Gwaram climate — normals and trends
Gwaram (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 785 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 (30.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gwaram averages 0 frost days, 275 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Gwaram has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 17 April 1998) and the coldest 5.8 °C (on 8 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
GwaramJigawa State
- coords
- 11.28°, 9.88°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
32.9°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
785mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
12.4km/h
Seasonal range
9.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
275 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
19.7 °C
Average peak gust
28.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
218 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
43.1 °C
17 April 1998
Coldest day
5.8 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
165 mm
6 August 2020
Windiest day
27.1 km/h
18 May 2012
Strongest gust
56.5 km/h
12 June 1944
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
22 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
2.1 °C
12 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.6 h
12 July 2004
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.0 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 39.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -6 mm |
| May | 38.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 7 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 36.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 38 mm | -49 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 199 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 288 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 31.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 172 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 34.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 13 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 35.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 33.8 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gwaram?
Gwaram has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 785 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gwaram?
The hottest day measured in Gwaram between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1998, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gwaram?
The coldest day measured in Gwaram between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 5.8 °C.
Does it snow in Gwaram?
Almost never: Gwaram sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gwaram warmed?
Yes: Gwaram warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gwaram?
The wettest day measured in Gwaram between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2020, with 165 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gwaram?
The windiest day measured in Gwaram between 1940 and 2025 was 18 May 2012, with winds reaching 27.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gwaram?
The warmest month in Gwaram is April (30.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gwaram?
Gwaram receives on average 785 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gwaram?
Gwaram gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gwaram?
Yes: Gwaram has on average 218 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gwaram?
In Gwaram, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 22 April 1998, and the lowest was 2.1 °C on 12 January 1957.
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