Kaduna climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Kaduna?

Kaduna has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 968 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaduna?

The hottest day measured in Kaduna between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1964, reaching 40.1 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Kaduna?

The coldest day measured in Kaduna between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 9.3 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Kaduna?

Almost never: Kaduna sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Kaduna warmed?

Yes: Kaduna warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Kaduna?

The wettest day measured in Kaduna between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1993, with 154 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Kaduna?

The windiest day measured in Kaduna between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 1992, with winds reaching 30.9 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Kaduna?

The warmest month in Kaduna is April (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (22.8 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Kaduna?

Kaduna receives on average 968 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Kaduna?

Kaduna gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Kaduna (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 968 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 (28.8 °C on average) and the coldest is August (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Kaduna averages 0 frost days, 204 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 133 rainy days per year.

Kaduna has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 40.1 °C (on 31 March 1964) and the coldest 9.3 °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

KadunaKaduna State

coords: 10.53°, 7.44°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthAugustWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

24.8°C

Average daily high

30.7°C

Average daily low

19.8°C

Annual rainfall

968mm

Sunshine / day

10.0h

Mean relative humidity

57%

Average peak wind

14.8km/h

Seasonal range

6.0°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

204 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

133 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

32.6 °C

Average feels-like low

19.8 °C

Average peak gust

32.0 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

193 d/yr

Solar radiation

20.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.0 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

