Kontagora climate — normals and trends
Kontagora (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,018 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 (30.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kontagora averages 0 frost days, 267 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Kontagora has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.5 °C (on 31 March 1964) and the coldest 12.6 °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
KontagoraNiger State
- coords
- 10.40°, 5.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
32.7°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,018mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
267 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.5 °C
Average feels-like low
23.1 °C
Average peak gust
28.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
309 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °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
41.5 °C
31 March 1964
Coldest day
12.6 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
305 mm
3 June 1996
Windiest day
27.8 km/h
5 February 1998
Strongest gust
57.2 km/h
5 February 1998
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
18 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
7.5 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.5 h
2 June 1942
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 | 35.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 38.4 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 37.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -33 mm |
| May | 34.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 86 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 31.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 44 mm | -61 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 318 mm | +95 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 356 mm | +53 mm |
| Sep | 30.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 197 mm | -4 mm |
| Oct | 32.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 61 mm | +3 mm |
| Nov | 35.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 35.2 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kontagora?
Kontagora has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 1,018 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kontagora?
The hottest day measured in Kontagora between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1964, reaching 41.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kontagora?
The coldest day measured in Kontagora between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 12.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kontagora?
Almost never: Kontagora sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kontagora warmed?
Yes: Kontagora warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kontagora?
The wettest day measured in Kontagora between 1940 and 2025 was 3 June 1996, with 305 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kontagora?
The windiest day measured in Kontagora between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1998, with winds reaching 27.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kontagora?
The warmest month in Kontagora is April (30.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kontagora?
Kontagora receives on average 1,018 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kontagora?
Kontagora gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kontagora?
Yes: Kontagora has on average 309 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kontagora?
In Kontagora, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 18 April 1998, and the lowest was 7.5 °C on 8 January 1957.
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