Jalingo climate — normals and trends
Jalingo (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 551 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 April (32.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Jalingo averages 0 frost days, 311 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Jalingo has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.0 °C (on 28 March 2024) and the coldest 13.9 °C (on 22 January 1989).
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
JalingoTaraba State
- coords
- 8.89°, 11.36°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.4°C
Average daily high
34.0°C
Average daily low
23.4°C
Annual rainfall
551mm
Sunshine / day
10.0h
Mean relative humidity
52%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
311 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
24.5 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
319 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
44.0 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest day
13.9 °C
22 January 1989
Wettest day
129 mm
21 August 2003
Windiest day
27.2 km/h
6 July 1944
Strongest gust
55.1 km/h
26 July 1978
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
8 April 2025
Coldest feels-like
10.3 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
22 July 1943
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 38.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 41.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 39.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 10 mm | -14 mm |
| May | 36.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 27 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 34.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 31 mm | -23 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 93 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 215 mm | +63 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 127 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 33.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 24 mm | -22 mm |
| Nov | 37.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 37.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jalingo?
Jalingo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 551 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jalingo?
The hottest day measured in Jalingo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, reaching 44.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jalingo?
The coldest day measured in Jalingo between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 1989, at 13.9 °C.
Does it snow in Jalingo?
Almost never: Jalingo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jalingo warmed?
Yes: Jalingo warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jalingo?
The wettest day measured in Jalingo between 1940 and 2025 was 21 August 2003, with 129 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jalingo?
The windiest day measured in Jalingo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1944, with winds reaching 27.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jalingo?
The warmest month in Jalingo is April (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Jalingo?
Jalingo receives on average 551 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jalingo?
Jalingo gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Jalingo?
Yes: Jalingo has on average 319 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jalingo?
In Jalingo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 8 April 2025, and the lowest was 10.3 °C on 8 January 1957.
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