Igbeti climate — normals and trends
Igbeti (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 946 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 (29.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Igbeti averages 0 frost days, 276 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 146 rainy days per year.
Igbeti 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 41.0 °C (on 13 February 2024) and the coldest 13.5 °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
IgbetiOyo State
- coords
- 8.75°, 4.13°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.3°C
Average daily high
32.4°C
Average daily low
22.0°C
Annual rainfall
946mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
4.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
276 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
146 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
24.1 °C
Average peak gust
29.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
322 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 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
41.0 °C
13 February 2024
Coldest day
13.5 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
127 mm
9 September 2020
Windiest day
23.4 km/h
6 August 2002
Strongest gust
56.2 km/h
5 August 1950
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
2 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.8 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
19 May 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Feb | 37.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 4 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 38.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 3 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 36.9 °C | +2.1 °C | 19 mm | -48 mm |
| May | 34.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 90 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 69 mm | -61 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +0.7 °C | 151 mm | -4 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 159 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 30.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 139 mm | -40 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 58 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 35.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 35.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Igbeti?
Igbeti has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 946 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Igbeti?
The hottest day measured in Igbeti between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2024, reaching 41.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Igbeti?
The coldest day measured in Igbeti between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 13.5 °C.
Does it snow in Igbeti?
Almost never: Igbeti sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Igbeti warmed?
Yes: Igbeti warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Igbeti?
The wettest day measured in Igbeti between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 2020, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Igbeti?
The windiest day measured in Igbeti between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2002, with winds reaching 23.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Igbeti?
The warmest month in Igbeti is March (29.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Igbeti?
Igbeti receives on average 946 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 146 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Igbeti?
Igbeti gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Igbeti?
Yes: Igbeti has on average 322 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Igbeti?
In Igbeti, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 2 April 2024, and the lowest was 9.8 °C on 9 January 1957.
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