Ibi climate — normals and trends
Ibi has a hot semi-arid climate, averaging 28.3 °C annually with 686 mm of rain per year.
Climate normals · ERA5
IbiTaraba State
- coords
- 8.18°, 9.74°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
The normals for this period
The average of every indicator across the whole window: temperature, water, sky, wind and notable days.
Mean daily temperature
28.3°C
Average daily high
33.6°C
Average daily low
23.9°C
Annual rainfall
686mm
Sunshine / day
9.7h
Mean relative humidity
58%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
5.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
314 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
25.7 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
355 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
What the yearly averages say about warming here, and whether the slope is statistically solid.
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.34 · 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).
Climate month by month
How an average year unfolds: when it rains, when it turns hot, when the sun is out.
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
The most extreme days ever measured here, then the year-by-year detail.
Hottest day
42.5 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest day
16.0 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
117 mm
20 August 1977
Windiest day
27.0 km/h
8 July 1943
Strongest gust
56.2 km/h
6 February 1962
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
10.5 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.4 h
23 July 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 38.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 39.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Apr | 38.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 20 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 36.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 40 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 60 mm | -10 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 213 mm | +106 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | -0.1 °C | 275 mm | +116 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 134 mm | -22 mm |
| Oct | 32.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 64 mm | -17 mm |
| Nov | 35.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 2 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 36.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
The year's extremes
What was the weather like that day?
The weather actually measured on a given date, anywhere in the covered window.
Climate at a glance
What these normals say about the place, in a few sentences, and the notions needed to read them.
Ibi (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 686 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 March (31.6 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Ibi averages 0 frost days, 314 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Ibi 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 42.5 °C (on 28 March 2024) and the coldest 16.0 °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.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ibi?
Ibi has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 686 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ibi?
The hottest day measured in Ibi between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, reaching 42.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ibi?
The coldest day measured in Ibi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 16.0 °C.
Does it snow in Ibi?
Almost never: Ibi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ibi warmed?
Yes: Ibi warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ibi?
The wettest day measured in Ibi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 August 1977, with 117 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ibi?
The windiest day measured in Ibi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 July 1943, with winds reaching 27.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ibi?
The warmest month in Ibi is March (31.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Ibi?
Ibi receives on average 686 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ibi?
Ibi gets on average 9.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,540 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ibi?
Yes: Ibi has on average 355 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ibi?
In Ibi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 28 March 2024, and the lowest was 10.5 °C on 8 January 1957.
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