Idah climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Idah?

Idah has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,107 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Idah?

The hottest day measured in Idah between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2025, reaching 41.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Idah?

The coldest day measured in Idah between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 17.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Idah?

Almost never: Idah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Idah warmed?

Yes: Idah warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Idah?

The wettest day measured in Idah between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2008, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Idah?

The windiest day measured in Idah between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2007, with winds reaching 23.0 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Idah?

The warmest month in Idah is February (29.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Idah?

Idah receives on average 1,107 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Idah?

Idah gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Idah (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,107 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 (29.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (25.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Idah averages 0 frost days, 285 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 163 rainy days per year.

Idah has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.0 °C (on 21 February 2025) and the coldest 17.6 °C (on 9 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

IdahKogi State

coords: 7.11°, 6.74°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.5°C

Average daily high

32.4°C

Average daily low

24.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,107mm

Sunshine / day

9.0h

Mean relative humidity

74%

Average peak wind

11.5km/h

Seasonal range

4.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

285 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

163 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.9 °C

Average feels-like low

28.1 °C

Average peak gust

25.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

362 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.9 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.0 °C

21 February 2025

Coldest day

17.6 °C

9 January 1957

Wettest day

166 mm

15 August 2008

Windiest day

23.0 km/h

31 March 2007

Strongest gust

50.0 km/h

3 September 1973

Hottest feels-like

46.9 °C

5 March 2025

Coldest feels-like

15.3 °C

9 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.1 h

16 July 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	41.0 °C21 February 2025	19.6 °C13 January 2025	29.1 °C	1,021 mm	321
2024	40.8 °C13 February 2024	18.5 °C18 January 2024	29.3 °C	965 mm	335
2023	39.5 °C12 February 2023	18.4 °C17 January 2023	28.8 °C	1,124 mm	334
2022	39.6 °C11 February 2022	19.2 °C25 January 2022	28.4 °C	907 mm	315
2021	39.9 °C7 March 2021	20.4 °C24 January 2021	28.7 °C	896 mm	337
2020	40.4 °C11 March 2020	18.1 °C26 January 2020	28.5 °C	1,062 mm	321
2019	39.4 °C26 January 2019	19.2 °C31 December 2019	28.3 °C	1,293 mm	329
2018	40.1 °C6 February 2018	17.8 °C6 January 2018	28.1 °C	1,168 mm	310
2017	40.9 °C14 February 2017	20.9 °C6 January 2017	28.5 °C	1,198 mm	325
2016	40.5 °C28 February 2016	20.0 °C1 February 2016	28.3 °C	1,213 mm	321
2015	39.0 °C15 March 2015	18.6 °C14 January 2015	28.1 °C	1,039 mm	308
2014	39.6 °C6 February 2014	19.5 °C26 December 2014	27.9 °C	1,339 mm	303
2013	40.4 °C18 March 2013	18.0 °C17 December 2013	27.9 °C	1,106 mm	294
2012	39.9 °C21 March 2012	19.5 °C16 January 2012	27.9 °C	1,227 mm	297
2011	39.4 °C29 March 2011	18.0 °C16 January 2011	28.0 °C	1,066 mm	318
2010	40.8 °C4 April 2010	19.0 °C10 December 2010	28.6 °C	1,372 mm	320
2009	39.3 °C6 March 2009	20.0 °C20 November 2009	28.1 °C	1,138 mm	315
2008	38.5 °C15 February 2008	18.3 °C24 January 2008	27.8 °C	1,324 mm	303
2007	39.6 °C3 March 2007	19.9 °C15 January 2007	27.8 °C	1,138 mm	281
2006	40.5 °C7 April 2006	20.0 °C30 December 2006	28.3 °C	1,163 mm	302
2005	39.6 °C19 February 2005	18.6 °C13 January 2005	28.0 °C	1,072 mm	306
2004	38.5 °C11 February 2004	21.9 °C9 February 2004	27.9 °C	965 mm	311
2003	38.1 °C2 February 2003	19.5 °C9 December 2003	27.8 °C	906 mm	303
