Sokoto climate — normals and trends
Sokoto (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 452 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 (33.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (24.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Sokoto averages 0 frost days, 320 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 67 rainy days per year.
Sokoto has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.7 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 10.1 °C (on 11 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
SokotoSokoto
- coords
- 13.06°, 5.24°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.3°C
Average daily high
34.6°C
Average daily low
22.8°C
Annual rainfall
452mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
42%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
9.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
320 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
67 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
33.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
281 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
44.7 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest day
10.1 °C
11 January 1957
Wettest day
154 mm
27 July 1962
Windiest day
31.7 km/h
8 June 1955
Strongest gust
63.7 km/h
27 April 1997
Hottest feels-like
47.6 °C
26 May 1998
Coldest feels-like
4.6 °C
11 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.7 h
2 June 1942
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 35.6 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 41.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 41.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 40.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 11 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 36.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 8 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 31.9 °C | -0.3 °C | 131 mm | +17 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | -0.6 °C | 204 mm | +20 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 102 mm | +28 mm |
| Oct | 35.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 24 mm | +11 mm |
| Nov | 36.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 34.9 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sokoto?
Sokoto has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.3 °C and it receives 452 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sokoto?
The hottest day measured in Sokoto between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 44.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sokoto?
The coldest day measured in Sokoto between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1957, at 10.1 °C.
Does it snow in Sokoto?
Almost never: Sokoto sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sokoto warmed?
Yes: Sokoto warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sokoto?
The wettest day measured in Sokoto between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1962, with 154 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sokoto?
The windiest day measured in Sokoto between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 1955, with winds reaching 31.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sokoto?
The warmest month in Sokoto is April (33.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (24.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Sokoto?
Sokoto receives on average 452 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 67 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sokoto?
Sokoto gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Sokoto?
Yes: Sokoto has on average 281 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sokoto?
In Sokoto, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.6 °C on 26 May 1998, and the lowest was 4.6 °C on 11 January 1957.
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