Lere climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lere?

Lere has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 987 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lere?

The hottest day measured in Lere between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1986, reaching 39.8 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lere?

The coldest day measured in Lere between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 7.5 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lere?

Almost never: Lere sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Lere warmed?

Yes: Lere warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lere?

The wettest day measured in Lere between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1969, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lere?

The windiest day measured in Lere between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1998, with winds reaching 28.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lere?

The warmest month in Lere is April (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.2 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lere?

Lere receives on average 987 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lere?

Lere gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lere (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 987 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is December (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Lere averages 0 frost days, 178 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 135 rainy days per year.

Lere has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.09 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 17 April 1986) and the coldest 7.5 °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

LereKaduna State

coords: 10.39°, 8.57°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthAprilColdest monthDecemberWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

23.7°C

Average daily high

30.2°C

Average daily low

18.4°C

Annual rainfall

987mm

Sunshine / day

10.3h

Mean relative humidity

57%

Average peak wind

13.9km/h

Seasonal range

6.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

178 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

135 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

31.9 °C

Average feels-like low

18.3 °C

Average peak gust

32.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

125 d/yr

Solar radiation

21.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+0.8 °C

since 1940

+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.25 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

39.8 °C

17 April 1986

Coldest day

7.5 °C

8 January 1957

Wettest day

72 mm

1 September 1969

Windiest day

28.4 km/h

5 February 1998

Strongest gust

63.7 km/h

14 October 2013

Hottest feels-like

41.8 °C

13 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

2.6 °C

8 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.6 h

26 June 1959

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	38.3 °C25 April 2025	11.8 °C13 January 2025	24.7 °C	923 mm	253
2024	38.0 °C28 March 2024	10.6 °C20 January 2024	24.4 °C	901 mm	199
2023	36.9 °C5 March 2023	12.1 °C19 January 2023	24.3 °C	807 mm	230
2022	37.8 °C7 April 2022	10.8 °C2 February 2022	23.7 °C	827 mm	182
2021	37.5 °C22 April 2021	11.5 °C15 January 2021	24.1 °C	658 mm	231
2020	37.3 °C1 April 2020	9.5 °C3 January 2020	23.8 °C	815 mm	188
2019	37.6 °C4 April 2019	10.5 °C22 December 2019	24.0 °C	1,187 mm	178
2018	37.4 °C9 March 2018	11.2 °C6 January 2018	24.0 °C	951 mm	190
2017	38.0 °C29 April 2017	10.9 °C11 January 2017	24.2 °C	843 mm	198
2016	37.3 °C24 April 2016	11.1 °C16 January 2016	24.2 °C	857 mm	203
2015	38.1 °C17 May 2015	9.0 °C13 January 2015	24.2 °C	870 mm	212
2014	37.0 °C5 April 2014	9.9 °C26 December 2014	24.0 °C	1,026 mm	188
2013	36.8 °C5 April 2013	10.3 °C27 December 2013	24.1 °C	1,019 mm	204
2012	37.7 °C9 April 2012	9.6 °C29 December 2012	23.9 °C	1,062 mm	185
2011	38.0 °C15 April 2011	10.0 °C25 November 2011	24.0 °C	923 mm	189
2010	39.2 °C18 April 2010	8.2 °C22 December 2010	24.5 °C	1,042 mm	206
2009	36.8 °C29 March 2009	9.1 °C27 December 2009	24.2 °C	1,003 mm	200
2008	37.2 °C22 April 2008	10.5 °C22 January 2008	23.6 °C	1,030 mm	168
2007	38.9 °C23 March 2007	10.5 °C14 January 2007	23.9 °C	932 mm	188
2006	37.4 °C11 April 2006	10.4 °C18 December 2006	24.4 °C	934 mm	181
