Gwarzo climate — normals and trends
Gwarzo (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 692 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 (30.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Gwarzo averages 0 frost days, 249 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 95 rainy days per year.
Gwarzo has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 18 April 2010) and the coldest 6.8 °C (on 13 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
GwarzoKano State
- coords
- 11.92°, 7.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
31.9°C
Average daily low
19.6°C
Annual rainfall
692mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
9.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
249 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
95 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.1 °C
Average feels-like low
19.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
209 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
42.2 °C
18 April 2010
Coldest day
6.8 °C
13 January 1957
Wettest day
154 mm
20 May 2019
Windiest day
30.1 km/h
20 July 2010
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
20 July 2010
Hottest feels-like
44.6 °C
28 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.0 °C
11 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.7 h
17 June 2024
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.4 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 32.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 38.0 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 39.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 37.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 10 mm | -31 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 32 mm | -52 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 181 mm | +5 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 218 mm | -14 mm |
| Sep | 31.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 228 mm | +98 mm |
| Oct | 33.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 19 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 33.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 32.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gwarzo?
Gwarzo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 692 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gwarzo?
The hottest day measured in Gwarzo between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 2010, reaching 42.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gwarzo?
The coldest day measured in Gwarzo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1957, at 6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Gwarzo?
Almost never: Gwarzo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Gwarzo warmed?
Yes: Gwarzo warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gwarzo?
The wettest day measured in Gwarzo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2019, with 154 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gwarzo?
The windiest day measured in Gwarzo between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2010, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gwarzo?
The warmest month in Gwarzo is April (30.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gwarzo?
Gwarzo receives on average 692 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 95 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gwarzo?
Gwarzo gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Gwarzo?
Yes: Gwarzo has on average 209 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gwarzo?
In Gwarzo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.6 °C on 28 April 2024, and the lowest was 2.0 °C on 11 January 1957.
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