Sofo-Birnin-Gwari climate — normals and trends
Sofo-Birnin-Gwari (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 958 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 (29.7 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sofo-Birnin-Gwari averages 0 frost days, 230 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 126 rainy days per year.
Sofo-Birnin-Gwari has warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.16 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 41.5 °C (on 28 March 2024) and the coldest 9.6 °C (on 8 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
Sofo-Birnin-GwariKaduna State
- coords
- 11.02°, 6.78°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.7°C
Average daily high
31.5°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
958mm
Sunshine / day
10.2h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
6.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
230 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
126 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.3 °C
Average feels-like low
20.5 °C
Average peak gust
33.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
242 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.6 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.3 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.49 · 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
41.5 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest day
9.6 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
147 mm
24 August 2012
Windiest day
32.1 km/h
20 February 1989
Strongest gust
69.1 km/h
24 September 1948
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
28 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
3.5 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.6 h
31 May 2022
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 | 33.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 35.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 38.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -5 mm |
| Apr | 37.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -27 mm |
| May | 34.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 51 mm | -32 mm |
| Jun | 30.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 69 mm | -45 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 237 mm | +42 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 297 mm | +29 mm |
| Sep | 28.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 238 mm | +38 mm |
| Oct | 31.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 80 mm | +16 mm |
| Nov | 34.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 33.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sofo-Birnin-Gwari?
Sofo-Birnin-Gwari has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.7 °C and it receives 958 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari?
The hottest day measured in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, reaching 41.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari?
The coldest day measured in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 9.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari?
Almost never: Sofo-Birnin-Gwari sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sofo-Birnin-Gwari warmed?
Yes: Sofo-Birnin-Gwari warmed by +1.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari?
The wettest day measured in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 2012, with 147 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari?
The windiest day measured in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari between 1940 and 2025 was 20 February 1989, with winds reaching 32.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari?
The warmest month in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari is April (29.7 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari?
Sofo-Birnin-Gwari receives on average 958 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 126 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari?
Sofo-Birnin-Gwari gets on average 10.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,723 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari?
Yes: Sofo-Birnin-Gwari has on average 242 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sofo-Birnin-Gwari?
In Sofo-Birnin-Gwari, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 28 April 2024, and the lowest was 3.5 °C on 8 January 1957.
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