Saki climate — normals and trends
Saki (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,048 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 (28.4 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in September.
Saki averages 0 frost days, 260 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 161 rainy days per year.
Saki has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.8 °C (on 16 March 1966) and the coldest 13.5 °C (on 14 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
SakiOyo State
- coords
- 8.67°, 3.39°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
31.8°C
Average daily low
21.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,048mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
4.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
260 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
161 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.3 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
27.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
313 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.84 · 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
39.8 °C
16 March 1966
Coldest day
13.5 °C
14 January 1957
Wettest day
95 mm
23 August 2024
Windiest day
20.7 km/h
2 April 2003
Strongest gust
53.3 km/h
8 October 2016
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
20 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.3 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.1 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 | 34.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 36.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 3 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 37.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 5 mm | -37 mm |
| Apr | 35.6 °C | +1.8 °C | 42 mm | -43 mm |
| May | 33.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 64 mm | -60 mm |
| Jun | 31.5 °C | +1.5 °C | 92 mm | -43 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +0.5 °C | 155 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 190 mm | +9 mm |
| Sep | 30.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 159 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 32.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 68 mm | -32 mm |
| Nov | 34.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 4 mm | -10 mm |
| Dec | 34.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Saki?
Saki has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,048 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Saki?
The hottest day measured in Saki between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1966, reaching 39.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Saki?
The coldest day measured in Saki between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1957, at 13.5 °C.
Does it snow in Saki?
Almost never: Saki sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Saki warmed?
Yes: Saki warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Saki?
The wettest day measured in Saki between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 2024, with 95 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Saki?
The windiest day measured in Saki between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 2003, with winds reaching 20.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Saki?
The warmest month in Saki is March (28.4 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Saki?
Saki receives on average 1,048 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 161 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Saki?
Saki gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Saki?
Yes: Saki has on average 313 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Saki?
In Saki, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 20 April 2024, and the lowest was 9.3 °C on 9 January 1957.
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