Moriki climate — normals and trends
Moriki (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 502 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 (31.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Moriki averages 0 frost days, 301 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 74 rainy days per year.
Moriki has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.0 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 8.8 °C (on 11 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
MorikiZamfara State
- coords
- 12.87°, 6.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.2°C
Average daily high
33.8°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
502mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
44%
Average peak wind
14.9km/h
Seasonal range
9.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
301 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
74 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.8 °C
Average feels-like low
20.9 °C
Average peak gust
33.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
245 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
44.0 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest day
8.8 °C
11 January 1957
Wettest day
127 mm
24 August 2020
Windiest day
28.7 km/h
28 April 1986
Strongest gust
60.8 km/h
30 May 1999
Hottest feels-like
46.4 °C
10 May 2016
Coldest feels-like
3.4 °C
11 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.8 h
15 June 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 | 31.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 33.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 40.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| May | 38.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 5 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 35.5 °C | +0.6 °C | 18 mm | -35 mm |
| Jul | 30.5 °C | -0.7 °C | 128 mm | +7 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 184 mm | -7 mm |
| Sep | 31.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 135 mm | +45 mm |
| Oct | 34.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 15 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 35.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 33.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Moriki?
Moriki has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 502 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Moriki?
The hottest day measured in Moriki between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 44.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Moriki?
The coldest day measured in Moriki between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1957, at 8.8 °C.
Does it snow in Moriki?
Almost never: Moriki sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Moriki warmed?
Yes: Moriki warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Moriki?
The wettest day measured in Moriki between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2020, with 127 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Moriki?
The windiest day measured in Moriki between 1940 and 2025 was 28 April 1986, with winds reaching 28.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Moriki?
The warmest month in Moriki is April (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Moriki?
Moriki receives on average 502 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 74 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Moriki?
Moriki gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Moriki?
Yes: Moriki has on average 245 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Moriki?
In Moriki, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.4 °C on 10 May 2016, and the lowest was 3.4 °C on 11 January 1957.
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