2005	38.6 °C14 April 2005	11.4 °C11 January 2005	24.6 °C	858 mm	197
2004	38.1 °C30 March 2004	11.1 °C7 December 2004	24.1 °C	1,025 mm	199
2003	37.2 °C8 April 2003	10.0 °C9 December 2003	24.2 °C	896 mm	207
2002	37.9 °C26 May 2002	10.7 °C5 January 2002	23.8 °C	870 mm	160
2001	36.4 °C15 April 2001	9.8 °C29 January 2001	23.5 °C	980 mm	183
2000	38.0 °C10 April 2000	10.2 °C24 November 2000	23.6 °C	949 mm	172
1999	37.6 °C22 March 1999	11.2 °C16 December 1999	24.2 °C	1,010 mm	191
1998	38.5 °C17 April 1998	12.0 °C15 January 1998	24.2 °C	1,061 mm	198
1997	36.6 °C10 April 1997	10.9 °C17 November 1997	23.6 °C	1,096 mm	169
1996	37.6 °C5 April 1996	10.2 °C11 January 1996	23.7 °C	1,120 mm	159
1995	37.3 °C1 April 1995	11.8 °C15 November 1995	23.6 °C	981 mm	161
1994	37.5 °C29 March 1994	10.7 °C15 January 1994	23.4 °C	1,231 mm	139
1993	36.8 °C19 April 1993	9.3 °C7 January 1993	23.6 °C	948 mm	177
1992	35.9 °C2 April 1992	9.9 °C5 January 1992	22.9 °C	1,111 mm	128
1991	36.8 °C29 March 1991	12.0 °C1 January 1991	23.7 °C	1,010 mm	156
1990	37.6 °C5 April 1990	11.4 °C31 December 1990	23.8 °C	1,022 mm	186
1989	37.2 °C9 April 1989	9.8 °C2 January 1989	22.9 °C	1,052 mm	122
1988	38.2 °C2 April 1988	11.4 °C30 December 1988	23.8 °C	1,158 mm	182
1987	38.6 °C10 May 1987	11.1 °C9 January 1987	24.2 °C	1,007 mm	175
1986	39.8 °C17 April 1986	10.8 °C9 December 1986	23.9 °C	1,050 mm	164
1985	36.8 °C28 April 1985	12.3 °C12 November 1985	23.6 °C	924 mm	159
1984	37.2 °C7 April 1984	10.7 °C26 January 1984	23.4 °C	1,008 mm	137
1983	37.9 °C30 April 1983	9.4 °C7 January 1983	23.4 °C	864 mm	166
1982	36.7 °C7 April 1982	9.6 °C4 December 1982	23.6 °C	898 mm	140
1981	36.8 °C15 April 1981	11.0 °C19 December 1981	23.3 °C	1,068 mm	144
1980	37.4 °C20 March 1980	9.8 °C27 December 1980	23.9 °C	1,031 mm	163
1979	38.5 °C19 April 1979	10.8 °C27 December 1979	23.9 °C	1,201 mm	158
1978	37.2 °C21 March 1978	10.7 °C10 January 1978	23.3 °C	1,216 mm	124
1977	38.1 °C19 April 1977	11.5 °C21 November 1977	23.4 °C	1,025 mm	144
1976	36.1 °C6 April 1976	11.3 °C20 December 1976	23.4 °C	1,259 mm	134
1975	36.6 °C10 April 1975	10.2 °C18 January 1975	23.2 °C	1,155 mm	132
1974	35.8 °C24 March 1974	11.0 °C21 December 1974	23.2 °C	1,069 mm	150
1973	37.7 °C19 March 1973	11.5 °C18 December 1973	24.1 °C	1,049 mm	190
1972	36.7 °C11 March 1972	11.7 °C14 November 1972	23.6 °C	1,204 mm	150
1971	37.1 °C14 March 1971	10.5 °C10 January 1971	23.5 °C	968 mm	167
1970	37.5 °C6 April 1970	11.3 °C15 December 1970	23.7 °C	922 mm	170
1969	37.8 °C5 April 1969	11.3 °C30 November 1969	23.8 °C	1,281 mm	169
1968	37.5 °C7 April 1968	9.7 °C18 January 1968	23.6 °C	1,258 mm	180
1967	38.4 °C10 April 1967	9.9 °C2 January 1967	23.7 °C	976 mm	184
1966	37.9 °C2 April 1966	10.7 °C2 January 1966	24.0 °C	948 mm	208
1965	37.8 °C5 May 1965	10.9 °C5 February 1965	24.0 °C	832 mm	221
1964	38.8 °C7 April 1964	11.4 °C13 January 1964	24.1 °C	794 mm	205
1963	38.0 °C25 March 1963	11.1 °C21 January 1963	23.8 °C	1,079 mm	170
1962	37.7 °C26 March 1962	10.6 °C7 January 1962	23.8 °C	1,073 mm	186
1961	38.0 °C18 May 1961	11.2 °C28 December 1961	23.6 °C	925 mm	192
1960	38.7 °C29 March 1960	12.8 °C5 February 1960	24.1 °C	934 mm	199
1959	38.2 °C23 April 1959	12.0 °C23 January 1959	24.0 °C	841 mm	234
1958	38.0 °C5 April 1958	12.3 °C10 January 1958	24.3 °C	841 mm	219
1957	35.5 °C17 March 1957	7.5 °C8 January 1957	23.0 °C	1,216 mm	149
1956	37.3 °C1 May 1956	9.3 °C5 January 1956	23.5 °C	1,104 mm	173
1955	37.0 °C25 April 1955	10.4 °C27 December 1955	23.1 °C	1,021 mm	153
1954	37.2 °C21 April 1954	11.7 °C13 December 1954	23.5 °C	869 mm	159
1953	37.6 °C27 April 1953	9.7 °C9 February 1953	23.3 °C	1,007 mm	168
1952	36.3 °C13 April 1952	11.3 °C8 January 1952	23.2 °C	991 mm	162
1951	36.8 °C10 March 1951	8.9 °C30 December 1951	23.1 °C	1,216 mm	129
1950	37.4 °C8 April 1950	12.5 °C28 October 1950	23.1 °C	886 mm	166
1949	37.9 °C23 April 1949	11.4 °C18 January 1949	24.5 °C	517 mm	257
1948	36.5 °C30 March 1948	9.1 °C27 December 1948	22.7 °C	1,163 mm	134
1947	37.1 °C17 April 1947	11.4 °C20 January 1947	23.1 °C	1,177 mm	156
1946	36.6 °C10 March 1946	10.1 °C21 January 1946	22.9 °C	933 mm	138
1945	37.5 °C27 April 1945	9.9 °C7 February 1945	22.6 °C	1,077 mm	138
1944	37.3 °C15 April 1944	11.1 °C27 November 1944	23.2 °C	1,151 mm	153
1943	37.5 °C8 May 1943	12.5 °C31 December 1943	23.8 °C	641 mm	240
1942	37.8 °C28 April 1942	12.2 °C18 November 1942	23.9 °C	842 mm	219
1941	38.1 °C24 April 1941	11.1 °C27 January 1941	24.2 °C	692 mm	222
1940	36.7 °C9 April 1940	11.3 °C19 November 1940	23.7 °C	675 mm	209

