Numan climate — normals and trends
Numan (Nigeria) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.8 °C and it receives 416 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 (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (26.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Numan averages 0 frost days, 334 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 75 rainy days per year.
Numan has warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.10 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.4 °C (on 28 March 2024) and the coldest 12.0 °C (on 21 January 1989).
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
NumanAdamawa
- coords
- 9.46°, 12.03°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.8°C
Average daily high
35.0°C
Average daily low
23.4°C
Annual rainfall
416mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
48%
Average peak wind
14.4km/h
Seasonal range
6.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
334 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
75 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.8 °C
Average feels-like low
24.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
302 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+0.8 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.21 · 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
44.4 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest day
12.0 °C
21 January 1989
Wettest day
173 mm
23 May 1957
Windiest day
32.4 km/h
7 March 1970
Strongest gust
65.5 km/h
19 June 2018
Hottest feels-like
47.7 °C
20 April 1998
Coldest feels-like
8.4 °C
12 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
19 July 1943
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 | 35.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 38.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 41.8 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Apr | 40.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 9 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 38.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 18 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 35.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 23 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 100 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 30.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 221 mm | +101 mm |
| Sep | 31.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 122 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 34.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 20 mm | -9 mm |
| Nov | 37.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| Dec | 37.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Numan?
Numan has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.8 °C and it receives 416 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Numan?
The hottest day measured in Numan between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, reaching 44.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Numan?
The coldest day measured in Numan between 1940 and 2025 was 21 January 1989, at 12.0 °C.
Does it snow in Numan?
Almost never: Numan sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Numan warmed?
Yes: Numan warmed by +0.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Numan?
The wettest day measured in Numan between 1940 and 2025 was 23 May 1957, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Numan?
The windiest day measured in Numan between 1940 and 2025 was 7 March 1970, with winds reaching 32.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Numan?
The warmest month in Numan is April (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (26.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Numan?
Numan receives on average 416 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 75 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Numan?
Numan gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Numan?
Yes: Numan has on average 302 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Numan?
In Numan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.7 °C on 20 April 1998, and the lowest was 8.4 °C on 12 January 1957.
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