31 March 1964

Coldest day

9.3 °C

8 January 1957

Wettest day

154 mm

18 August 1993

Windiest day

30.9 km/h

21 March 1992

Strongest gust

58.3 km/h

15 February 1985

Hottest feels-like

42.6 °C

31 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

3.4 °C

8 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.6 h

26 June 1959

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	39.2 °C10 March 2025	14.2 °C23 November 2025	25.8 °C	1,100 mm	258
2024	39.9 °C28 March 2024	13.7 °C5 December 2024	25.5 °C	989 mm	230
2023	37.8 °C5 March 2023	14.8 °C13 December 2023	25.6 °C	712 mm	252
2022	38.1 °C7 April 2022	14.4 °C20 January 2022	24.9 °C	879 mm	214
2021	39.1 °C8 April 2021	14.8 °C30 October 2021	25.4 °C	845 mm	250
2020	38.5 °C16 April 2020	11.3 °C3 January 2020	24.9 °C	893 mm	225
2019	39.2 °C4 April 2019	13.2 °C22 December 2019	25.0 °C	1,216 mm	209
2018	37.7 °C26 February 2018	13.2 °C6 January 2018	25.0 °C	963 mm	197
2017	39.5 °C4 April 2017	13.3 °C11 January 2017	25.5 °C	919 mm	231
2016	38.6 °C1 March 2016	14.0 °C29 December 2016	25.3 °C	1,041 mm	225
2015	38.4 °C23 April 2015	11.0 °C13 January 2015	25.2 °C	889 mm	212
2014	38.7 °C5 April 2014	12.2 °C26 December 2014	25.0 °C	971 mm	205
2013	38.3 °C28 February 2013	13.0 °C18 December 2013	25.0 °C	913 mm	216
2012	37.2 °C9 April 2012	12.7 °C16 January 2012	25.0 °C	1,140 mm	199
2011	39.4 °C18 April 2011	12.6 °C19 January 2011	25.1 °C	786 mm	210
2010	39.1 °C5 April 2010	12.3 °C22 December 2010	25.6 °C	1,049 mm	228
2009	38.3 °C23 March 2009	11.8 °C27 December 2009	25.4 °C	901 mm	222
2008	38.0 °C22 April 2008	12.4 °C22 January 2008	24.8 °C	952 mm	203
2007	38.7 °C31 March 2007	12.3 °C14 January 2007	24.9 °C	998 mm	209
2006	39.4 °C11 April 2006	12.5 °C30 December 2006	25.7 °C	828 mm	216
2005	39.2 °C4 April 2005	12.8 °C11 January 2005	25.8 °C	832 mm	217
2004	39.2 °C28 March 2004	14.1 °C7 December 2004	25.4 °C	916 mm	217
2003	38.3 °C1 April 2003	12.2 °C10 December 2003	25.4 °C	802 mm	217
2002	38.4 °C31 March 2002	13.0 °C12 January 2002	25.0 °C	817 mm	189
2001	38.1 °C10 April 2001	12.9 °C10 January 2001	24.8 °C	929 mm	217
2000	38.4 °C1 April 2000	12.9 °C24 November 2000	24.8 °C	829 mm	187
1999	38.4 °C1 April 1999	13.3 °C10 January 1999	25.2 °C	1,058 mm	208
1998	39.1 °C3 April 1998	14.0 °C8 November 1998	25.2 °C	1,094 mm	211
1997	37.6 °C10 April 1997	12.2 °C17 November 1997	24.6 °C	1,087 mm	189
1996	38.4 °C4 April 1996	14.0 °C11 January 1996	25.0 °C	1,008 mm	204
1995	37.7 °C30 March 1995	14.0 °C1 January 1995	24.6 °C	1,007 mm	191
1994	38.9 °C31 March 1994	12.7 °C15 January 1994	24.6 °C	1,227 mm	155
1993	37.5 °C10 April 1993	11.0 °C7 January 1993	24.8 °C	977 mm	202
1992	38.0 °C2 April 1992	11.7 °C5 January 1992	24.2 °C	894 mm	171
1991	38.6 °C29 March 1991	13.6 °C1 January 1991	24.9 °C	981 mm	188
1990	38.9 °C29 March 1990	12.9 °C31 December 1990	25.1 °C	750 mm	223
1989	38.1 °C9 April 1989	11.6 °C2 January 1989	24.1 °C	995 mm	168
1988	38.8 °C1 April 1988	13.6 °C12 January 1988	24.9 °C	1,086 mm	207
1987	39.8 °C10 May 1987	13.7 °C8 January 1987	25.4 °C	982 mm	223
1986	38.9 °C13 April 1986	13.4 °C9 December 1986	25.0 °C	905 mm	186
1985	37.7 °C11 March 1985	14.3 °C24 October 1985	24.8 °C	952 mm	212
1984	38.2 °C7 April 1984	13.9 °C7 February 1984	24.7 °C	893 mm	179
1983	39.5 °C19 April 1983	11.4 °C7 January 1983	24.9 °C	685 mm	202
1982	38.1 °C28 March 1982	13.3 °C27 November 1982	24.6 °C	794 mm	169
1981	38.2 °C9 April 1981	13.6 °C12 January 1981	24.5 °C	990 mm	183
1980	37.9 °C11 April 1980	11.8 °C27 December 1980	25.0 °C	953 mm	194
1979	37.7 °C20 March 1979	13.7 °C27 December 1979	24.8 °C	1,181 mm	169
1978	37.7 °C30 March 1978	12.8 °C11 January 1978	24.4 °C	1,143 mm	163
1977	38.6 °C18 April 1977	13.3 °C27 December 1977	24.5 °C	926 mm	175
1976	37.9 °C6 April 1976	13.2 °C22 January 1976	24.3 °C	1,024 mm	163
1975	37.2 °C13 March 1975	12.6 °C18 January 1975	24.1 °C	1,111 mm	141
1974	36.6 °C27 March 1974	12.8 °C5 December 1974	24.3 °C	1,091 mm	157
1973	39.1 °C20 March 1973	14.0 °C18 December 1973	25.2 °C	1,028 mm	228
1972	37.3 °C11 March 1972	14.3 °C14 November 1972	24.6 °C	1,147 mm	182
1971	38.3 °C14 March 1971	12.4 °C10 January 1971	24.6 °C	940 mm	193
1970	37.6 °C2 April 1970	13.6 °C4 December 1970	24.7 °C	1,024 mm	200
1969	38.5 °C5 April 1969	12.8 °C2 December 1969	24.7 °C	1,117 mm	193
1968	38.4 °C27 March 1968	11.8 °C18 January 1968	24.6 °C	1,173 mm	202
1967	38.7 °C5 April 1967	11.8 °C2 January 1967	24.7 °C	1,007 mm	212
1966	38.8 °C16 March 1966	12.6 °C2 January 1966	24.9 °C	1,010 mm	220
1965	38.3 °C5 May 1965	13.8 °C5 February 1965	25.2 °C	908 mm	238
1964	40.1 °C31 March 1964	13.0 °C13 January 1964	25.3 °C	724 mm	241
1963	39.0 °C25 March 1963	14.2 °C10 December 1963	25.1 °C	1,041 mm	212
1962	38.6 °C4 March 1962	12.3 °C7 February 1962	24.8 °C	952 mm	211
1961	38.0 °C21 April 1961	13.7 °C13 December 1961	24.8 °C	896 mm	236
1960	39.4 °C29 March 1960	14.6 °C14 November 1960	25.1 °C	1,011 mm	220
1959	39.0 °C23 April 1959	13.5 °C23 January 1959	25.0 °C	947 mm	240
1958	38.8 °C5 April 1958	14.5 °C8 January 1958	25.1 °C	834 mm	232
1957	36.3 °C16 March 1957	9.3 °C8 January 1957	23.9 °C	1,246 mm	160
1956	37.8 °C6 April 1956	12.7 °C6 January 1956	24.3 °C	1,000 mm	200
1955	37.2 °C17 March 1955	12.1 °C30 December 1955	24.0 °C	1,104 mm	198
1954	36.5 °C15 March 1954	13.4 °C14 December 1954	24.2 °C	869 mm	194
1953	37.9 °C24 April 1953	12.8 °C10 February 1953	24.3 °C	1,111 mm	186
1952	37.1 °C20 March 1952	14.0 °C6 January 1952	24.2 °C	1,011 mm	195
1951	38.0 °C14 March 1951	12.6 °C30 December 1951	24.0 °C	1,235 mm	138
1950	38.4 °C8 April 1950	13.1 °C10 November 1950	24.0 °C	971 mm	192
1949	38.1 °C19 April 1949	13.2 °C8 February 1949	25.5 °C	515 mm	285
1948	36.9 °C25 March 1948	12.8 °C27 December 1948	23.7 °C	1,072 mm	169
1947	38.4 °C17 April 1947	13.0 °C20 January 1947	24.2 °C	1,341 mm	188
1946	37.3 °C31 March 1946	12.4 °C20 November 1946	23.9 °C	812 mm	172
1945	37.3 °C26 April 1945	11.7 °C7 February 1945	23.5 °C	991 mm	176
1944	37.7 °C10 June 1944	13.0 °C2 February 1944	24.0 °C	1,334 mm	179
1943	37.8 °C8 May 1943	15.2 °C8 November 1943	24.7 °C	849 mm	236
1942	37.9 °C25 March 1942	13.5 °C5 November 1942	24.9 °C	737 mm	242
1941	38.3 °C27 March 1941	13.0 °C27 December 1941	25.2 °C	642 mm	252
1940	37.0 °C8 April 1940	14.4 °C31 December 1940	24.6 °C	693 mm	229

