967	42.7 °C16 April 1967	14.2 °C3 January 1967	27.8 °C	731 mm	301
1966	42.2 °C22 April 1966	13.5 °C5 January 1966	28.1 °C	493 mm	340
1965	42.3 °C8 May 1965	12.9 °C30 December 1965	27.9 °C	541 mm	333
1964	42.8 °C1 April 1964	14.6 °C11 January 1964	27.8 °C	554 mm	314
1963	41.6 °C1 April 1963	14.1 °C22 January 1963	28.1 °C	497 mm	335
1962	41.5 °C26 April 1962	13.4 °C7 January 1962	27.7 °C	680 mm	310
1961	42.6 °C27 April 1961	13.1 °C16 December 1961	27.5 °C	538 mm	319
1960	42.2 °C20 April 1960	15.0 °C12 February 1960	28.1 °C	458 mm	314
1959	41.7 °C14 April 1959	13.3 °C30 December 1959	27.7 °C	554 mm	311
1958	41.5 °C10 April 1958	14.4 °C10 January 1958	27.8 °C	611 mm	308
1957	39.6 °C16 April 1957	11.0 °C8 January 1957	26.2 °C	797 mm	262
1956	41.1 °C30 April 1956	11.8 °C25 January 1956	26.9 °C	921 mm	269
1955	41.0 °C25 April 1955	10.2 °C27 December 1955	26.7 °C	515 mm	275
1954	40.6 °C21 April 1954	12.4 °C15 December 1954	27.1 °C	877 mm	294
1953	41.4 °C27 April 1953	12.3 °C11 February 1953	26.8 °C	693 mm	290
1952	40.9 °C29 April 1952	11.6 °C9 January 1952	26.6 °C	680 mm	296
1951	41.3 °C14 March 1951	12.5 °C31 December 1951	26.3 °C	711 mm	285
1950	40.3 °C8 April 1950	13.3 °C22 December 1950	26.5 °C	833 mm	276
1949	41.0 °C25 March 1949	13.2 °C1 January 1949	28.2 °C	369 mm	325
1948	39.3 °C27 March 1948	13.1 °C31 December 1948	26.0 °C	700 mm	289
1947	40.4 °C17 April 1947	13.0 °C21 January 1947	26.3 °C	978 mm	264
1946	40.7 °C22 April 1946	12.1 °C16 December 1946	26.6 °C	531 mm	299
1945	40.4 °C2 May 1945	12.3 °C23 December 1945	26.0 °C	700 mm	273
1944	41.3 °C27 May 1944	13.3 °C28 November 1944	26.5 °C	922 mm	266
1943	40.5 °C5 May 1943	14.7 °C17 February 1943	27.0 °C	627 mm	285
1942	41.2 °C12 June 1942	12.7 °C27 January 1942	27.6 °C	519 mm	312
1941	41.3 °C28 March 1941	14.0 °C27 December 1941	28.7 °C	273 mm	349
1940	40.0 °C18 April 1940	13.3 °C28 January 1940	28.0 °C	225 mm	362

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

35.1 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

334 d/yr

+16

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

688 mm

+138 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	33.7 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Feb	35.8 °C	+0.5 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Mar	40.5 °C	+2.1 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Apr	40.4 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	-8 mm
May	38.2 °C	+0.4 °C	13 mm	-20 mm
Jun	35.1 °C	+0.4 °C	16 mm	-42 mm
Jul	30.9 °C	-0.3 °C	156 mm	+26 mm
Aug	29.7 °C	-0.1 °C	343 mm	+134 mm
Sep	31.5 °C	+0.3 °C	134 mm	+42 mm
Oct	34.8 °C	+0.5 °C	27 mm	+9 mm
Nov	36.3 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Dec	35.0 °C	+2.3 °C	0 mm	0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.2 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest day

16.1 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

89.1 mm

12 Aug 2025

Windiest day

22.2 km/h

28 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

47.2 km/h

28 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.9 °C

29 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

13.0 °C

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.4 h

7 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Gummi?

Gummi has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.1 °C and it receives 550 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gummi?

The hottest day measured in Gummi between 1940 and 2025 was 12 April 1998, reaching 44.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Gummi?

The coldest day measured in Gummi between 1940 and 2025 was 27 December 1955, at 10.2 °C.

Does it snow in Gummi?

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

Has the climate of Gummi warmed?

Yes: Gummi warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Gummi?

The wettest day measured in Gummi between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1977, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Gummi?

The windiest day measured in Gummi between 1940 and 2025 was 7 June 1955, with winds reaching 30.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Gummi?

The warmest month in Gummi is April (32.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.7 °C).

How much does it rain in Gummi?

Gummi receives on average 550 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 76 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Gummi?

Gummi gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Gummi?

Yes: Gummi has on average 275 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gummi?

In Gummi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.8 °C on 24 April 2024, and the lowest was 5.9 °C on 8 January 1957.

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