Rano climate — normals and trends
Rano (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 651 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 (30.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Rano averages 0 frost days, 252 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Rano has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.0 °C (on 18 April 2010) and the coldest 6.7 °C (on 13 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
RanoKano State
- coords
- 11.56°, 8.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
32.1°C
Average daily low
19.9°C
Annual rainfall
651mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
50%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
9.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
252 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.2 °C
Average feels-like low
19.8 °C
Average peak gust
32.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
219 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.36 · 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
42.0 °C
18 April 2010
Coldest day
6.7 °C
13 January 1957
Wettest day
93 mm
2 July 1980
Windiest day
34.1 km/h
20 July 2010
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
20 July 2010
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
5 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.7 °C
11 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.7 h
27 June 1941
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 | 30.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 38.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 38.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -8 mm |
| May | 37.4 °C | +1.2 °C | 10 mm | -30 mm |
| Jun | 34.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 45 mm | -39 mm |
| Jul | 30.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 179 mm | +24 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 256 mm | +48 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | +0.7 °C | 208 mm | +78 mm |
| Oct | 33.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 18 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 33.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 32.8 °C | +3.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rano?
Rano has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 651 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rano?
The hottest day measured in Rano between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 2010, reaching 42.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rano?
The coldest day measured in Rano between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1957, at 6.7 °C.
Does it snow in Rano?
Almost never: Rano sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rano warmed?
Yes: Rano warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rano?
The wettest day measured in Rano between 1940 and 2025 was 2 July 1980, with 93 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rano?
The windiest day measured in Rano between 1940 and 2025 was 20 July 2010, with winds reaching 34.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rano?
The warmest month in Rano is April (30.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Rano?
Rano receives on average 651 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rano?
Rano gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Rano?
Yes: Rano has on average 219 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rano?
In Rano, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 5 May 2024, and the lowest was 2.7 °C on 11 January 1957.
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