Nafada climate — normals and trends
Nafada (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 620 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 (31.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Nafada averages 0 frost days, 297 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Nafada has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.5 °C (on 31 March 2024) and the coldest 6.0 °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
NafadaGombe State
- coords
- 11.10°, 11.33°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
33.7°C
Average daily low
20.3°C
Annual rainfall
620mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
46%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
8.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
297 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
20.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
224 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.29 · 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
43.5 °C
31 March 2024
Coldest day
6.0 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
114 mm
2 August 2022
Windiest day
30.4 km/h
13 April 2019
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
18 June 2009
Hottest feels-like
46.9 °C
22 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
2.2 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.5 h
9 July 1949
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 34.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 39.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 38.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 5 mm | -26 mm |
| Jun | 36.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 19 mm | -46 mm |
| Jul | 30.6 °C | -0.1 °C | 232 mm | +59 mm |
| Aug | 29.6 °C | +0.3 °C | 173 mm | -48 mm |
| Sep | 31.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 103 mm | +4 mm |
| Oct | 35.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 7 mm | -16 mm |
| Nov | 35.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 34.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nafada?
Nafada has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 620 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nafada?
The hottest day measured in Nafada between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2024, reaching 43.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nafada?
The coldest day measured in Nafada between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 6.0 °C.
Does it snow in Nafada?
Almost never: Nafada sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nafada warmed?
Yes: Nafada warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nafada?
The wettest day measured in Nafada between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2022, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nafada?
The windiest day measured in Nafada between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2019, with winds reaching 30.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nafada?
The warmest month in Nafada is April (31.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Nafada?
Nafada receives on average 620 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nafada?
Nafada gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nafada?
Yes: Nafada has on average 224 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nafada?
In Nafada, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.9 °C on 22 April 1998, and the lowest was 2.2 °C on 8 January 1957.
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