Nguru climate — normals and trends
Nguru (Nigeria) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 347 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 (32.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Nguru averages 0 frost days, 308 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 52 rainy days per year.
Nguru has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.8 °C (on 17 April 1998) and the coldest 7.2 °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
NguruYobe State
- coords
- 12.88°, 10.46°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.6°C
Average daily high
34.7°C
Average daily low
21.3°C
Annual rainfall
347mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
37%
Average peak wind
16.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
308 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
52 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.8 °C
Average feels-like low
20.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
241 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
44.8 °C
17 April 1998
Coldest day
7.2 °C
11 January 1957
Wettest day
125 mm
23 August 1952
Windiest day
32.4 km/h
6 July 1944
Strongest gust
65.9 km/h
16 May 1961
Hottest feels-like
47.2 °C
28 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.3 °C
26 December 1980
Sunniest day
12.7 h
10 July 1959
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 | 31.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.5 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 40.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 40.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 1 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 39.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 82 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 31.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 91 mm | -68 mm |
| Sep | 34.1 °C | +0.3 °C | 81 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 37.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 35.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 33.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nguru?
Nguru has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.6 °C and it receives 347 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nguru?
The hottest day measured in Nguru between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1998, reaching 44.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nguru?
The coldest day measured in Nguru between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1957, at 7.2 °C.
Does it snow in Nguru?
Almost never: Nguru sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nguru warmed?
Yes: Nguru warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nguru?
The wettest day measured in Nguru between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1952, with 125 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nguru?
The windiest day measured in Nguru between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 1944, with winds reaching 32.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nguru?
The warmest month in Nguru is May (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Nguru?
Nguru receives on average 347 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 52 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nguru?
Nguru gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nguru?
Yes: Nguru has on average 241 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nguru?
In Nguru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.2 °C on 28 May 2024, and the lowest was 2.3 °C on 26 December 1980.
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