2002	38.4 °C23 February 2002	19.8 °C15 January 2002	27.5 °C	1,168 mm	292
2001	38.2 °C27 February 2001	18.4 °C10 January 2001	27.7 °C	1,008 mm	286
2000	40.0 °C6 March 2000	19.8 °C7 December 2000	27.6 °C	1,199 mm	282
1999	38.7 °C12 February 1999	18.9 °C17 December 1999	27.6 °C	1,279 mm	284
1998	39.7 °C5 February 1998	20.3 °C17 December 1998	28.5 °C	999 mm	309
1997	39.2 °C5 March 1997	21.2 °C15 February 1997	27.5 °C	1,170 mm	291
1996	37.5 °C20 February 1996	21.5 °C23 July 1996	27.5 °C	1,433 mm	275
1995	37.9 °C27 January 1995	20.8 °C26 January 1995	27.6 °C	1,329 mm	283
1994	39.7 °C18 March 1994	20.2 °C22 December 1994	27.5 °C	1,418 mm	287
1993	38.1 °C1 March 1993	19.4 °C17 January 1993	27.5 °C	1,191 mm	306
1992	39.0 °C28 February 1992	19.2 °C3 December 1992	27.1 °C	1,190 mm	266
1991	37.9 °C26 March 1991	20.6 °C30 December 1991	27.3 °C	1,149 mm	268
1990	40.0 °C24 March 1990	21.1 °C19 October 1990	27.6 °C	1,262 mm	283
1989	38.6 °C13 February 1989	17.8 °C16 January 1989	27.3 °C	1,111 mm	289
1988	39.1 °C29 February 1988	20.9 °C29 December 1988	27.6 °C	1,487 mm	287
1987	38.1 °C22 January 1987	21.2 °C1 January 1987	28.0 °C	1,165 mm	327
1986	37.8 °C12 February 1986	18.4 °C6 December 1986	27.2 °C	1,185 mm	280
1985	38.6 °C7 March 1985	20.7 °C7 December 1985	27.1 °C	1,313 mm	271
1984	38.2 °C15 February 1984	19.0 °C18 December 1984	27.4 °C	1,099 mm	305
1983	40.0 °C18 March 1983	19.6 °C8 January 1983	27.8 °C	853 mm	292
1982	38.0 °C20 February 1982	20.3 °C14 December 1982	27.2 °C	1,062 mm	285
1981	39.1 °C8 March 1981	18.7 °C3 December 1981	27.3 °C	1,185 mm	292
1980	39.8 °C10 February 1980	18.2 °C17 December 1980	27.3 °C	1,370 mm	282
1979	38.3 °C21 March 1979	19.0 °C8 December 1979	27.5 °C	1,306 mm	301
1978	38.8 °C12 February 1978	19.1 °C13 January 1978	27.2 °C	1,245 mm	285
1977	38.5 °C15 March 1977	20.1 °C29 January 1977	27.5 °C	921 mm	298
1976	36.1 °C23 March 1976	19.2 °C25 January 1976	26.6 °C	1,151 mm	251
1975	37.6 °C23 February 1975	18.1 °C10 December 1975	26.7 °C	1,122 mm	257
1974	38.5 °C7 March 1974	18.8 °C29 December 1974	27.0 °C	1,307 mm	271
1973	39.3 °C6 February 1973	20.1 °C29 November 1973	27.7 °C	1,157 mm	316
1972	38.1 °C8 February 1972	20.3 °C14 December 1972	27.4 °C	1,176 mm	294
1971	39.3 °C18 February 1971	18.2 °C26 December 1971	27.1 °C	1,284 mm	286
1970	39.4 °C14 February 1970	19.2 °C14 December 1970	27.5 °C	1,255 mm	289
1969	39.4 °C14 February 1969	21.1 °C10 January 1969	27.3 °C	1,202 mm	264
1968	38.5 °C7 February 1968	18.3 °C18 January 1968	26.9 °C	1,271 mm	288
1967	38.6 °C21 March 1967	17.7 °C2 January 1967	27.2 °C	1,089 mm	266
1966	38.5 °C6 March 1966	19.3 °C31 December 1966	27.6 °C	989 mm	304
1965	37.2 °C10 April 1965	19.9 °C8 December 1965	27.2 °C	854 mm	282
1964	38.3 °C10 April 1964	19.1 °C13 January 1964	27.7 °C	509 mm	315
1963	37.9 °C21 March 1963	19.0 °C1 January 1963	27.5 °C	968 mm	312
1962	38.1 °C3 March 1962	19.2 °C5 January 1962	27.0 °C	1,027 mm	253
1961	38.0 °C8 March 1961	18.9 °C14 December 1961	27.2 °C	739 mm	283
1960	36.9 °C11 February 1960	18.8 °C3 January 1960	27.2 °C	933 mm	289
1959	38.3 °C2 February 1959	18.7 °C29 December 1959	27.3 °C	1,033 mm	280
1958	38.0 °C15 February 1958	20.4 °C31 July 1958	27.0 °C	871 mm	243
1957	36.7 °C19 February 1957	17.6 °C9 January 1957	26.6 °C	1,268 mm	222
1956	36.9 °C12 February 1956	19.0 °C19 December 1956	26.4 °C	1,137 mm	230
1955	37.8 °C28 January 1955	19.5 °C30 December 1955	26.8 °C	1,203 mm	232
1954	36.2 °C9 February 1954	18.7 °C31 July 1954	26.6 °C	932 mm	238
1953	37.3 °C6 March 1953	18.6 °C16 December 1953	27.0 °C	1,008 mm	245
1952	38.5 °C3 March 1952	19.7 °C6 January 1952	26.9 °C	1,189 mm	250
1951	37.2 °C3 March 1951	19.2 °C7 December 1951	26.8 °C	1,139 mm	259
1950	37.4 °C12 February 1950	19.5 °C15 July 1950	26.7 °C	1,005 mm	242
1949	37.7 °C21 January 1949	19.7 °C11 February 1949	27.2 °C	734 mm	274
1948	38.2 °C20 March 1948	19.6 °C6 January 1948	26.9 °C	1,045 mm	241
1947	37.8 °C13 March 1947	20.3 °C10 September 1947	27.0 °C	1,122 mm	228
1946	39.0 °C4 March 1946	19.8 °C2 January 1946	26.9 °C	1,054 mm	216
1945	39.0 °C26 March 1945	18.6 °C30 December 1945	27.1 °C	1,097 mm	251
1944	37.6 °C15 February 1944	20.0 °C27 January 1944	26.9 °C	1,068 mm	250
1943	37.0 °C8 March 1943	19.9 °C16 July 1943	26.8 °C	586 mm	279
1942	37.1 °C17 March 1942	20.3 °C17 July 1942	26.8 °C	884 mm	251
1941	37.4 °C9 March 1941	18.8 °C27 December 1941	26.9 °C	1,006 mm	255
1940	36.4 °C4 March 1940	20.0 °C4 August 1940	26.7 °C	974 mm	248

