Igbo-Ora climate — normals and trends
Igbo-Ora (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,115 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Igbo-Ora averages 0 frost days, 255 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 192 rainy days per year.
Igbo-Ora 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 39.2 °C (on 14 February 2024) and the coldest 14.2 °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
Igbo-OraOyo State
- coords
- 7.43°, 3.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.4°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
23.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,115mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
79%
Average peak wind
11.2km/h
Seasonal range
3.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
255 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
192 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
27.0 °C
Average peak gust
27.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
354 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
39.2 °C
14 February 2024
Coldest day
14.2 °C
13 January 1957
Wettest day
95 mm
9 September 1944
Windiest day
19.5 km/h
28 February 1942
Strongest gust
49.7 km/h
19 October 2014
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
27 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.3 °C
2 February 1945
Sunniest day
12.0 h
14 May 1952
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 36.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 17 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 36.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 44 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 34.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 51 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 32.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 126 mm | -22 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 150 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 109 mm | -49 mm |
| Aug | 28.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 113 mm | -20 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 141 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 31.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 97 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 33.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 18 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 34.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 21 mm | +8 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Igbo-Ora?
Igbo-Ora has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.4 °C and it receives 1,115 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Igbo-Ora?
The hottest day measured in Igbo-Ora between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 2024, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Igbo-Ora?
The coldest day measured in Igbo-Ora between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1957, at 14.2 °C.
Does it snow in Igbo-Ora?
Almost never: Igbo-Ora sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Igbo-Ora warmed?
Yes: Igbo-Ora warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Igbo-Ora?
The wettest day measured in Igbo-Ora between 1940 and 2025 was 9 September 1944, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Igbo-Ora?
The windiest day measured in Igbo-Ora between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1942, with winds reaching 19.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Igbo-Ora?
The warmest month in Igbo-Ora is February (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Igbo-Ora?
Igbo-Ora receives on average 1,115 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 192 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Igbo-Ora?
Igbo-Ora gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Igbo-Ora?
Yes: Igbo-Ora has on average 354 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Igbo-Ora?
In Igbo-Ora, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 27 March 2024, and the lowest was 11.3 °C on 2 February 1945.
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