Kumo climate — normals and trends
Kumo (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 467 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 (31.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Kumo averages 0 frost days, 289 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
Kumo has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.9 °C (on 28 March 2024) and the coldest 10.1 °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
KumoGombe State
- coords
- 10.05°, 11.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.2°C
Average daily high
33.2°C
Average daily low
21.9°C
Annual rainfall
467mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
7.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
289 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
21.7 °C
Average peak gust
34.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
280 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · 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
42.9 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest day
10.1 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
172 mm
23 August 1987
Windiest day
33.4 km/h
30 April 2005
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
17 July 1950
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
20 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
5.6 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.4 h
12 July 1941
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 | 33.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 35.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 39.9 °C | +2.5 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 39.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 37.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 9 mm | -23 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 27 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 126 mm | +27 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | -0.2 °C | 211 mm | +49 mm |
| Sep | 30.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 140 mm | +50 mm |
| Oct | 32.9 °C | 0.0 °C | 9 mm | -15 mm |
| Nov | 35.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 34.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kumo?
Kumo has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 467 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kumo?
The hottest day measured in Kumo between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, reaching 42.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kumo?
The coldest day measured in Kumo between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kumo?
Almost never: Kumo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kumo warmed?
Yes: Kumo warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kumo?
The wettest day measured in Kumo between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1987, with 172 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kumo?
The windiest day measured in Kumo between 1940 and 2025 was 30 April 2005, with winds reaching 33.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kumo?
The warmest month in Kumo is April (31.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Kumo?
Kumo receives on average 467 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kumo?
Kumo gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Kumo?
Yes: Kumo has on average 280 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kumo?
In Kumo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 20 April 1998, and the lowest was 5.6 °C on 8 January 1957.
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