Okuta climate — normals and trends
Okuta (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,077 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 March (28.9 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Okuta averages 0 frost days, 274 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 152 rainy days per year.
Okuta has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.4 °C (on 16 March 1966) and the coldest 13.2 °C (on 9 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
OkutaKwara State
- coords
- 9.22°, 3.20°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.1°C
Average daily high
32.2°C
Average daily low
21.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,077mm
Sunshine / day
9.9h
Mean relative humidity
66%
Average peak wind
12.1km/h
Seasonal range
5.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
274 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
152 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.4 °C
Average feels-like low
23.5 °C
Average peak gust
28.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
309 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.83 · 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
40.4 °C
16 March 1966
Coldest day
13.2 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
156 mm
22 August 1988
Windiest day
21.4 km/h
2 July 1978
Strongest gust
58.7 km/h
8 October 2016
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
20 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
8.8 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.2 h
28 May 1944
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 | 34.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 36.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Mar | 37.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 4 mm | -28 mm |
| Apr | 36.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 31 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 33.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 63 mm | -62 mm |
| Jun | 31.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 95 mm | -42 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 176 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 225 mm | +7 mm |
| Sep | 30.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 161 mm | -45 mm |
| Oct | 33.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 50 mm | -35 mm |
| Nov | 35.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 35.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Okuta?
Okuta has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.1 °C and it receives 1,077 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Okuta?
The hottest day measured in Okuta between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1966, reaching 40.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Okuta?
The coldest day measured in Okuta between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 13.2 °C.
Does it snow in Okuta?
Almost never: Okuta sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Okuta warmed?
Yes: Okuta warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Okuta?
The wettest day measured in Okuta between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1988, with 156 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Okuta?
The windiest day measured in Okuta between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1978, with winds reaching 21.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Okuta?
The warmest month in Okuta is March (28.9 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Okuta?
Okuta receives on average 1,077 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 152 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Okuta?
Okuta gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Okuta?
Yes: Okuta has on average 309 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Okuta?
In Okuta, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 20 April 2024, and the lowest was 8.8 °C on 9 January 1957.
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