Ihiala climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ihiala?

Ihiala has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,940 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Ihiala between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2017, reaching 41.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ihiala?

The coldest day measured in Ihiala between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1957, at 14.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ihiala?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ihiala warmed?

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

Q: What is the wettest day in Ihiala?

The wettest day measured in Ihiala between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2009, with 192 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ihiala?

The windiest day measured in Ihiala between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ihiala?

The warmest month in Ihiala is February (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ihiala?

Ihiala receives on average 1,940 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 240 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ihiala?

Ihiala gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ihiala (Nigeria) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,940 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 (27.9 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Ihiala averages 0 frost days, 239 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 240 rainy days per year.

Ihiala 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 41.2 °C (on 24 February 2017) and the coldest 14.2 °C (on 12 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

IhialaAnambra

coords: 5.85°, 6.86°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AmTropical monsoonWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthJulyWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

26.0°C

Average daily high

31.2°C

Average daily low

22.8°C

Annual rainfall

1,940mm

Sunshine / day

8.5h

Mean relative humidity

84%

Average peak wind

10.4km/h

Seasonal range

3.4°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

239 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

240 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.5 °C

Average feels-like low

27.1 °C

Average peak gust

25.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

358 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.0 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.8 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.76 · 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

41.2 °C

24 February 2017

Coldest day

14.2 °C

12 January 1957

Wettest day

192 mm

11 August 2009

Windiest day

19.9 km/h

8 August 1950

Strongest gust

50.4 km/h

5 March 2021

Hottest feels-like

46.4 °C

13 February 2024

Coldest feels-like

13.6 °C

4 February 1945

Sunniest day

12.0 h

20 July 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.5 °C21 February 2025	17.7 °C11 January 2025	27.5 °C	2,080 mm	278
2024	40.7 °C13 February 2024	18.6 °C18 January 2024	27.9 °C	1,565 mm	304
2023	39.2 °C27 February 2023	16.7 °C1 January 2023	27.4 °C	2,029 mm	295
2022	38.3 °C25 February 2022	17.4 °C30 January 2022	27.0 °C	1,702 mm	286
2021	39.4 °C5 March 2021	19.3 °C17 December 2021	27.2 °C	1,733 mm	290
2020	39.2 °C24 February 2020	14.5 °C26 January 2020	27.2 °C	1,702 mm	299
2019	38.6 °C20 February 2019	17.1 °C29 December 2019	26.9 °C	2,204 mm	267
2018	39.7 °C5 February 2018	17.7 °C6 January 2018	26.8 °C	2,073 mm	277
2017	41.2 °C24 February 2017	19.2 °C2 January 2017	27.0 °C	2,002 mm	286
2016	39.7 °C21 February 2016	18.0 °C29 January 2016	27.0 °C	2,279 mm	281
2015	37.9 °C12 February 2015	15.8 °C14 January 2015	26.6 °C	2,037 mm	268
2014	36.8 °C13 February 2014	21.1 °C5 January 2014	26.5 °C	2,168 mm	268
2013	38.2 °C18 March 2013	16.5 °C18 December 2013	26.4 °C	2,053 mm	259
2012	38.0 °C21 March 2012	17.6 °C14 January 2012	26.4 °C	1,869 mm	261
2011	37.5 °C29 January 2011	16.6 °C16 January 2011	26.6 °C	1,972 mm	272
2010	39.3 °C6 March 2010	18.3 °C31 December 2010	27.2 °C	2,097 mm	277
2009	37.6 °C6 February 2009	20.3 °C20 November 2009	26.7 °C	2,255 mm	270
2008	37.7 °C7 February 2008	17.0 °C24 January 2008	26.3 °C	1,881 mm	266
2007	38.0 °C18 February 2007	16.2 °C14 January 2007	26.2 °C	2,039 mm	236
2006	37.1 °C14 January 2006	19.6 °C30 December 2006	26.6 °C	1,955 mm	262
2005	37.5 °C18 February 2005	16.6 °C13 January 2005	26.5 °C	1,889 mm	262
2004	37.8 °C11 February 2004	19.0 °C6 February 2004	26.4 °C	2,030 mm	253
