Ibadan climate — normals and trends
Ibadan (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,350 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 February (27.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Ibadan averages 0 frost days, 202 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 216 rainy days per year.
Ibadan has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 13 February 2024) and the coldest 15.1 °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
IbadanOyo State
- coords
- 7.38°, 3.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,350mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
202 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
216 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.1 °C
Average feels-like low
26.4 °C
Average peak gust
27.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
351 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.80 · 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
39.6 °C
13 February 2024
Coldest day
15.1 °C
13 January 1957
Wettest day
99 mm
6 August 2016
Windiest day
21.3 km/h
5 March 1958
Strongest gust
50.4 km/h
5 August 1950
Hottest feels-like
45.1 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
12.3 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
9 August 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 36.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 27 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 34.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 65 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 33.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 69 mm | -47 mm |
| May | 31.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 165 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 214 mm | +12 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 157 mm | -35 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 167 mm | +1 mm |
| Sep | 29.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 152 mm | -37 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 132 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 32.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 24 mm | -13 mm |
| Dec | 33.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 12 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ibadan?
Ibadan has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,350 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ibadan?
The hottest day measured in Ibadan between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2024, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ibadan?
The coldest day measured in Ibadan between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1957, at 15.1 °C.
Does it snow in Ibadan?
Almost never: Ibadan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ibadan warmed?
Yes: Ibadan warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ibadan?
The wettest day measured in Ibadan between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2016, with 99 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ibadan?
The windiest day measured in Ibadan between 1940 and 2025 was 5 March 1958, with winds reaching 21.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ibadan?
The warmest month in Ibadan is February (27.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Ibadan?
Ibadan receives on average 1,350 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 216 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ibadan?
Ibadan gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ibadan?
Yes: Ibadan has on average 351 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ibadan?
In Ibadan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.1 °C on 28 March 2024, and the lowest was 12.3 °C on 9 January 1957.
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