Kabba climate — normals and trends
Kabba (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,279 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 (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Kabba averages 0 frost days, 226 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 177 rainy days per year.
Kabba has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 4 March 2025) and the coldest 14.1 °C (on 9 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
KabbaKogi State
- coords
- 7.83°, 6.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.4°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,279mm
Sunshine / day
9.8h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
226 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
177 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
24.3 °C
Average peak gust
28.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
328 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
40.1 °C
4 March 2025
Coldest day
14.1 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
218 mm
27 August 1990
Windiest day
22.9 km/h
17 July 1950
Strongest gust
54.4 km/h
9 May 1995
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
20 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
10.7 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.1 h
7 June 2021
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 | 35.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Feb | 36.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 13 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 37.4 °C | +3.3 °C | 14 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 35.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 39 mm | -52 mm |
| May | 32.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 87 mm | -63 mm |
| Jun | 31.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 108 mm | -81 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 189 mm | +2 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 145 mm | -48 mm |
| Sep | 29.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 259 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 30.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 129 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 34.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 13 mm | -12 mm |
| Dec | 35.7 °C | +3.0 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kabba?
Kabba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.4 °C and it receives 1,279 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kabba?
The hottest day measured in Kabba between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2025, reaching 40.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kabba?
The coldest day measured in Kabba between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 14.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kabba?
Almost never: Kabba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kabba warmed?
Yes: Kabba warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kabba?
The wettest day measured in Kabba between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 1990, with 218 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kabba?
The windiest day measured in Kabba between 1940 and 2025 was 17 July 1950, with winds reaching 22.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kabba?
The warmest month in Kabba is February (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kabba?
Kabba receives on average 1,279 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 177 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kabba?
Kabba gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kabba?
Yes: Kabba has on average 328 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kabba?
In Kabba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 20 April 2024, and the lowest was 10.7 °C on 9 January 1957.
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