2003	36.3 °C7 February 2003	18.8 °C5 January 2003	26.2 °C	1,958 mm	253
2002	36.9 °C3 February 2002	17.4 °C1 February 2002	26.0 °C	2,156 mm	242
2001	37.2 °C18 February 2001	19.3 °C15 February 2001	26.1 °C	1,831 mm	241
2000	38.9 °C6 March 2000	18.3 °C3 February 2000	26.2 °C	1,795 mm	237
1999	35.5 °C22 March 1999	19.0 °C16 December 1999	25.9 °C	2,202 mm	243
1998	38.2 °C24 February 1998	19.0 °C15 January 1998	26.9 °C	1,536 mm	276
1997	38.2 °C5 March 1997	18.6 °C2 February 1997	26.1 °C	2,011 mm	236
1996	35.8 °C8 January 1996	19.1 °C22 July 1996	26.1 °C	1,943 mm	235
1995	36.7 °C27 January 1995	19.8 °C23 January 1995	26.2 °C	2,361 mm	252
1994	36.5 °C16 February 1994	17.8 °C19 December 1994	26.0 °C	2,058 mm	238
1993	36.0 °C8 February 1993	17.2 °C22 January 1993	26.0 °C	2,096 mm	257
1992	37.5 °C28 February 1992	16.3 °C7 January 1992	25.8 °C	1,942 mm	228
1991	35.8 °C31 January 1991	18.4 °C17 December 1991	25.9 °C	2,129 mm	231
1990	38.3 °C11 March 1990	21.2 °C31 December 1990	26.0 °C	2,139 mm	224
1989	37.0 °C28 February 1989	17.1 °C7 January 1989	25.8 °C	1,994 mm	249
1988	37.5 °C21 February 1988	18.8 °C26 December 1988	26.0 °C	2,025 mm	243
1987	38.5 °C22 January 1987	20.4 °C6 June 1987	26.4 °C	1,858 mm	278
1986	35.3 °C29 January 1986	17.3 °C6 December 1986	25.7 °C	2,018 mm	232
1985	37.5 °C4 March 1985	19.2 °C7 December 1985	25.5 °C	2,323 mm	200
1984	36.2 °C23 February 1984	17.2 °C14 December 1984	25.9 °C	2,030 mm	256
1983	40.0 °C21 March 1983	16.2 °C3 January 1983	26.4 °C	1,595 mm	254
1982	35.8 °C4 March 1982	17.7 °C9 February 1982	25.7 °C	2,017 mm	236
1981	36.7 °C15 February 1981	18.6 °C28 January 1981	25.9 °C	2,060 mm	245
1980	35.9 °C8 February 1980	18.1 °C15 December 1980	25.8 °C	2,509 mm	235
1979	36.0 °C12 April 1979	17.9 °C12 December 1979	26.0 °C	2,096 mm	247
1978	36.6 °C16 January 1978	18.5 °C13 January 1978	25.8 °C	1,925 mm	242
1977	36.6 °C15 March 1977	17.3 °C26 December 1977	25.9 °C	1,643 mm	251
1976	34.4 °C29 January 1976	18.3 °C25 January 1976	25.2 °C	2,142 mm	207
1975	36.0 °C6 February 1975	17.4 °C11 December 1975	25.3 °C	2,046 mm	218
1974	36.5 °C26 February 1974	16.0 °C29 December 1974	25.5 °C	2,279 mm	213
1973	38.0 °C6 February 1973	19.2 °C28 November 1973	26.1 °C	2,087 mm	264
1972	36.1 °C11 April 1972	20.8 °C14 November 1972	25.9 °C	1,994 mm	249
1971	37.8 °C5 February 1971	17.1 °C26 December 1971	25.6 °C	2,157 mm	251
1970	37.0 °C4 March 1970	17.7 °C15 December 1970	26.0 °C	2,093 mm	264
1969	37.7 °C21 February 1969	20.1 °C29 January 1969	25.8 °C	2,160 mm	235
1968	36.4 °C7 February 1968	15.7 °C18 January 1968	25.5 °C	2,445 mm	234
1967	37.7 °C24 February 1967	15.1 °C2 January 1967	25.6 °C	2,145 mm	220
1966	37.1 °C5 March 1966	16.2 °C5 January 1966	25.9 °C	1,808 mm	238
1965	34.3 °C7 February 1965	20.5 °C24 June 1965	25.4 °C	1,888 mm	230
1964	37.3 °C27 February 1964	17.5 °C15 January 1964	25.8 °C	1,292 mm	229
1963	36.5 °C13 March 1963	19.6 °C2 January 1963	25.8 °C	1,562 mm	249
1962	36.2 °C24 February 1962	17.1 °C9 February 1962	25.4 °C	1,727 mm	193
1961	37.5 °C8 March 1961	18.0 °C13 December 1961	25.8 °C	1,460 mm	237
1960	36.0 °C9 February 1960	18.6 °C2 January 1960	25.7 °C	1,991 mm	239
1959	36.1 °C2 February 1959	17.5 °C23 January 1959	25.7 °C	1,544 mm	234
1958	36.8 °C15 February 1958	17.8 °C1 August 1958	25.6 °C	1,664 mm	200
1957	35.6 °C17 February 1957	14.2 °C12 January 1957	25.2 °C	2,147 mm	190
1956	35.4 °C12 February 1956	17.9 °C20 December 1956	25.1 °C	2,053 mm	170
1955	35.8 °C16 February 1955	20.4 °C30 December 1955	25.3 °C	1,918 mm	191
1954	34.5 °C18 January 1954	16.3 °C4 August 1954	25.2 °C	1,743 mm	196
1953	35.3 °C27 January 1953	16.9 °C1 December 1953	25.6 °C	1,775 mm	196
1952	36.1 °C28 February 1952	17.7 °C4 January 1952	25.6 °C	1,763 mm	217
1951	34.9 °C30 January 1951	19.4 °C8 December 1951	25.4 °C	2,011 mm	214
1950	36.2 °C31 March 1950	17.5 °C1 September 1950	25.2 °C	1,539 mm	213
1949	37.1 °C16 February 1949	17.9 °C10 February 1949	25.7 °C	1,708 mm	207
1948	36.5 °C15 February 1948	17.3 °C5 February 1948	25.5 °C	2,030 mm	182
1947	36.0 °C27 January 1947	18.2 °C20 January 1947	25.5 °C	1,684 mm	192
1946	37.6 °C3 March 1946	17.3 °C1 January 1946	25.5 °C	1,651 mm	186
1945	37.6 °C30 January 1945	15.9 °C31 December 1945	25.7 °C	1,878 mm	210
1944	36.3 °C13 February 1944	17.6 °C31 January 1944	25.6 °C	1,569 mm	228
1943	34.6 °C8 March 1943	18.2 °C20 August 1943	25.0 °C	1,238 mm	201
1942	35.5 °C24 January 1942	18.0 °C17 July 1942	25.1 °C	1,806 mm	167
1941	36.1 °C14 February 1941	19.8 °C29 December 1941	25.4 °C	2,097 mm	200
1940	34.6 °C21 February 1940	18.1 °C4 August 1940	25.1 °C	1,846 mm	190

