Okene climate — normals and trends
Okene (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,103 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 (28.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Okene averages 0 frost days, 239 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 169 rainy days per year.
Okene has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 4 March 2025) and the coldest 14.7 °C (on 10 January 2001).
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
OkeneKogi State
- coords
- 7.55°, 6.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.2°C
Average daily high
31.4°C
Average daily low
22.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,103mm
Sunshine / day
9.5h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
12.7km/h
Seasonal range
4.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
239 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
169 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.3 °C
Average feels-like low
25.5 °C
Average peak gust
29.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
346 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
40.7 °C
4 March 2025
Coldest day
14.7 °C
10 January 2001
Wettest day
124 mm
12 August 2010
Windiest day
24.3 km/h
23 April 1966
Strongest gust
53.6 km/h
17 July 1988
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
30 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
12.4 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
29 May 1950
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 | 35.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 36.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 4 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 38.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 8 mm | -33 mm |
| Apr | 35.8 °C | +2.6 °C | 31 mm | -47 mm |
| May | 33.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 83 mm | -52 mm |
| Jun | 31.8 °C | +2.2 °C | 93 mm | -73 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 155 mm | -10 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 154 mm | -13 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 207 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 30.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 121 mm | +2 mm |
| Nov | 34.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 17 mm | -4 mm |
| Dec | 36.2 °C | +3.3 °C | 1 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Okene?
Okene has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.2 °C and it receives 1,103 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Okene?
The hottest day measured in Okene between 1940 and 2025 was 4 March 2025, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Okene?
The coldest day measured in Okene between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2001, at 14.7 °C.
Does it snow in Okene?
Almost never: Okene sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Okene warmed?
Yes: Okene warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Okene?
The wettest day measured in Okene between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2010, with 124 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Okene?
The windiest day measured in Okene between 1940 and 2025 was 23 April 1966, with winds reaching 24.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Okene?
The warmest month in Okene is February (28.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Okene?
Okene receives on average 1,103 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 169 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Okene?
Okene gets on average 9.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,468 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Okene?
Yes: Okene has on average 346 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Okene?
In Okene, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 30 April 2024, and the lowest was 12.4 °C on 9 January 1957.
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