Jos climate — normals and trends
Jos (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 1,187 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 (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (19.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Jos averages 0 frost days, 103 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 138 rainy days per year.
Jos has warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.11 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.2 °C (on 17 April 1998) and the coldest 5.1 °C (on 8 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
JosPlateau State
- coords
- 9.93°, 8.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
22.3°C
Average daily high
28.5°C
Average daily low
17.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,187mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
57%
Average peak wind
12.5km/h
Seasonal range
6.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
103 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
138 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
29.6 °C
Average feels-like low
16.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
54 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.9 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.33 · 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
37.2 °C
17 April 1998
Coldest day
5.1 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
105 mm
18 July 1969
Windiest day
27.3 km/h
27 March 1979
Strongest gust
65.5 km/h
14 October 2013
Hottest feels-like
39.2 °C
16 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.1 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.6 h
17 June 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 34.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 34.4 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -40 mm |
| May | 32.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 46 mm | -84 mm |
| Jun | 28.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 180 mm | -36 mm |
| Jul | 26.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 246 mm | -23 mm |
| Aug | 25.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 326 mm | +38 mm |
| Sep | 27.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 160 mm | -29 mm |
| Oct | 29.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 25 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 30.8 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 30.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Jos?
Jos has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 22.3 °C and it receives 1,187 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Jos?
The hottest day measured in Jos between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1998, reaching 37.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Jos?
The coldest day measured in Jos between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 5.1 °C.
Does it snow in Jos?
Almost never: Jos sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Jos warmed?
Yes: Jos warmed by +0.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Jos?
The wettest day measured in Jos between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1969, with 105 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Jos?
The windiest day measured in Jos between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1979, with winds reaching 27.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Jos?
The warmest month in Jos is April (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (19.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Jos?
Jos receives on average 1,187 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 138 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Jos?
Jos gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Jos?
Yes: Jos has on average 54 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Jos?
In Jos, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.2 °C on 16 April 2024, and the lowest was 1.1 °C on 8 January 1957.
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