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.4 °C

+2.0 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

321 d/yr

+36

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1021 mm

-86 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	36.5 °C	+1.5 °C	1 mm	-3 mm
Feb	38.2 °C	+2.1 °C	7 mm	-4 mm
Mar	38.7 °C	+3.2 °C	15 mm	-23 mm
Apr	37.1 °C	+3.0 °C	39 mm	-41 mm
May	35.0 °C	+2.7 °C	118 mm	-18 mm
Jun	32.7 °C	+2.1 °C	116 mm	-63 mm
Jul	30.1 °C	+0.9 °C	206 mm	+27 mm
Aug	30.0 °C	+0.8 °C	200 mm	+36 mm
Sep	31.3 °C	+1.4 °C	160 mm	-14 mm
Oct	31.9 °C	+1.2 °C	148 mm	+28 mm
Nov	34.7 °C	+2.5 °C	5 mm	-14 mm
Dec	36.5 °C	+2.6 °C	6 mm	+2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

41.0 °C

21 Feb 2025

Coldest day

19.6 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

61.4 mm

1 Oct 2025

Windiest day

21.2 km/h

29 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

42.5 km/h

29 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.9 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

18.8 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.8 h

15 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Idah?

Idah has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 1,107 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Idah?

The hottest day measured in Idah between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2025, reaching 41.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Idah?

The coldest day measured in Idah between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 17.6 °C.

Does it snow in Idah?

Almost never: Idah sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Idah warmed?

Yes: Idah warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Idah?

The wettest day measured in Idah between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2008, with 166 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Idah?

The windiest day measured in Idah between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2007, with winds reaching 23.0 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Idah?

The warmest month in Idah is February (29.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (25.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Idah?

Idah receives on average 1,107 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 163 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Idah?

Idah gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Idah?

Yes: Idah has on average 362 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Idah?

In Idah, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 5 March 2025, and the lowest was 15.3 °C on 9 January 1957.

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