Ile-Ife climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Ile-Ife?

Ile-Ife has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,394 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ile-Ife?

The hottest day measured in Ile-Ife between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2024, reaching 40.0 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Ile-Ife?

The coldest day measured in Ile-Ife between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1961, at 14.6 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Ile-Ife?

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

Q: Has the climate of Ile-Ife warmed?

Yes: Ile-Ife warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Ile-Ife?

The wettest day measured in Ile-Ife between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2018, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Ile-Ife?

The windiest day measured in Ile-Ife between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1950, with winds reaching 22.1 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Ile-Ife?

The warmest month in Ile-Ife is February (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Ile-Ife?

Ile-Ife receives on average 1,394 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 224 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Ile-Ife?

Ile-Ife gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Ile-Ife (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,394 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.

Ile-Ife averages 0 frost days, 202 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 224 rainy days per year.

Ile-Ife 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 40.0 °C (on 13 February 2024) and the coldest 14.6 °C (on 12 December 1961).

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

Ile-IfeOsun State

coords: 7.48°, 4.56°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthFebruaryColdest monthAugustWettest monthJuneDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

25.4°C

Average daily high

30.5°C

Average daily low

22.4°C

Annual rainfall

1,394mm

Sunshine / day

8.4h

Mean relative humidity

82%

Average peak wind

10.9km/h

Seasonal range

3.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

202 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

224 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

35.1 °C

Average feels-like low

26.1 °C

Average peak gust

27.1 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

348 d/yr

Solar radiation

16.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.9 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.78 · 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