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.7 °C

+1.5 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

278 d/yr

+39

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

2080 mm

+140 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.9 °C	+2.2 °C	8 mm	-15 mm
Feb	36.7 °C	+2.2 °C	38 mm	-4 mm
Mar	36.1 °C	+2.6 °C	62 mm	-53 mm
Apr	34.2 °C	+2.0 °C	129 mm	-58 mm
May	33.0 °C	+2.0 °C	196 mm	-47 mm
Jun	31.2 °C	+1.7 °C	283 mm	+19 mm
Jul	28.8 °C	+0.3 °C	276 mm	+39 mm
Aug	29.1 °C	+0.5 °C	222 mm	+20 mm
Sep	29.4 °C	+0.3 °C	527 mm	+263 mm
Oct	30.6 °C	+0.8 °C	253 mm	+0 mm
Nov	32.7 °C	+1.5 °C	63 mm	-24 mm
Dec	34.5 °C	+1.9 °C	26 mm	+0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.5 °C

21 Feb 2025

Coldest day

17.7 °C

11 Jan 2025

Wettest day

168.6 mm

16 Sep 2025

Windiest day

18.4 km/h

22 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

43.2 km/h

4 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

44.9 °C

3 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

18.8 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.7 h

11 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ihiala?

Ihiala has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,940 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ihiala?

The hottest day measured in Ihiala between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2017, reaching 41.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ihiala?

The coldest day measured in Ihiala between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1957, at 14.2 °C.

Does it snow in Ihiala?

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

Has the climate of Ihiala warmed?

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

What is the wettest day in Ihiala?

The wettest day measured in Ihiala between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2009, with 192 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ihiala?

The windiest day measured in Ihiala between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ihiala?

The warmest month in Ihiala is February (27.9 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Ihiala?

Ihiala receives on average 1,940 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 240 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ihiala?

Ihiala gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ihiala?

Yes: Ihiala has on average 358 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ihiala?

In Ihiala, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 13 February 2024, and the lowest was 13.6 °C on 4 February 1945.

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