Igangan climate — normals and trends

Igangan (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,011 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.

Igangan averages 0 frost days, 261 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 173 rainy days per year.

Igangan has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.5 °C (on 16 March 1966) and the coldest 13.9 °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

IganganOyo State

coords
7.68°, 3.18°
period
19402025 · 86 yrs
AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthAugustWettest monthJulyDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

26.4°C

Average daily high

31.8°C

Average daily low

22.7°C

Annual rainfall

1,011mm

Sunshine / day

9.0h

Mean relative humidity

77%

Average peak wind

11.1km/h

Seasonal range

4.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

261 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

173 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.1 °C

Average feels-like low

26.6 °C

Average peak gust

26.8 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

349 d/yr

Solar radiation

17.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.0 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.82 · p = < 0.001

1940Each stripe is one year, from 1940 (left) to 2025 (right). Blue = colder than the period average, red = warmer.2025

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

39.5 °C

16 March 1966

Coldest day

13.9 °C

13 January 1957

Wettest day

131 mm

8 October 2019

Windiest day

20.6 km/h

28 February 1942

Strongest gust

52.6 km/h

19 April 2020

Hottest feels-like

45.8 °C

28 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

11.2 °C

8 February 1962

Sunniest day

12.0 h

20 June 2008

YearHottest dayColdest dayAnnual meanRainfallHot daysFrost days
202538.7 °C11 February 202518.9 °C13 January 202527.6 °C856 mm2870
202439.2 °C14 February 202418.7 °C18 January 202428.0 °C782 mm3070
202338.9 °C24 February 202317.8 °C2 January 202327.6 °C1,008 mm3130
202238.2 °C15 February 202217.6 °C31 December 202227.2 °C1,022 mm2820
202139.0 °C15 February 202119.3 °C20 February 202127.8 °C685 mm3220
202038.4 °C21 February 202017.6 °C3 February 202027.4 °C766 mm2900
201938.3 °C21 February 201917.0 °C31 December 201927.2 °C1,529 mm2890
201837.8 °C5 February 201815.9 °C6 January 201827.1 °C1,136 mm2910
201737.9 °C16 March 201718.2 °C15 January 201727.3 °C1,033 mm2890
201638.5 °C2 March 201617.9 °C1 January 201627.5 °C1,231 mm2990
201537.0 °C20 March 201516.1 °C1 January 201527.1 °C784 mm2930
201437.2 °C22 February 201417.5 °C27 December 201427.0 °C1,024 mm2720
201338.6 °C16 February 201316.4 °C5 January 201327.0 °C784 mm2790
201238.1 °C23 March 201216.5 °C15 January 201226.8 °C1,114 mm2690
201138.2 °C29 March 201116.4 °C19 January 201126.9 °C918 mm2940
201038.5 °C24 February 201016.6 °C31 December 201027.5 °C1,036 mm2980
200936.4 °C5 February 200917.4 °C24 January 200927.0 °C893 mm2860
200837.1 °C6 March 200816.9 °C24 January 200826.7 °C1,052 mm2880
200738.7 °C6 March 200716.5 °C22 December 200726.8 °C1,051 mm2780
200638.0 °C25 January 200616.4 °C30 December 200627.0 °C1,036 mm2690
200536.3 °C23 February 200517.3 °C13 January 200527.0 °C954 mm2610
200436.7 °C13 March 200418.5 °C4 February 200426.8 °C840 mm2620
200337.8 °C24 March 200315.4 °C9 December 200326.9 °C899 mm2720
200236.6 °C23 February 200214.7 °C28 December 200226.6 °C961 mm2650
200137.9 °C4 March 200117.3 °C13 February 200126.7 °C856 mm2590
200037.9 °C7 March 200016.5 °C10 February 200026.6 °C924 mm2670
199937.2 °C5 February 199917.5 °C15 December 199926.4 °C1,290 mm2450
199838.5 °C23 March 199816.0 °C12 January 199827.1 °C1,005 mm2720
199736.7 °C20 February 199717.2 °C15 February 199726.5 °C1,023 mm2720
199636.8 °C6 February 199619.9 °C10 November 199626.5 °C1,019 mm2510
199537.2 °C2 February 199516.5 °C26 December 199526.5 °C1,136 mm2570
199437.6 °C7 March 199416.5 °C17 December 199426.4 °C1,087 mm2630
199336.9 °C20 February 199316.9 °C22 January 199326.4 °C1,056 mm2730
199237.7 °C22 February 199217.2 °C12 January 199226.2 °C1,044 mm2380
199137.3 °C10 March 199116.7 °C16 December 199126.3 °C1,291 mm2540
199038.7 °C16 March 199018.8 °C13 February 199026.6 °C916 mm2650
198937.2 °C25 February 198916.0 °C12 January 198926.1 °C1,113 mm2590
198837.3 °C20 February 198817.3 °C24 December 198826.5 °C1,289 mm2750
198738.2 °C2 March 198718.7 °C23 December 198727.1 °C1,097 mm3060
198637.3 °C2 February 198616.7 °C20 December 198626.1 °C1,032 mm2570
198538.2 °C24 February 198516.6 °C19 December 198526.2 °C1,171 mm2570
198437.1 °C20 February 198417.5 °C13 December 198426.5 °C1,053 mm2930
198338.3 °C5 April 198315.6 °C20 January 198326.7 °C676 mm2680
198236.7 °C26 December 198217.1 °C9 December 198226.2 °C925 mm2590
198137.1 °C4 March 198118.0 °C23 November 198126.4 °C1,022 mm2610
198037.4 °C1 April 198015.8 °C20 December 198026.4 °C1,319 mm2710
197936.0 °C28 February 197915.4 °C12 December 197926.3 °C1,253 mm2560
197838.0 °C21 February 197816.5 °C11 January 197826.1 °C1,009 mm2470
197737.7 °C23 March 197716.5 °C25 December 197726.3 °C878 mm2580
197637.2 °C5 April 197616.2 °C22 January 197625.6 °C1,018 mm2190
197536.4 °C12 March 197515.8 °C22 January 197525.6 °C1,077 mm2270
197436.3 °C28 February 197416.2 °C9 January 197425.8 °C1,092 mm2330
197338.6 °C12 March 197317.2 °C28 November 197326.6 °C1,089 mm2740
197236.5 °C19 February 197217.0 °C14 December 197226.2 °C1,146 mm2650
197136.8 °C6 February 197115.1 °C20 December 197125.8 °C1,211 mm2590
197036.8 °C21 February 197016.2 °C17 December 197026.2 °C1,316 mm2600
196937.2 °C17 February 196919.7 °C29 January 196926.1 °C1,122 mm2420
196836.2 °C20 February 196814.8 °C19 January 196825.7 °C1,462 mm2430
196736.5 °C8 March 196715.1 °C4 January 196725.7 °C1,118 mm2280
196639.5 °C16 March 196615.1 °C6 January 196626.4 °C889 mm2840
196536.9 °C3 March 196518.1 °C21 December 196526.0 °C943 mm2690
196438.1 °C1 April 196415.0 °C13 January 196426.2 °C605 mm2680
196337.1 °C13 March 196316.5 °C11 March 196326.1 °C1,141 mm2710
196237.3 °C4 March 196215.6 °C8 February 196225.7 °C1,077 mm2330
196137.4 °C12 March 196114.4 °C12 December 196126.0 °C809 mm2580
196036.9 °C12 February 196014.9 °C3 January 196025.9 °C1,021 mm2530
195936.9 °C10 March 195914.9 °C23 January 195925.9 °C922 mm2540
195836.7 °C3 March 195816.9 °C18 February 195825.9 °C671 mm2310
195736.5 °C19 February 195713.9 °C13 January 195725.1 °C1,341 mm1940
195636.5 °C8 February 195617.0 °C19 December 195625.3 °C992 mm2170
195536.4 °C20 February 195515.3 °C28 December 195525.6 °C1,162 mm2210
195437.0 °C9 February 195416.2 °C19 January 195425.5 °C777 mm2200
195336.0 °C31 March 195315.7 °C2 December 195325.8 °C835 mm2380
195237.3 °C3 March 195215.6 °C4 February 195225.7 °C1,016 mm2310
195136.0 °C13 March 195117.3 °C21 December 195125.6 °C1,281 mm2350
195037.3 °C15 March 195016.3 °C12 February 195025.5 °C1,020 mm2240
194937.2 °C16 February 194915.4 °C11 February 194925.9 °C815 mm2610
194837.5 °C27 February 194815.5 °C6 February 194825.7 °C905 mm2320
194737.6 °C21 February 194716.3 °C21 January 194725.8 °C1,162 mm2350
194638.5 °C23 February 194615.2 °C2 January 194625.8 °C752 mm2260
194538.6 °C6 April 194515.1 °C4 February 194525.8 °C900 mm2500
194436.2 °C14 February 194414.1 °C6 February 194425.6 °C1,069 mm2500
194337.1 °C5 March 194317.5 °C23 December 194325.3 °C883 mm2430
194236.6 °C28 February 194218.1 °C26 December 194225.7 °C763 mm2520
194137.1 °C28 March 194116.6 °C27 December 194125.8 °C850 mm2460
194036.2 °C19 February 194018.9 °C4 August 194025.7 °C817 mm2380