40.0 °C

13 February 2024

Coldest day

14.6 °C

12 December 1961

Wettest day

114 mm

7 September 2018

Windiest day

22.1 km/h

28 February 1950

Strongest gust

50.0 km/h

5 August 1950

Hottest feels-like

44.8 °C

27 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

11.7 °C

9 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.0 h

19 July 1942

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.3 °C22 February 2025	19.2 °C13 January 2025	26.7 °C	1,220 mm	253
2024	40.0 °C13 February 2024	18.9 °C18 January 2024	27.2 °C	1,037 mm	265
2023	38.4 °C23 February 2023	17.6 °C18 January 2023	26.9 °C	1,225 mm	279
2022	38.1 °C15 February 2022	17.9 °C23 December 2022	26.4 °C	1,245 mm	243
2021	38.0 °C3 March 2021	19.2 °C24 January 2021	26.8 °C	1,016 mm	276
2020	39.3 °C22 February 2020	17.4 °C3 January 2020	26.5 °C	1,202 mm	243
2019	37.8 °C10 February 2019	17.7 °C25 December 2019	26.3 °C	1,726 mm	228
2018	38.7 °C4 February 2018	16.6 °C6 January 2018	26.1 °C	1,621 mm	228
2017	38.4 °C16 March 2017	18.5 °C27 December 2017	26.3 °C	1,369 mm	251
2016	38.2 °C20 February 2016	18.2 °C30 December 2016	26.5 °C	1,590 mm	251
2015	36.5 °C29 December 2015	17.4 °C30 December 2015	26.1 °C	1,327 mm	232
2014	36.4 °C6 February 2014	17.8 °C26 December 2014	25.9 °C	1,508 mm	221
2013	36.7 °C7 February 2013	17.0 °C20 December 2013	25.9 °C	1,193 mm	210
2012	37.1 °C23 March 2012	17.4 °C17 January 2012	25.8 °C	1,434 mm	220
2011	36.4 °C29 January 2011	16.6 °C3 December 2011	26.0 °C	1,313 mm	241
2010	37.4 °C21 February 2010	17.4 °C31 December 2010	26.5 °C	1,409 mm	248
2009	35.2 °C19 December 2009	17.8 °C20 November 2009	25.9 °C	1,187 mm	224
2008	36.9 °C14 February 2008	17.0 °C25 January 2008	25.7 °C	1,486 mm	226
2007	37.2 °C6 March 2007	17.3 °C22 December 2007	25.8 °C	1,382 mm	213
2006	36.5 °C25 January 2006	17.2 °C30 December 2006	26.0 °C	1,512 mm	214
2005	36.9 °C12 February 2005	17.1 °C14 January 2005	26.0 °C	1,267 mm	227
2004	36.3 °C13 March 2004	19.5 °C4 February 2004	25.8 °C	1,376 mm	206
2003	36.5 °C24 March 2003	15.7 °C9 December 2003	25.8 °C	1,173 mm	224
2002	36.0 °C23 February 2002	17.3 °C28 December 2002	25.6 °C	1,374 mm	201
2001	37.3 °C16 February 2001	17.4 °C10 January 2001	25.8 °C	1,275 mm	210
2000	37.7 °C7 March 2000	17.2 °C17 December 2000	25.7 °C	1,301 mm	208
1999	36.1 °C6 February 1999	17.3 °C15 December 1999	25.4 °C	1,554 mm	201
1998	38.6 °C25 February 1998	17.0 °C12 January 1998	26.2 °C	1,275 mm	237
1997	37.1 °C22 February 1997	18.6 °C31 January 1997	25.6 °C	1,284 mm	199
1996	35.8 °C6 February 1996	20.4 °C7 November 1996	25.5 °C	1,540 mm	205
1995	37.1 °C24 February 1995	16.8 °C26 December 1995	25.7 °C	1,518 mm	204
1994	35.9 °C22 December 1994	17.0 °C16 January 1994	25.4 °C	1,544 mm	192
1993	35.9 °C25 January 1993	17.5 °C21 March 1993	25.5 °C	1,360 mm	217
1992	37.9 °C28 February 1992	17.2 °C3 December 1992	25.2 °C	1,380 mm	179
1991	36.2 °C3 March 1991	17.7 °C17 December 1991	25.3 °C	1,496 mm	179
1990	37.8 °C27 March 1990	19.7 °C12 March 1990	25.6 °C	1,297 mm	205
1989	37.6 °C25 February 1989	16.3 °C12 January 1989	25.3 °C	1,436 mm	205
1988	36.2 °C28 February 1988	17.4 °C24 December 1988	25.4 °C	1,614 mm	205
1987	36.5 °C23 January 1987	18.7 °C22 December 1987	26.0 °C	1,356 mm	247
1986	35.9 °C3 February 1986	16.6 °C8 December 1986	25.1 °C	1,563 mm	187
1985	35.8 °C22 February 1985	17.2 °C4 December 1985	25.1 °C	1,587 mm	196
1984	35.9 °C16 February 1984	17.6 °C18 January 1984	25.4 °C	1,423 mm	215
1983	37.7 °C23 March 1983	16.8 °C3 January 1983	25.7 °C	1,149 mm	215
1982	35.3 °C11 February 1982	16.8 °C31 December 1982	25.2 °C	1,368 mm	185
1981	37.3 °C14 February 1981	17.7 °C26 November 1981	25.4 °C	1,430 mm	218
1980	35.6 °C2 February 1980	17.0 °C15 December 1980	25.3 °C	1,907 mm	190
1979	35.7 °C6 March 1979	15.7 °C12 December 1979	25.4 °C	1,680 mm	194
1978	37.2 °C24 February 1978	16.8 °C11 January 1978	25.1 °C	1,465 mm	180
1977	36.0 °C1 April 1977	16.8 °C25 December 1977	25.3 °C	1,317 mm	205
1976	36.0 °C28 January 1976	17.0 °C3 December 1976	24.7 °C	1,435 mm	149
1975	35.9 °C27 January 1975	15.7 °C12 December 1975	24.7 °C	1,596 mm	164
1974	34.8 °C25 February 1974	17.0 °C9 January 1974	24.9 °C	1,530 mm	182
1973	37.3 °C12 March 1973	16.7 °C28 November 1973	25.6 °C	1,697 mm	218
1972	35.8 °C26 January 1972	18.2 °C12 December 1972	25.3 °C	1,392 mm	210
1971	36.0 °C17 February 1971	15.7 °C25 December 1971	24.9 °C	1,716 mm	207
1970	36.3 °C9 February 1970	16.9 °C1 December 1970	25.3 °C	1,682 mm	217
1969	37.0 °C18 February 1969	18.8 °C1 February 1969	25.3 °C	1,438 mm	190
1968	35.4 °C13 February 1968	15.7 °C19 January 1968	24.8 °C	1,874 mm	163
1967	35.6 °C8 March 1967	15.9 °C2 January 1967	24.9 °C	1,505 mm	156
1966	38.3 °C7 March 1966	16.9 °C6 January 1966	25.5 °C	1,217 mm	218
1965	35.6 °C6 March 1965	18.5 °C8 December 1965	25.1 °C	1,262 mm	214
1964	37.1 °C6 March 1964	16.0 °C13 January 1964	25.3 °C	938 mm	216
1963	36.2 °C5 February 1963	16.8 °C11 March 1963	25.3 °C	1,365 mm	199
1962	37.6 °C3 February 1962	16.3 °C6 January 1962	24.9 °C	1,250 mm	158
1961	37.3 °C4 March 1961	14.6 °C12 December 1961	25.1 °C	1,181 mm	199
1960	35.9 °C12 February 1960	15.5 °C4 January 1960	25.0 °C	1,456 mm	189
1959	36.6 °C2 February 1959	15.7 °C23 January 1959	24.9 °C	1,228 mm	172
1958	36.3 °C15 February 1958	17.8 °C18 February 1958	24.9 °C	1,208 mm	161
1957	36.5 °C19 February 1957	15.1 °C13 January 1957	24.4 °C	1,754 mm	133
1956	36.0 °C8 February 1956	16.5 °C20 December 1956	24.4 °C	1,450 mm	144
1955	35.8 °C21 January 1955	16.3 °C28 December 1955	24.8 °C	1,433 mm	182
1954	35.3 °C9 February 1954	17.2 °C19 January 1954	24.5 °C	1,411 mm	152
1953	35.4 °C6 March 1953	16.6 °C4 December 1953	24.9 °C	1,184 mm	177
1952	36.6 °C3 March 1952	16.7 °C5 January 1952	24.8 °C	1,411 mm	173
1951	34.5 °C27 January 1951	17.0 °C21 December 1951	24.8 °C	1,580 mm	173
1950	36.4 °C15 February 1950	17.1 °C12 February 1950	24.6 °C	1,403 mm	169
1949	38.0 °C16 February 1949	16.8 °C10 February 1949	25.0 °C	1,114 mm	180
1948	37.4 °C21 February 1948	17.3 °C4 February 1948	25.0 °C	1,305 mm	173
1947	36.8 °C26 January 1947	17.8 °C21 January 1947	24.9 °C	1,702 mm	179
1946	38.2 °C23 February 1946	16.3 °C4 January 1946	24.9 °C	1,145 mm	177
1945	37.4 °C6 April 1945	16.3 °C23 December 1945	25.2 °C	1,141 mm	207
1944	36.9 °C8 February 1944	16.5 °C6 February 1944	24.8 °C	1,416 mm	202
1943	35.8 °C20 February 1943	17.0 °C17 August 1943	24.4 °C	1,152 mm	165
1942	35.5 °C16 March 1942	16.8 °C17 July 1942	24.7 °C	1,165 mm	159
1941	35.4 °C14 February 1941	16.2 °C27 December 1941	24.8 °C	1,483 mm	155
1940	35.0 °C19 February 1940	18.9 °C4 August 1940	24.8 °C	1,322 mm	168

