Olupona climate — normals and trends
Olupona (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,287 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 (27.6 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Olupona averages 0 frost days, 199 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 216 rainy days per year.
Olupona has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.7 °C (on 13 February 2024) and the coldest 15.4 °C (on 12 December 1961).
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
OluponaOsun State
- coords
- 7.60°, 4.19°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,287mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
82%
Average peak wind
11.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
199 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
216 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.1 °C
Average feels-like low
26.4 °C
Average peak gust
27.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
352 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
39.7 °C
13 February 2024
Coldest day
15.4 °C
12 December 1961
Wettest day
110 mm
20 May 2006
Windiest day
21.4 km/h
28 February 1950
Strongest gust
50.8 km/h
5 August 1950
Hottest feels-like
45.0 °C
27 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
12.0 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
25 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 36.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 28 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 34.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 58 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 33.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 59 mm | -52 mm |
| May | 31.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 157 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 29.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 167 mm | -20 mm |
| Jul | 27.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 154 mm | -29 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 162 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 142 mm | -38 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 141 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 32.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 22 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | 33.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 16 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Olupona?
Olupona has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 1,287 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Olupona?
The hottest day measured in Olupona between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2024, reaching 39.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Olupona?
The coldest day measured in Olupona between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1961, at 15.4 °C.
Does it snow in Olupona?
Almost never: Olupona sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Olupona warmed?
Yes: Olupona warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Olupona?
The wettest day measured in Olupona between 1940 and 2025 was 20 May 2006, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Olupona?
The windiest day measured in Olupona between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1950, with winds reaching 21.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Olupona?
The warmest month in Olupona is February (27.6 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Olupona?
Olupona receives on average 1,287 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 216 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Olupona?
Olupona gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Olupona?
Yes: Olupona has on average 352 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Olupona?
In Olupona, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.0 °C on 27 March 2024, and the lowest was 12.0 °C on 9 January 1957.
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