Ipoti climate — normals and trends
Ipoti (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,474 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 (26.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (22.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Ipoti averages 0 frost days, 173 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 214 rainy days per year.
Ipoti 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 39.8 °C (on 13 February 2024) and the coldest 13.8 °C (on 6 January 2018).
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
IpotiEkiti State
- coords
- 7.87°, 5.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.5°C
Average daily high
29.9°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,474mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
80%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
173 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
214 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.5 °C
Average feels-like low
23.8 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
315 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
39.8 °C
13 February 2024
Coldest day
13.8 °C
6 January 2018
Wettest day
136 mm
5 August 2002
Windiest day
23.2 km/h
3 September 1973
Strongest gust
55.8 km/h
9 May 1995
Hottest feels-like
43.4 °C
15 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.6 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
10 July 1974
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 36.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 23 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 35.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 39 mm | -49 mm |
| Apr | 32.8 °C | +2.0 °C | 78 mm | -50 mm |
| May | 30.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 194 mm | +24 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 167 mm | -28 mm |
| Jul | 27.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 146 mm | -36 mm |
| Aug | 26.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 158 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 28.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 193 mm | -35 mm |
| Oct | 29.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 149 mm | -53 mm |
| Nov | 32.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 27 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | 34.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 2 mm | -11 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ipoti?
Ipoti has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.5 °C and it receives 1,474 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ipoti?
The hottest day measured in Ipoti between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2024, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ipoti?
The coldest day measured in Ipoti between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 2018, at 13.8 °C.
Does it snow in Ipoti?
Almost never: Ipoti sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Ipoti warmed?
Yes: Ipoti warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ipoti?
The wettest day measured in Ipoti between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2002, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ipoti?
The windiest day measured in Ipoti between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1973, with winds reaching 23.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ipoti?
The warmest month in Ipoti is February (26.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (22.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Ipoti?
Ipoti receives on average 1,474 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 214 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ipoti?
Ipoti gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Ipoti?
Yes: Ipoti has on average 315 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ipoti?
In Ipoti, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.4 °C on 15 March 2024, and the lowest was 9.6 °C on 9 January 1957.
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