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

32.1 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

258 d/yr

+54

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

1100 mm

+132 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	32.4 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Feb	34.5 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Mar	37.6 °C	+2.3 °C	0 mm	-7 mm
Apr	36.8 °C	+1.7 °C	3 mm	-30 mm
May	33.6 °C	+1.4 °C	52 mm	-45 mm
Jun	30.1 °C	+1.0 °C	99 mm	-33 mm
Jul	27.8 °C	+0.9 °C	276 mm	+94 mm
Aug	26.9 °C	+0.5 °C	332 mm	+92 mm
Sep	28.8 °C	+0.9 °C	249 mm	+50 mm
Oct	30.7 °C	+0.9 °C	90 mm	+13 mm
Nov	33.1 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Dec	33.1 °C	+2.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

39.2 °C

10 Mar 2025

Coldest day

14.2 °C

23 Nov 2025

Wettest day

57.9 mm

31 Jul 2025

Windiest day

24.6 km/h

11 Feb 2025

Strongest gust

48.2 km/h

11 Feb 2025

Hottest feels-like

42.4 °C

18 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

11.1 °C

12 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

10 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Kaduna?

Kaduna has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 968 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaduna?

The hottest day measured in Kaduna between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1964, reaching 40.1 °C.

What is the coldest day in Kaduna?

The coldest day measured in Kaduna between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 9.3 °C.

Does it snow in Kaduna?

Almost never: Kaduna sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Kaduna warmed?

Yes: Kaduna warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Kaduna?

The wettest day measured in Kaduna between 1940 and 2025 was 18 August 1993, with 154 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Kaduna?

The windiest day measured in Kaduna between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 1992, with winds reaching 30.9 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Kaduna?

The warmest month in Kaduna is April (28.8 °C on average); the coldest is August (22.8 °C).

How much does it rain in Kaduna?

Kaduna receives on average 968 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 133 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Kaduna?

Kaduna gets on average 10.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,650 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Kaduna?

Yes: Kaduna has on average 193 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kaduna?

In Kaduna, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 31 March 2024, and the lowest was 3.4 °C on 8 January 1957.

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