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

31.6 °C

+1.4 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

253 d/yr

+75

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

923 mm

-64 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.8 °C	+1.5 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Feb	32.6 °C	+1.0 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Mar	36.2 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-3 mm
Apr	36.3 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-30 mm
May	33.9 °C	+1.7 °C	55 mm	-44 mm
Jun	30.1 °C	+0.9 °C	116 mm	-31 mm
Jul	28.0 °C	+1.1 °C	219 mm	+27 mm
Aug	27.1 °C	+0.6 °C	291 mm	+44 mm
Sep	29.0 °C	+1.0 °C	204 mm	+0 mm
Oct	30.8 °C	+1.1 °C	39 mm	-26 mm
Nov	32.3 °C	+2.0 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Dec	32.1 °C	+2.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

38.3 °C

25 Apr 2025

Coldest day

11.8 °C

13 Jan 2025

Wettest day

30.1 mm

9 Sep 2025

Windiest day

25.0 km/h

12 Jul 2025

Strongest gust

52.6 km/h

22 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

41.8 °C

13 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

9.0 °C

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

15 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lere?

Lere has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 23.7 °C and it receives 987 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lere?

The hottest day measured in Lere between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1986, reaching 39.8 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lere?

The coldest day measured in Lere between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 7.5 °C.

Does it snow in Lere?

Almost never: Lere sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Lere warmed?

Yes: Lere warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lere?

The wettest day measured in Lere between 1940 and 2025 was 1 September 1969, with 72 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lere?

The windiest day measured in Lere between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1998, with winds reaching 28.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lere?

The warmest month in Lere is April (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is December (21.2 °C).

How much does it rain in Lere?

Lere receives on average 987 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 135 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lere?

Lere gets on average 10.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,760 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Lere?

Yes: Lere has on average 125 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lere?

In Lere, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 13 May 2025, and the lowest was 2.6 °C on 8 January 1957.

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