Ilaro climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ilaro?

Ilaro has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,370 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Ilaro between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2020, reaching 38.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ilaro?

The coldest day measured in Ilaro between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 16.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ilaro?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ilaro warmed?

Yes: Ilaro warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ilaro?

The wettest day measured in Ilaro between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2020, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ilaro?

The windiest day measured in Ilaro between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1977, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ilaro?

The warmest month in Ilaro is February (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ilaro?

Ilaro receives on average 1,370 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 239 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ilaro?

Ilaro gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ilaro (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,370 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 (28.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Ilaro averages 0 frost days, 230 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 239 rainy days per year.

Ilaro has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 29 February 2020) and the coldest 16.3 °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

IlaroOgun State

coords: 6.89°, 3.01°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthAugustWettest monthJuneDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

26.3°C

Average daily high

30.8°C

Average daily low

23.2°C

Annual rainfall

1,370mm

Sunshine / day

9.3h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

11.3km/h

Seasonal range

3.5°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

230 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

239 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.9 °C

Average feels-like low

27.5 °C

Average peak gust

27.3 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

360 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.1 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.85 · 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

38.6 °C

29 February 2020

Coldest day

16.3 °C

9 January 1957

Wettest day

136 mm

4 July 2020

Windiest day

19.9 km/h

3 August 1977

Strongest gust

45.7 km/h

5 August 1950

Hottest feels-like

45.0 °C

14 February 2024

Coldest feels-like

12.5 °C

9 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.0 h

1 June 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	37.3 °C5 January 2025	21.4 °C12 January 2025	27.4 °C	1,082 mm	261
2024	38.1 °C14 February 2024	20.2 °C21 December 2024	28.0 °C	912 mm	289
2023	37.5 °C5 February 2023	20.4 °C1 January 2023	27.6 °C	1,293 mm	287
2022	38.1 °C15 February 2022	19.2 °C31 January 2022	27.2 °C	1,160 mm	259
2021	37.2 °C7 February 2021	21.3 °C19 December 2021	27.6 °C	1,048 mm	294
2020	38.6 °C29 February 2020	18.8 °C3 January 2020	27.5 °C	1,063 mm	280
2019	38.0 °C1 January 2019	20.8 °C31 December 2019	27.3 °C	1,588 mm	270
2018	37.2 °C22 January 2018	18.7 °C6 January 2018	27.1 °C	1,541 mm	274
2017	36.1 °C17 February 2017	20.9 °C15 January 2017	27.2 °C	1,281 mm	274
2016	37.6 °C7 March 2016	20.8 °C4 January 2016	27.4 °C	1,436 mm	276
2015	36.0 °C29 December 2015	17.8 °C16 December 2015	27.0 °C	1,127 mm	262
2014	35.4 °C23 February 2014	21.1 °C14 August 2014	26.8 °C	1,431 mm	251
2013	36.2 °C16 January 2013	18.8 °C19 December 2013	26.9 °C	996 mm	249
2012	35.9 °C16 March 2012	18.6 °C14 January 2012	26.7 °C	1,388 mm	248
2011	35.6 °C28 February 2011	17.9 °C1 January 2011	26.9 °C	1,180 mm	271
2010	37.7 °C24 February 2010	20.1 °C31 December 2010	27.4 °C	1,141 mm	278
2009	35.7 °C6 February 2009	19.2 °C24 January 2009	26.9 °C	1,118 mm	264
2008	36.7 °C14 February 2008	17.7 °C23 January 2008	26.7 °C	1,345 mm	258
2007	36.5 °C6 March 2007	18.8 °C13 January 2007	26.8 °C	1,314 mm	257
2006	36.7 °C25 January 2006	21.2 °C31 December 2006	26.9 °C	1,330 mm	251
2005	35.8 °C21 January 2005	18.5 °C13 January 2005	26.8 °C	1,169 mm	242
2004	36.3 °C13 March 2004	20.7 °C6 February 2004	26.6 °C	1,200 mm	239
2003	36.2 °C24 March 2003	17.3 °C9 December 2003	26.7 °C	1,152 mm	254
