Lokoja climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Lokoja?

Lokoja has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 733 mm of precipitation per year.

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

The hottest day measured in Lokoja between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2025, reaching 42.2 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Lokoja?

The coldest day measured in Lokoja between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1945, at 15.9 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Lokoja?

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

Q: Has the climate of Lokoja warmed?

Yes: Lokoja warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Lokoja?

The wettest day measured in Lokoja between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1994, with 194 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Lokoja?

The windiest day measured in Lokoja between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 2022, with winds reaching 24.6 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Lokoja?

The warmest month in Lokoja is March (30.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.6 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Lokoja?

Lokoja receives on average 733 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Lokoja?

Lokoja gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Lokoja (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 733 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 (30.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.

Lokoja averages 0 frost days, 292 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 116 rainy days per year.

Lokoja has warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 42.2 °C (on 4 March 2025) and the coldest 15.9 °C (on 2 February 1945).

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

LokojaKogi State

coords: 7.80°, 6.74°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BShHot semi-aridWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthSeptemberDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.8°C

Average daily high

32.8°C

Average daily low

24.0°C

Annual rainfall

733mm

Sunshine / day

9.8h

Mean relative humidity

69%

Average peak wind

12.1km/h

Seasonal range

4.8°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

292 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

116 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.8 °C

Average feels-like low

27.5 °C

Average peak gust

27.9 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

358 d/yr

Solar radiation

18.1 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.5 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.61 · 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

