Kano climate — normals and trends
Kano (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 676 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 May (30.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kano averages 0 frost days, 279 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Kano has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.7 °C (on 18 April 2010) and the coldest 5.3 °C (on 13 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
KanoKano State
- coords
- 12.00°, 8.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
32.8°C
Average daily low
19.4°C
Annual rainfall
676mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
9.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
279 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.0 °C
Average feels-like low
19.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
203 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.45 · 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
42.7 °C
18 April 2010
Coldest day
5.3 °C
13 January 1957
Wettest day
235 mm
2 August 1959
Windiest day
30.1 km/h
9 May 1945
Strongest gust
61.6 km/h
20 July 2010
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
9 May 2022
Coldest feels-like
1.1 °C
9 February 1953
Sunniest day
12.7 h
24 June 2025
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 | 31.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 39.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 38.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 4 mm | -29 mm |
| Jun | 35.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 39 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 30.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 191 mm | +12 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 222 mm | -18 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 210 mm | +87 mm |
| Oct | 34.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 20 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 34.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 33.1 °C | +3.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kano?
Kano has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 676 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kano?
The hottest day measured in Kano between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 2010, reaching 42.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kano?
The coldest day measured in Kano between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1957, at 5.3 °C.
Does it snow in Kano?
Almost never: Kano sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kano warmed?
Yes: Kano warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kano?
The wettest day measured in Kano between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1959, with 235 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kano?
The windiest day measured in Kano between 1940 and 2025 was 9 May 1945, with winds reaching 30.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kano?
The warmest month in Kano is May (30.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kano?
Kano receives on average 676 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kano?
Kano gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kano?
Yes: Kano has on average 203 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kano?
In Kano, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 9 May 2022, and the lowest was 1.1 °C on 9 February 1953.
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