Kari climate — normals and trends
Kari (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 714 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 (31.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kari averages 0 frost days, 281 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 93 rainy days per year.
Kari has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 17 April 1998) and the coldest 7.6 °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
KariBauchi
- coords
- 11.25°, 10.56°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.5°C
Average daily high
33.1°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
714mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
12.8km/h
Seasonal range
8.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
281 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
93 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
20.4 °C
Average peak gust
29.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
236 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.30 · 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
43.1 °C
17 April 1998
Coldest day
7.6 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
109 mm
15 July 2012
Windiest day
28.2 km/h
1 May 1995
Strongest gust
56.2 km/h
13 April 2019
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
22 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
3.6 °C
12 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.6 h
7 July 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 | 32.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 39.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 38.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 5 mm | -27 mm |
| Jun | 35.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 36 mm | -39 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 225 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 240 mm | -12 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 125 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 34.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 13 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 35.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 34.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kari?
Kari has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.5 °C and it receives 714 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kari?
The hottest day measured in Kari between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1998, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kari?
The coldest day measured in Kari between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 7.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kari?
Almost never: Kari sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kari warmed?
Yes: Kari warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kari?
The wettest day measured in Kari between 1940 and 2025 was 15 July 2012, with 109 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kari?
The windiest day measured in Kari between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 1995, with winds reaching 28.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kari?
The warmest month in Kari is April (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kari?
Kari receives on average 714 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 93 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kari?
Kari gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kari?
Yes: Kari has on average 236 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kari?
In Kari, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 22 April 1998, and the lowest was 3.6 °C on 12 January 1957.
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