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.8 °C

+1.3 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

253 d/yr

+51

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1220 mm

-174 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	35.9 °C	+2.5 °C	1 mm	-15 mm
Feb	36.1 °C	+2.0 °C	36 mm	+0 mm
Mar	34.8 °C	+1.8 °C	69 mm	-11 mm
Apr	33.0 °C	+1.6 °C	65 mm	-54 mm
May	31.4 °C	+1.3 °C	208 mm	+34 mm
Jun	30.0 °C	+1.3 °C	184 mm	-16 mm
Jul	27.9 °C	+0.4 °C	156 mm	-33 mm
Aug	27.9 °C	+0.6 °C	168 mm	+3 mm
Sep	29.3 °C	+1.0 °C	166 mm	-29 mm
Oct	30.3 °C	+1.0 °C	127 mm	-34 mm
Nov	32.4 °C	+1.5 °C	26 mm	-19 mm
Dec	33.6 °C	+1.3 °C	15 mm	-1 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.3 °C

22 Feb 2025

Coldest day

19.2 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

79.0 mm

29 May 2025

Windiest day

17.5 km/h

18 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

42.1 km/h

18 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

43.1 °C

3 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

17.8 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

11.8 h

15 Feb 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Ile-Ife?

Ile-Ife has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,394 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ile-Ife?

The hottest day measured in Ile-Ife between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2024, reaching 40.0 °C.

What is the coldest day in Ile-Ife?

The coldest day measured in Ile-Ife between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1961, at 14.6 °C.

Does it snow in Ile-Ife?

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

Has the climate of Ile-Ife warmed?

Yes: Ile-Ife warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Ile-Ife?

The wettest day measured in Ile-Ife between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2018, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Ile-Ife?

The windiest day measured in Ile-Ife between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1950, with winds reaching 22.1 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Ile-Ife?

The warmest month in Ile-Ife is February (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Ile-Ife?

Ile-Ife receives on average 1,394 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 224 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Ile-Ife?

Ile-Ife gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Ile-Ife?

Yes: Ile-Ife has on average 348 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ile-Ife?

In Ile-Ife, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 27 March 2024, and the lowest was 11.7 °C on 9 January 1957.

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