Kaura Namoda climate — normals and trends
Kaura Namoda (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 604 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 (22.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kaura Namoda averages 0 frost days, 287 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 86 rainy days per year.
Kaura Namoda has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.2 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 7.2 °C (on 6 January 1956).
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
Kaura NamodaZamfara State
- coords
- 12.59°, 6.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
33.2°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
604mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
47%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
8.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
287 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
86 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
229 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · 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
43.2 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest day
7.2 °C
6 January 1956
Wettest day
170 mm
24 August 2020
Windiest day
28.6 km/h
29 April 1966
Strongest gust
59.0 km/h
30 May 1999
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
28 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.7 °C
6 January 1956
Sunniest day
12.7 h
2 June 2022
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 39.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 37.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 14 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 34.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 30 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 29.8 °C | -0.5 °C | 161 mm | +21 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | 0.0 °C | 223 mm | +6 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 153 mm | +39 mm |
| Oct | 33.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 27 mm | +6 mm |
| Nov | 35.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 33.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kaura Namoda?
Kaura Namoda has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 604 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kaura Namoda?
The hottest day measured in Kaura Namoda between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 43.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kaura Namoda?
The coldest day measured in Kaura Namoda between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1956, at 7.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kaura Namoda?
Almost never: Kaura Namoda sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kaura Namoda warmed?
Yes: Kaura Namoda warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kaura Namoda?
The wettest day measured in Kaura Namoda between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2020, with 170 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kaura Namoda?
The windiest day measured in Kaura Namoda between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 1966, with winds reaching 28.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kaura Namoda?
The warmest month in Kaura Namoda is April (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Kaura Namoda?
Kaura Namoda receives on average 604 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 86 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kaura Namoda?
Kaura Namoda gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kaura Namoda?
Yes: Kaura Namoda has on average 229 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kaura Namoda?
In Kaura Namoda, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 28 April 2024, and the lowest was 2.7 °C on 6 January 1956.
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