Kafanchan climate — normals and trends
Kafanchan (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,312 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 March (28.5 °C on average) and the coldest is August (22.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kafanchan averages 0 frost days, 203 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 165 rainy days per year.
Kafanchan has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.2 °C (on 28 March 2024) and the coldest 11.1 °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
KafanchanKaduna State
- coords
- 9.58°, 8.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.0°C
Average daily high
30.5°C
Average daily low
20.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,312mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
61%
Average peak wind
10.3km/h
Seasonal range
6.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
203 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
165 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.9 °C
Average feels-like low
21.4 °C
Average peak gust
26.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
216 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
40.2 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest day
11.1 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
199 mm
27 July 1990
Windiest day
26.0 km/h
21 March 1992
Strongest gust
53.3 km/h
5 February 1998
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
5.8 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.5 h
29 June 2010
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 | 34.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 36.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 38.3 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 35.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 21 mm | -42 mm |
| May | 32.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 89 mm | -49 mm |
| Jun | 29.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 141 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 27.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 283 mm | +23 mm |
| Aug | 26.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 347 mm | +43 mm |
| Sep | 28.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 212 mm | -24 mm |
| Oct | 30.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 109 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 34.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Dec | 34.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kafanchan?
Kafanchan has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.0 °C and it receives 1,312 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kafanchan?
The hottest day measured in Kafanchan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, reaching 40.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kafanchan?
The coldest day measured in Kafanchan between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 11.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kafanchan?
Almost never: Kafanchan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kafanchan warmed?
Yes: Kafanchan warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kafanchan?
The wettest day measured in Kafanchan between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1990, with 199 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kafanchan?
The windiest day measured in Kafanchan between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 1992, with winds reaching 26.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kafanchan?
The warmest month in Kafanchan is March (28.5 °C on average); the coldest is August (22.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kafanchan?
Kafanchan receives on average 1,312 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 165 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kafanchan?
Kafanchan gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kafanchan?
Yes: Kafanchan has on average 216 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kafanchan?
In Kafanchan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 28 March 2024, and the lowest was 5.8 °C on 8 January 1957.
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