Lafia climate — normals and trends
Lafia (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 961 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 March (31.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Lafia averages 0 frost days, 277 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 137 rainy days per year.
Lafia has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 28 March 2024) and the coldest 14.2 °C (on 1 December 2011).
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
LafiaNasarawa State
- coords
- 8.49°, 8.52°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.6°C
Average daily high
32.7°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
961mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
63%
Average peak wind
10.7km/h
Seasonal range
6.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
277 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
137 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
25.8 °C
Average peak gust
25.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
336 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.48 · 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
42.0 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest day
14.2 °C
1 December 2011
Wettest day
143 mm
9 July 1971
Windiest day
26.2 km/h
28 March 1972
Strongest gust
53.3 km/h
12 January 1946
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
10.8 °C
13 January 2015
Sunniest day
12.4 h
16 July 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 | 36.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 38.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 39.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 37.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 10 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 35.4 °C | +2.7 °C | 44 mm | -46 mm |
| Jun | 33.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 81 mm | -49 mm |
| Jul | 29.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 305 mm | +114 mm |
| Aug | 29.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 389 mm | +165 mm |
| Sep | 30.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 155 mm | -30 mm |
| Oct | 31.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 78 mm | +0 mm |
| Nov | 35.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -6 mm |
| Dec | 36.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Lafia?
Lafia has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 961 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lafia?
The hottest day measured in Lafia between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Lafia?
The coldest day measured in Lafia between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 2011, at 14.2 °C.
Does it snow in Lafia?
Almost never: Lafia sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Lafia warmed?
Yes: Lafia warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Lafia?
The wettest day measured in Lafia between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1971, with 143 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Lafia?
The windiest day measured in Lafia between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1972, with winds reaching 26.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Lafia?
The warmest month in Lafia is March (31.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Lafia?
Lafia receives on average 961 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 137 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Lafia?
Lafia gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Lafia?
Yes: Lafia has on average 336 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lafia?
In Lafia, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 28 March 2024, and the lowest was 10.8 °C on 13 January 2015.
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