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Across the whole year

Average daily high
33.0 °C
+1.2 °C
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
287 d/yr
+26
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
0
Annual rainfall
856 mm
-155 mm

Month by month

Highvs. normalPrecipitationvs. normal
Jan35.7 °C+1.9 °C0 mm-9 mm
Feb36.6 °C+1.6 °C18 mm-1 mm
Mar36.7 °C+2.0 °C44 mm-11 mm
Apr34.5 °C+1.2 °C48 mm-41 mm
May32.9 °C+1.1 °C111 mm-14 mm
Jun31.2 °C+1.2 °C126 mm-26 mm
Jul29.1 °C+0.6 °C117 mm-37 mm
Aug28.9 °C+0.7 °C157 mm+19 mm
Sep30.3 °C+1.1 °C124 mm-24 mm
Oct31.7 °C+1.1 °C91 mm-1 mm
Nov34.1 °C+1.5 °C10 mm-10 mm
Dec34.9 °C+1.6 °C10 mm+1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day
38.7 °C
11 Feb 2025
Coldest day
18.9 °C
13 Jan 2025
Wettest day
93.9 mm
4 Aug 2025
Windiest day
18.3 km/h
17 Mar 2025
Strongest gust
43.6 km/h
22 Feb 2025
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
30 Mar 2025
Coldest feels-like
16.8 °C
11 Jan 2025
Sunniest day
12.0 h
15 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Igangan?

Igangan has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,011 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Igangan?

The hottest day measured in Igangan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1966, reaching 39.5 °C.

What is the coldest day in Igangan?

The coldest day measured in Igangan between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1957, at 13.9 °C.

Does it snow in Igangan?

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

Has the climate of Igangan warmed?

Yes: Igangan warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Igangan?

The wettest day measured in Igangan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 October 2019, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Igangan?

The windiest day measured in Igangan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1942, with winds reaching 20.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Igangan?

The warmest month in Igangan is February (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Igangan?

Igangan receives on average 1,011 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 173 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Igangan?

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

Are there tropical nights in Igangan?

Yes: Igangan has on average 349 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Igangan?

In Igangan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 28 March 2024, and the lowest was 11.2 °C on 8 February 1962.

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