Gwadabawa climate — normals and trends
Gwadabawa (Nigeria) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.7 °C and it receives 414 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 (33.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gwadabawa averages 0 frost days, 321 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 62 rainy days per year.
Gwadabawa has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.8 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 10.0 °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
GwadabawaSokoto
- coords
- 13.36°, 5.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.7°C
Average daily high
34.7°C
Average daily low
23.3°C
Annual rainfall
414mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
40%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
9.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
321 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
62 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.6 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
291 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
44.8 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest day
10.0 °C
11 January 1957
Wettest day
125 mm
10 August 2010
Windiest day
33.0 km/h
27 April 1997
Strongest gust
60.8 km/h
27 April 1997
Hottest feels-like
47.9 °C
26 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
4.4 °C
11 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.7 h
2 June 1942
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 | 33.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 35.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 41.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 41.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 40.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 10 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 37.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 9 mm | -28 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 118 mm | +11 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | -0.6 °C | 196 mm | +24 mm |
| Sep | 32.3 °C | -0.3 °C | 109 mm | +44 mm |
| Oct | 36.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 18 mm | +7 mm |
| Nov | 36.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 35.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gwadabawa?
Gwadabawa has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.7 °C and it receives 414 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gwadabawa?
The hottest day measured in Gwadabawa between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 44.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gwadabawa?
The coldest day measured in Gwadabawa between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1957, at 10.0 °C.
Does it snow in Gwadabawa?
Almost never: Gwadabawa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gwadabawa warmed?
Yes: Gwadabawa warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gwadabawa?
The wettest day measured in Gwadabawa between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 2010, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gwadabawa?
The windiest day measured in Gwadabawa between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1997, with winds reaching 33.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gwadabawa?
The warmest month in Gwadabawa is April (33.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Gwadabawa?
Gwadabawa receives on average 414 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gwadabawa?
Gwadabawa gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gwadabawa?
Yes: Gwadabawa has on average 291 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gwadabawa?
In Gwadabawa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.9 °C on 26 May 1998, and the lowest was 4.4 °C on 11 January 1957.
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