42.2 °C

4 March 2025

Coldest day

15.9 °C

2 February 1945

Wettest day

194 mm

22 July 1994

Windiest day

24.6 km/h

1 April 2022

Strongest gust

55.4 km/h

3 September 1973

Hottest feels-like

47.0 °C

27 March 2024

Coldest feels-like

14.7 °C

13 January 2015

Sunniest day

12.2 h

19 May 2025

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	42.2 °C4 March 2025	20.0 °C11 January 2025	29.4 °C	651 mm	326
2024	40.9 °C30 April 2024	18.7 °C17 January 2024	29.5 °C	600 mm	339
2023	39.6 °C28 February 2023	18.6 °C10 January 2023	29.1 °C	635 mm	342
2022	39.9 °C1 April 2022	18.4 °C31 December 2022	28.5 °C	563 mm	317
2021	40.2 °C7 March 2021	20.0 °C21 December 2021	28.9 °C	508 mm	339
2020	40.8 °C11 March 2020	16.5 °C26 January 2020	28.4 °C	688 mm	316
2019	40.5 °C4 April 2019	18.7 °C30 December 2019	28.4 °C	1,016 mm	321
2018	39.8 °C16 February 2018	16.6 °C6 January 2018	28.3 °C	702 mm	313
2017	40.0 °C24 February 2017	19.2 °C4 January 2017	28.8 °C	726 mm	325
2016	40.1 °C17 February 2016	19.2 °C31 January 2016	28.5 °C	794 mm	325
2015	39.5 °C22 April 2015	17.1 °C13 January 2015	28.2 °C	657 mm	318
2014	39.2 °C6 February 2014	19.3 °C13 January 2014	28.1 °C	970 mm	305
2013	40.4 °C18 March 2013	18.2 °C17 December 2013	28.2 °C	814 mm	303
2012	40.1 °C11 March 2012	18.2 °C14 January 2012	28.1 °C	913 mm	295
2011	40.1 °C13 March 2011	17.7 °C9 December 2011	28.2 °C	656 mm	318
2010	40.6 °C3 March 2010	18.7 °C31 December 2010	28.7 °C	1,013 mm	324
2009	39.9 °C25 March 2009	19.4 °C27 December 2009	28.4 °C	665 mm	325
2008	37.8 °C3 February 2008	17.9 °C23 January 2008	28.0 °C	924 mm	304
2007	40.2 °C23 February 2007	17.3 °C14 January 2007	27.9 °C	788 mm	295
2006	41.5 °C7 April 2006	17.7 °C30 December 2006	28.6 °C	893 mm	302
2005	39.7 °C23 February 2005	18.2 °C14 January 2005	28.5 °C	761 mm	303
2004	39.7 °C11 February 2004	21.1 °C15 January 2004	28.4 °C	628 mm	307
2003	39.8 °C24 March 2003	19.0 °C5 January 2003	28.4 °C	528 mm	315
2002	38.5 °C23 February 2002	18.6 °C1 February 2002	27.8 °C	868 mm	300
2001	38.4 °C21 March 2001	18.4 °C26 January 2001	27.9 °C	642 mm	288
2000	39.3 °C6 March 2000	18.7 °C17 December 2000	27.9 °C	1,015 mm	279
1999	40.1 °C5 April 1999	20.0 °C10 December 1999	28.0 °C	930 mm	270
1998	40.4 °C5 February 1998	20.2 °C23 January 1998	28.7 °C	719 mm	305
1997	38.3 °C7 March 1997	18.9 °C14 February 1997	27.7 °C	773 mm	294
1996	38.1 °C7 April 1996	19.8 °C2 January 1996	27.9 °C	1,043 mm	281
1995	38.8 °C10 April 1995	19.6 °C24 January 1995	27.8 °C	878 mm	280
1994	40.0 °C29 March 1994	18.4 °C22 December 1994	27.7 °C	1,141 mm	280
1993	38.6 °C19 April 1993	18.5 °C14 January 1993	27.8 °C	734 mm	311
1992	38.5 °C28 February 1992	17.6 °C7 January 1992	27.3 °C	733 mm	267
1991	38.7 °C4 March 1991	19.9 °C26 December 1991	27.7 °C	992 mm	279
1990	39.9 °C29 March 1990	21.4 °C16 October 1990	28.0 °C	759 mm	286
1989	38.4 °C4 April 1989	17.2 °C16 January 1989	27.6 °C	635 mm	294
1988	39.5 °C29 February 1988	21.0 °C29 December 1988	27.9 °C	1,052 mm	285
1987	38.8 °C25 April 1987	19.8 °C2 January 1987	28.4 °C	591 mm	333
1986	38.7 °C3 February 1986	18.6 °C21 December 1986	27.6 °C	763 mm	279
1985	39.0 °C7 March 1985	20.2 °C6 December 1985	27.5 °C	840 mm	278
1984	38.5 °C15 February 1984	19.5 °C18 December 1984	27.7 °C	767 mm	315
1983	40.2 °C17 April 1983	17.6 °C6 January 1983	28.0 °C	616 mm	290
1982	38.2 °C20 February 1982	19.1 °C14 December 1982	27.5 °C	756 mm	285
1981	39.7 °C8 March 1981	18.8 °C6 January 1981	27.5 °C	702 mm	288
1980	39.7 °C10 February 1980	18.4 °C17 December 1980	27.7 °C	1,069 mm	290
1979	40.0 °C21 March 1979	18.7 °C19 December 1979	27.8 °C	798 mm	298
1978	38.9 °C12 February 1978	19.0 °C4 January 1978	27.5 °C	784 mm	293
1977	39.7 °C21 April 1977	19.1 °C24 December 1977	28.1 °C	568 mm	305
1976	39.2 °C5 April 1976	18.5 °C25 January 1976	27.1 °C	727 mm	273
1975	38.2 °C5 April 1975	17.6 °C17 December 1975	27.1 °C	820 mm	263
1974	39.3 °C24 March 1974	17.3 °C30 December 1974	27.4 °C	783 mm	272
1973	40.4 °C20 March 1973	18.8 °C29 November 1973	28.1 °C	834 mm	321
1972	38.2 °C4 March 1972	20.4 °C4 January 1972	27.7 °C	763 mm	301
1971	39.4 °C18 March 1971	17.7 °C25 December 1971	27.4 °C	968 mm	284
1970	39.6 °C14 February 1970	18.9 °C13 December 1970	27.7 °C	826 mm	288
1969	39.1 °C20 March 1969	19.1 °C10 January 1969	27.6 °C	803 mm	282
1968	38.8 °C26 February 1968	17.8 °C18 January 1968	27.4 °C	868 mm	296
1967	39.3 °C21 April 1967	16.8 °C2 January 1967	27.7 °C	749 mm	286
1966	39.7 °C16 March 1966	18.6 °C5 January 1966	28.1 °C	528 mm	313
1965	38.8 °C10 April 1965	19.6 °C9 December 1965	28.0 °C	484 mm	320
1964	39.2 °C20 March 1964	18.7 °C15 January 1964	28.5 °C	294 mm	336
1963	38.7 °C25 March 1963	19.4 °C3 January 1963	27.9 °C	649 mm	315
1962	38.9 °C3 March 1962	18.4 °C8 February 1962	27.4 °C	617 mm	276
1961	38.2 °C29 March 1961	19.1 °C13 December 1961	27.7 °C	457 mm	298
1960	38.5 °C28 March 1960	18.7 °C3 January 1960	27.7 °C	548 mm	306
1959	38.8 °C17 March 1959	19.2 °C23 January 1959	27.7 °C	772 mm	285
1958	38.6 °C13 March 1958	19.7 °C18 February 1958	27.5 °C	484 mm	262
1957	37.1 °C15 March 1957	16.4 °C9 January 1957	26.7 °C	881 mm	222
1956	36.9 °C14 February 1956	18.9 °C18 December 1956	26.8 °C	744 mm	241
1955	37.8 °C28 January 1955	19.1 °C29 December 1955	27.1 °C	913 mm	238
1954	37.3 °C4 March 1954	19.2 °C20 January 1954	27.2 °C	456 mm	272
1953	38.9 °C6 March 1953	17.7 °C15 December 1953	27.3 °C	731 mm	259
1952	38.5 °C3 March 1952	18.7 °C5 January 1952	27.2 °C	770 mm	254
1951	37.8 °C14 March 1951	19.3 °C19 December 1951	27.3 °C	733 mm	264
1950	37.9 °C31 March 1950	19.6 °C15 July 1950	27.0 °C	613 mm	246
1949	39.0 °C16 February 1949	18.6 °C10 February 1949	27.7 °C	397 mm	307
1948	38.7 °C20 March 1948	18.1 °C5 February 1948	27.2 °C	674 mm	258
1947	38.5 °C21 February 1947	18.8 °C20 January 1947	27.3 °C	739 mm	238
1946	39.0 °C23 February 1946	17.8 °C1 January 1946	27.2 °C	687 mm	227
1945	38.6 °C26 March 1945	15.9 °C2 February 1945	27.2 °C	824 mm	258
1944	38.5 °C3 March 1944	18.7 °C31 January 1944	27.2 °C	786 mm	254
1943	38.3 °C1 March 1943	20.0 °C1 February 1943	27.6 °C	309 mm	301
1942	38.5 °C28 February 1942	20.6 °C23 July 1942	27.5 °C	474 mm	289
1941	38.6 °C27 March 1941	18.4 °C30 December 1941	27.4 °C	540 mm	286
1940	37.2 °C2 March 1940	21.1 °C3 August 1940	27.1 °C	576 mm	284

