Lere climate — normals and trends
Lere has a tropical savanna climate, averaging 23.7 °C annually with 987 mm of rain per year.
Climate normals · ERA5
LereKaduna State
- coords
- 10.39°, 8.57°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
The normals for this period
The average of every indicator across the whole window: temperature, water, sky, wind and notable days.
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?
What the yearly averages say about warming here, and whether the slope is statistically solid.
+0.8 °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).
Climate month by month
How an average year unfolds: when it rains, when it turns hot, when the sun is out.
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
The most extreme days ever measured here, then the year-by-year detail.
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
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
A specific year
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Across the whole year
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
What was the weather like that day?
The weather actually measured on a given date, anywhere in the covered window.
Climate at a glance
What these normals say about the place, in a few sentences, and the notions needed to read them.
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.
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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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