Illela climate — normals and trends
Illela (Nigeria) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 347 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 May (33.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Illela averages 0 frost days, 323 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 55 rainy days per year.
Illela has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.8 °C (on 6 April 2020) and the coldest 8.6 °C (on 11 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
IllelaSokoto
- coords
- 13.73°, 5.30°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.5°C
Average daily high
35.0°C
Average daily low
22.7°C
Annual rainfall
347mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
38%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
10.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
323 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
55 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.4 °C
Average feels-like low
21.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
269 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
44.8 °C
6 April 2020
Coldest day
8.6 °C
11 January 1957
Wettest day
110 mm
12 August 1948
Windiest day
34.6 km/h
27 May 1971
Strongest gust
62.6 km/h
10 January 2015
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
27 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
2.8 °C
11 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.8 h
2 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 35.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 40.9 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 41.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 40.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 7 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 37.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 7 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 32.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 72 mm | -18 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 94 mm | -54 mm |
| Sep | 32.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 94 mm | +42 mm |
| Oct | 36.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 5 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 36.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 34.8 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Illela?
Illela has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 347 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Illela?
The hottest day measured in Illela between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 2020, reaching 44.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Illela?
The coldest day measured in Illela between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1957, at 8.6 °C.
Does it snow in Illela?
Almost never: Illela sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Illela warmed?
Yes: Illela warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Illela?
The wettest day measured in Illela between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 1948, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Illela?
The windiest day measured in Illela between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1971, with winds reaching 34.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Illela?
The warmest month in Illela is May (33.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Illela?
Illela receives on average 347 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 55 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Illela?
Illela gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Illela?
Yes: Illela has on average 269 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Illela?
In Illela, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 27 May 1998, and the lowest was 2.8 °C on 11 January 1957.
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