Owo climate — normals and trends
Owo (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,517 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Owo averages 0 frost days, 203 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 230 rainy days per year.
Owo 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 39.4 °C (on 13 February 2024) and the coldest 14.9 °C (on 25 December 1971).
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
OwoOndo State
- coords
- 7.20°, 5.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.2°C
Average daily high
30.4°C
Average daily low
22.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,517mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
3.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
203 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
230 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.7 °C
Average feels-like low
25.7 °C
Average peak gust
27.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
346 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
39.4 °C
13 February 2024
Coldest day
14.9 °C
25 December 1971
Wettest day
161 mm
6 July 2017
Windiest day
27.2 km/h
3 September 1973
Strongest gust
51.1 km/h
17 July 1988
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
4 March 2016
Coldest feels-like
11.7 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
19 July 1942
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 | 34.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 1 mm | -14 mm |
| Feb | 36.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 18 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 35.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 51 mm | -39 mm |
| Apr | 33.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 73 mm | -61 mm |
| May | 31.6 °C | +1.4 °C | 181 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 177 mm | -37 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 159 mm | -48 mm |
| Aug | 27.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 158 mm | -30 mm |
| Sep | 29.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 217 mm | +3 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 134 mm | -39 mm |
| Nov | 32.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 42 mm | -7 mm |
| Dec | 33.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 14 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Owo?
Owo has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.2 °C and it receives 1,517 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Owo?
The hottest day measured in Owo between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2024, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Owo?
The coldest day measured in Owo between 1940 and 2025 was 25 December 1971, at 14.9 °C.
Does it snow in Owo?
Almost never: Owo sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Owo warmed?
Yes: Owo warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Owo?
The wettest day measured in Owo between 1940 and 2025 was 6 July 2017, with 161 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Owo?
The windiest day measured in Owo between 1940 and 2025 was 3 September 1973, with winds reaching 27.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Owo?
The warmest month in Owo is February (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Owo?
Owo receives on average 1,517 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 230 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Owo?
Owo gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Owo?
Yes: Owo has on average 346 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Owo?
In Owo, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 4 March 2016, and the lowest was 11.7 °C on 9 January 1957.
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