Malumfashi climate — normals and trends
Malumfashi (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 729 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 (29.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (20.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Malumfashi averages 0 frost days, 225 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 103 rainy days per year.
Malumfashi 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 41.7 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 7.7 °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
MalumfashiKatsina State
- coords
- 11.79°, 7.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.9°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
729mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
15.9km/h
Seasonal range
8.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
225 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
103 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.5 °C
Average feels-like low
18.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
197 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.39 · 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
41.7 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest day
7.7 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
177 mm
20 July 2024
Windiest day
29.8 km/h
9 March 1990
Strongest gust
59.0 km/h
9 March 1990
Hottest feels-like
43.7 °C
5 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.0 °C
11 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.7 h
12 June 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 | 30.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 32.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 37.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 38.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 36.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 12 mm | -37 mm |
| Jun | 32.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 52 mm | -43 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 204 mm | +35 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 254 mm | +23 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 176 mm | +31 mm |
| Oct | 32.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 27 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 33.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 31.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Malumfashi?
Malumfashi has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.9 °C and it receives 729 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Malumfashi?
The hottest day measured in Malumfashi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 41.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Malumfashi?
The coldest day measured in Malumfashi between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 7.7 °C.
Does it snow in Malumfashi?
Almost never: Malumfashi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Malumfashi warmed?
Yes: Malumfashi warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Malumfashi?
The wettest day measured in Malumfashi between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2024, with 177 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Malumfashi?
The windiest day measured in Malumfashi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 March 1990, with winds reaching 29.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Malumfashi?
The warmest month in Malumfashi is April (29.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Malumfashi?
Malumfashi receives on average 729 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 103 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Malumfashi?
Malumfashi gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Malumfashi?
Yes: Malumfashi has on average 197 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Malumfashi?
In Malumfashi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.7 °C on 5 May 2024, and the lowest was 2.0 °C on 11 January 1957.
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