2002	35.1 °C19 February 2002	17.3 °C28 December 2002	26.5 °C	1,197 mm	238
2001	36.7 °C20 February 2001	21.0 °C13 February 2001	26.5 °C	1,043 mm	234
2000	37.6 °C6 March 2000	19.5 °C2 February 2000	26.6 °C	1,172 mm	242
1999	35.5 °C5 February 1999	20.7 °C15 August 1999	26.3 °C	1,521 mm	229
1998	38.1 °C24 February 1998	19.1 °C21 January 1998	27.0 °C	1,030 mm	259
1997	37.0 °C20 February 1997	20.6 °C15 February 1997	26.4 °C	1,284 mm	240
1996	35.4 °C30 January 1996	21.3 °C8 September 1996	26.4 °C	1,500 mm	231
1995	36.1 °C22 February 1995	18.9 °C26 December 1995	26.5 °C	1,511 mm	234
1994	35.6 °C26 December 1994	18.4 °C22 December 1994	26.4 °C	1,395 mm	221
1993	35.5 °C20 February 1993	18.0 °C7 January 1993	26.4 °C	1,441 mm	248
1992	37.5 °C22 February 1992	18.3 °C6 January 1992	26.2 °C	1,287 mm	215
1991	35.3 °C10 March 1991	17.7 °C1 January 1991	26.2 °C	1,511 mm	225
1990	37.5 °C26 March 1990	20.5 °C31 December 1990	26.4 °C	1,233 mm	241
1989	36.4 °C29 January 1989	17.7 °C3 January 1989	26.2 °C	1,506 mm	244
1988	36.0 °C20 February 1988	19.5 °C25 December 1988	26.4 °C	1,671 mm	246
1987	35.5 °C24 January 1987	20.6 °C24 December 1987	26.8 °C	1,534 mm	272
1986	37.3 °C3 February 1986	18.7 °C21 December 1986	26.0 °C	1,473 mm	229
1985	36.4 °C12 February 1985	18.7 °C6 December 1985	26.1 °C	1,640 mm	233
1984	35.6 °C20 February 1984	18.4 °C14 December 1984	26.3 °C	1,365 mm	269
1983	37.5 °C7 March 1983	18.4 °C19 January 1983	26.4 °C	1,149 mm	232
1982	35.2 °C5 February 1982	19.8 °C11 January 1982	26.2 °C	1,320 mm	226
1981	35.6 °C14 February 1981	20.2 °C23 November 1981	26.3 °C	1,521 mm	243
1980	34.5 °C2 February 1980	18.5 °C21 December 1980	26.2 °C	1,907 mm	231
1979	35.4 °C28 February 1979	17.4 °C12 December 1979	26.2 °C	1,503 mm	229
1978	34.7 °C14 February 1978	19.1 °C11 January 1978	25.9 °C	1,447 mm	210
1977	35.0 °C23 March 1977	18.1 °C28 December 1977	26.1 °C	1,272 mm	221
1976	33.9 °C21 January 1976	18.0 °C3 December 1976	25.5 °C	1,492 mm	176
1975	35.7 °C31 January 1975	17.6 °C1 January 1975	25.6 °C	1,512 mm	207
1974	34.1 °C11 February 1974	17.1 °C30 December 1974	25.7 °C	1,566 mm	205
1973	37.1 °C27 January 1973	19.1 °C29 November 1973	26.4 °C	1,548 mm	246
1972	35.5 °C15 December 1972	20.2 °C14 August 1972	26.1 °C	1,502 mm	236
1971	35.4 °C17 February 1971	16.8 °C20 December 1971	25.7 °C	1,871 mm	225
1970	35.2 °C18 February 1970	18.6 °C4 December 1970	26.1 °C	1,706 mm	236
1969	36.5 °C4 February 1969	21.0 °C20 July 1969	26.1 °C	1,482 mm	212
1968	34.5 °C11 February 1968	17.1 °C18 January 1968	25.7 °C	1,948 mm	206
1967	34.8 °C3 February 1967	19.0 °C1 January 1967	25.7 °C	1,483 mm	186
1966	37.5 °C2 March 1966	17.6 °C5 January 1966	26.2 °C	1,243 mm	239
1965	34.9 °C1 March 1965	20.5 °C6 September 1965	25.7 °C	1,353 mm	224
1964	36.4 °C31 March 1964	17.6 °C13 January 1964	25.9 °C	1,065 mm	213
1963	36.4 °C14 March 1963	18.5 °C11 March 1963	25.9 °C	1,500 mm	225
1962	36.7 °C5 February 1962	17.7 °C8 February 1962	25.6 °C	1,490 mm	188
1961	36.7 °C8 March 1961	18.1 °C13 December 1961	25.9 °C	1,139 mm	236
1960	36.9 °C15 February 1960	18.5 °C3 January 1960	25.8 °C	1,367 mm	210
1959	36.7 °C2 February 1959	19.0 °C24 January 1959	25.7 °C	1,253 mm	209
1958	35.6 °C15 February 1958	18.5 °C2 August 1958	25.6 °C	1,139 mm	191
1957	35.4 °C19 February 1957	16.3 °C9 January 1957	25.1 °C	1,940 mm	158
1956	35.1 °C10 January 1956	17.9 °C10 August 1956	25.2 °C	1,482 mm	161
1955	35.9 °C19 February 1955	18.5 °C30 December 1955	25.5 °C	1,487 mm	201
1954	35.7 °C9 February 1954	17.9 °C24 July 1954	25.3 °C	1,216 mm	177
1953	35.0 °C30 January 1953	17.5 °C4 December 1953	25.7 °C	1,228 mm	205
1952	36.2 °C3 March 1952	18.1 °C4 February 1952	25.7 °C	1,567 mm	209
1951	34.5 °C28 January 1951	20.5 °C15 July 1951	25.7 °C	1,623 mm	200
1950	36.4 °C15 February 1950	18.8 °C12 February 1950	25.4 °C	1,350 mm	195
1949	36.6 °C17 February 1949	19.4 °C14 August 1949	25.8 °C	1,278 mm	218
1948	36.1 °C8 February 1948	18.6 °C5 January 1948	25.7 °C	1,200 mm	196
1947	36.2 °C30 January 1947	18.6 °C11 September 1947	25.7 °C	1,574 mm	195
1946	37.5 °C23 February 1946	17.7 °C1 January 1946	25.7 °C	1,086 mm	191
1945	37.2 °C21 February 1945	16.5 °C31 December 1945	25.8 °C	1,180 mm	216
1944	36.8 °C4 February 1944	18.4 °C1 February 1944	25.6 °C	1,520 mm	219
1943	35.2 °C5 March 1943	17.4 °C18 August 1943	25.0 °C	1,476 mm	188
1942	34.9 °C28 February 1942	18.9 °C24 July 1942	25.4 °C	1,311 mm	175
1941	34.8 °C14 February 1941	20.6 °C22 September 1941	25.5 °C	1,501 mm	193
1940	34.3 °C23 February 1940	19.0 °C4 August 1940	25.4 °C	1,402 mm	186

