Kumagunnam climate — normals and trends
Kumagunnam (Nigeria) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 298 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 (32.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kumagunnam averages 0 frost days, 306 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 44 rainy days per year.
Kumagunnam has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.8 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 6.5 °C (on 26 December 1980).
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
KumagunnamYobe State
- coords
- 13.15°, 10.63°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.5°C
Average daily high
34.7°C
Average daily low
20.9°C
Annual rainfall
298mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
36%
Average peak wind
17.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
306 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
44 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.6 °C
Average feels-like low
19.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
231 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
44.8 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest day
6.5 °C
26 December 1980
Wettest day
151 mm
9 August 2010
Windiest day
37.0 km/h
22 May 1988
Strongest gust
68.4 km/h
16 May 1961
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
23 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
1.4 °C
26 December 1980
Sunniest day
12.7 h
10 July 1959
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 | 30.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 40.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 41.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Jun | 39.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 6 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 33.7 °C | -0.4 °C | 61 mm | -28 mm |
| Aug | 32.4 °C | +0.8 °C | 76 mm | -63 mm |
| Sep | 34.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 69 mm | +29 mm |
| Oct | 37.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 35.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 33.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kumagunnam?
Kumagunnam has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 298 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kumagunnam?
The hottest day measured in Kumagunnam between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 44.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kumagunnam?
The coldest day measured in Kumagunnam between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1980, at 6.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kumagunnam?
Almost never: Kumagunnam sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kumagunnam warmed?
Yes: Kumagunnam warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kumagunnam?
The wettest day measured in Kumagunnam between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 2010, with 151 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kumagunnam?
The windiest day measured in Kumagunnam between 1940 and 2025 was 22 May 1988, with winds reaching 37.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kumagunnam?
The warmest month in Kumagunnam is May (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Kumagunnam?
Kumagunnam receives on average 298 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 44 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kumagunnam?
Kumagunnam gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kumagunnam?
Yes: Kumagunnam has on average 231 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kumagunnam?
In Kumagunnam, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 23 May 1998, and the lowest was 1.4 °C on 26 December 1980.
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