Maiduguri climate — normals and trends
Maiduguri (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 492 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 May (32.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Maiduguri averages 0 frost days, 315 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Maiduguri 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 45.2 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 7.9 °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
MaiduguriBorno State
- coords
- 11.85°, 13.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.4°C
Average daily high
34.4°C
Average daily low
21.2°C
Annual rainfall
492mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
44%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
9.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
315 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.6 °C
Average feels-like low
20.9 °C
Average peak gust
30.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
238 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
45.2 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest day
7.9 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
116 mm
9 July 1944
Windiest day
28.8 km/h
18 June 2009
Strongest gust
60.5 km/h
7 July 1943
Hottest feels-like
48.3 °C
7 April 2023
Coldest feels-like
4.0 °C
14 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
17 July 1940
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 | 32.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 34.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 39.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 39.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | -15 mm |
| Jun | 36.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 14 mm | -26 mm |
| Jul | 31.2 °C | -1.0 °C | 142 mm | +14 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 171 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 32.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 131 mm | +42 mm |
| Oct | 36.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 5 mm | -12 mm |
| Nov | 35.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 34.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maiduguri?
Maiduguri has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 492 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maiduguri?
The hottest day measured in Maiduguri between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 45.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maiduguri?
The coldest day measured in Maiduguri between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 7.9 °C.
Does it snow in Maiduguri?
Almost never: Maiduguri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maiduguri warmed?
Yes: Maiduguri warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maiduguri?
The wettest day measured in Maiduguri between 1940 and 2025 was 9 July 1944, with 116 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maiduguri?
The windiest day measured in Maiduguri between 1940 and 2025 was 18 June 2009, with winds reaching 28.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maiduguri?
The warmest month in Maiduguri is May (32.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Maiduguri?
Maiduguri receives on average 492 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maiduguri?
Maiduguri gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maiduguri?
Yes: Maiduguri has on average 238 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maiduguri?
In Maiduguri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.3 °C on 7 April 2023, and the lowest was 4.0 °C on 14 January 1957.
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