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.9 °C

+2.1 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

326 d/yr

+34

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

651 mm

-82 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	36.9 °C	+1.8 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
Feb	38.3 °C	+2.0 °C	5 mm	+0 mm
Mar	39.5 °C	+3.1 °C	2 mm	-14 mm
Apr	37.7 °C	+2.5 °C	14 mm	-27 mm
May	35.7 °C	+2.7 °C	41 mm	-37 mm
Jun	33.5 °C	+2.6 °C	45 mm	-62 mm
Jul	30.7 °C	+1.3 °C	127 mm	+7 mm
Aug	29.7 °C	+0.6 °C	210 mm	+76 mm
Sep	31.3 °C	+1.4 °C	108 mm	-32 mm
Oct	32.0 °C	+1.1 °C	98 mm	+18 mm
Nov	35.9 °C	+2.8 °C	2 mm	-7 mm
Dec	37.2 °C	+2.5 °C	0 mm	-2 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

42.2 °C

4 Mar 2025

Coldest day

20.0 °C

11 Jan 2025

Wettest day

51.3 mm

4 Aug 2025

Windiest day

21.7 km/h

8 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

46.4 km/h

13 May 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.1 °C

5 Mar 2025

Coldest feels-like

19.6 °C

11 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.2 h

19 May 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Lokoja?

Lokoja has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 733 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Lokoja?

The hottest day measured in Lokoja between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2025, reaching 42.2 °C.

What is the coldest day in Lokoja?

The coldest day measured in Lokoja between 1940 and 2025 was 2 February 1945, at 15.9 °C.

Does it snow in Lokoja?

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

Has the climate of Lokoja warmed?

Yes: Lokoja warmed by +1.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Lokoja?

The wettest day measured in Lokoja between 1940 and 2025 was 22 July 1994, with 194 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Lokoja?

The windiest day measured in Lokoja between 1940 and 2025 was 1 April 2022, with winds reaching 24.6 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Lokoja?

The warmest month in Lokoja is March (30.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.6 °C).

How much does it rain in Lokoja?

Lokoja receives on average 733 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 116 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Lokoja?

Lokoja gets on average 9.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,577 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Lokoja?

Yes: Lokoja has on average 358 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Lokoja?

In Lokoja, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.0 °C on 27 March 2024, and the lowest was 14.7 °C on 13 January 2015.

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