Sapele climate — normals and trends
Sapele (Nigeria) has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 2,419 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 (27.1 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Sapele averages 0 frost days, 200 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 298 rainy days per year.
Sapele has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.7 °C (on 21 February 2020) and the coldest 14.6 °C (on 29 December 1974).
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
SapeleDelta
- coords
- 5.89°, 5.68°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.6°C
Average daily high
30.2°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
2,419mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
87%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
200 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
298 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.0 °C
Average feels-like low
27.3 °C
Average peak gust
25.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
359 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °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
38.7 °C
21 February 2020
Coldest day
14.6 °C
29 December 1974
Wettest day
195 mm
4 October 1948
Windiest day
19.2 km/h
8 August 2021
Strongest gust
43.6 km/h
27 July 1956
Hottest feels-like
44.8 °C
10 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
12.8 °C
9 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.0 h
12 May 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 28 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 34.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 69 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 33.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 102 mm | -77 mm |
| Apr | 32.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 162 mm | -75 mm |
| May | 31.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 249 mm | -36 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 296 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 28.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 254 mm | -27 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 133 mm | -95 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 459 mm | +168 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 304 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 32.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 86 mm | -44 mm |
| Dec | 32.0 °C | +0.5 °C | 65 mm | +9 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sapele?
Sapele has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.6 °C and it receives 2,419 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sapele?
The hottest day measured in Sapele between 1940 and 2025 was 21 February 2020, reaching 38.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sapele?
The coldest day measured in Sapele between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1974, at 14.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sapele?
Almost never: Sapele sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sapele warmed?
Yes: Sapele warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sapele?
The wettest day measured in Sapele between 1940 and 2025 was 4 October 1948, with 195 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sapele?
The windiest day measured in Sapele between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 2021, with winds reaching 19.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sapele?
The warmest month in Sapele is February (27.1 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Sapele?
Sapele receives on average 2,419 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 298 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sapele?
Sapele gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sapele?
Yes: Sapele has on average 359 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sapele?
In Sapele, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.8 °C on 10 March 2024, and the lowest was 12.8 °C on 9 January 1957.
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