Nkwerre climate — normals and trends
Nkwerre (Nigeria) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 2,136 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 February (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Nkwerre averages 0 frost days, 209 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 255 rainy days per year.
Nkwerre 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 40.6 °C (on 24 February 2017) and the coldest 13.0 °C (on 2 January 1967).
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
NkwerreImo State
- coords
- 5.76°, 7.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.5°C
Average daily high
30.7°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
2,136mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
84%
Average peak wind
10.4km/h
Seasonal range
3.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
209 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
255 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
26.3 °C
Average peak gust
26.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
354 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
40.6 °C
24 February 2017
Coldest day
13.0 °C
2 January 1967
Wettest day
175 mm
11 August 2009
Windiest day
20.9 km/h
8 August 1950
Strongest gust
52.6 km/h
5 March 2021
Hottest feels-like
45.7 °C
13 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
10.5 °C
2 January 1967
Sunniest day
12.0 h
13 May 1952
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 | 35.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 14 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 36.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 40 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 35.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 97 mm | -34 mm |
| Apr | 33.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 142 mm | -63 mm |
| May | 32.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 185 mm | -75 mm |
| Jun | 30.7 °C | +1.7 °C | 342 mm | +66 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 294 mm | +38 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 239 mm | +19 mm |
| Sep | 28.8 °C | +0.2 °C | 581 mm | +294 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 323 mm | +39 mm |
| Nov | 32.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 82 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 33.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 34 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Nkwerre?
Nkwerre has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.5 °C and it receives 2,136 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Nkwerre?
The hottest day measured in Nkwerre between 1940 and 2025 was 24 February 2017, reaching 40.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Nkwerre?
The coldest day measured in Nkwerre between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1967, at 13.0 °C.
Does it snow in Nkwerre?
Almost never: Nkwerre sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Nkwerre warmed?
Yes: Nkwerre warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Nkwerre?
The wettest day measured in Nkwerre between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2009, with 175 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Nkwerre?
The windiest day measured in Nkwerre between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Nkwerre?
The warmest month in Nkwerre is February (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Nkwerre?
Nkwerre receives on average 2,136 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 255 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Nkwerre?
Nkwerre gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Nkwerre?
Yes: Nkwerre has on average 354 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Nkwerre?
In Nkwerre, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.7 °C on 13 February 2024, and the lowest was 10.5 °C on 2 January 1967.
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