Marte climate — normals and trends
Marte (Nigeria) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 415 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 (33.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (23.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Marte averages 0 frost days, 328 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 63 rainy days per year.
Marte has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 46.5 °C (on 21 April 1998) and the coldest 8.3 °C (on 12 January 1978).
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
MarteBorno State
- coords
- 12.37°, 13.83°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.4°C
Average daily high
35.4°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
415mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
40%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
9.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
328 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
63 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.2 °C
Average feels-like low
21.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
265 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
46.5 °C
21 April 1998
Coldest day
8.3 °C
12 January 1978
Wettest day
196 mm
6 August 2024
Windiest day
32.2 km/h
4 June 2012
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
16 April 1965
Hottest feels-like
48.1 °C
22 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
4.3 °C
7 January 1993
Sunniest day
12.2 h
14 July 1941
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 | 33.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 35.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 40.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 41.5 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 41.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 4 mm | -12 mm |
| Jun | 38.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 11 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 32.5 °C | -0.9 °C | 108 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 131 mm | -47 mm |
| Sep | 33.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 85 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 37.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Nov | 36.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 35.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Marte?
Marte has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 415 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Marte?
The hottest day measured in Marte between 1940 and 2025 was 21 April 1998, reaching 46.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Marte?
The coldest day measured in Marte between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1978, at 8.3 °C.
Does it snow in Marte?
Almost never: Marte sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Marte warmed?
Yes: Marte warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Marte?
The wettest day measured in Marte between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2024, with 196 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Marte?
The windiest day measured in Marte between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 2012, with winds reaching 32.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Marte?
The warmest month in Marte is May (33.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (23.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Marte?
Marte receives on average 415 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 63 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Marte?
Marte gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Marte?
Yes: Marte has on average 265 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Marte?
In Marte, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.1 °C on 22 May 1998, and the lowest was 4.3 °C on 7 January 1993.
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