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.9 °C

+1.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

261 d/yr

+31

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1082 mm

-288 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.6 °C	+2.6 °C	8 mm	-18 mm
Feb	35.2 °C	+1.5 °C	29 mm	-16 mm
Mar	34.4 °C	+1.4 °C	51 mm	-44 mm
Apr	33.1 °C	+1.2 °C	64 mm	-71 mm
May	31.9 °C	+1.2 °C	157 mm	-27 mm
Jun	30.3 °C	+1.1 °C	201 mm	+9 mm
Jul	28.7 °C	+0.5 °C	116 mm	-45 mm
Aug	28.5 °C	+0.4 °C	94 mm	-28 mm
Sep	29.5 °C	+0.7 °C	182 mm	+20 mm
Oct	30.7 °C	+0.8 °C	110 mm	-44 mm
Nov	32.4 °C	+1.1 °C	38 mm	-26 mm
Dec	33.1 °C	+0.9 °C	33 mm	+3 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

37.3 °C

5 Jan 2025

Coldest day

21.4 °C

12 Jan 2025

Wettest day

39.5 mm

4 Aug 2025

Windiest day

17.5 km/h

31 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

41.4 km/h

3 Sep 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.3 °C

3 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

21.2 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.0 h

15 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ilaro?

Ilaro has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.3 °C and it receives 1,370 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ilaro?

The hottest day measured in Ilaro between 1940 and 2025 was 29 February 2020, reaching 38.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ilaro?

The coldest day measured in Ilaro between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 16.3 °C.

Does it snow in Ilaro?

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

Has the climate of Ilaro warmed?

Yes: Ilaro warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ilaro?

The wettest day measured in Ilaro between 1940 and 2025 was 4 July 2020, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ilaro?

The windiest day measured in Ilaro between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1977, with winds reaching 19.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ilaro?

The warmest month in Ilaro is February (28.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Ilaro?

Ilaro receives on average 1,370 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 239 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ilaro?

Ilaro gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ilaro?

Yes: Ilaro has on average 360 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ilaro?

In Ilaro, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 14 February 2024, and the lowest was 12.5 °C on 9 January 1957.

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