Tambuwal climate — normals and trends
Tambuwal (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 585 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 (33.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (25.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Tambuwal averages 0 frost days, 320 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 79 rainy days per year.
Tambuwal has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.5 °C (on 30 March 2024) and the coldest 11.3 °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
TambuwalSokoto
- coords
- 12.41°, 4.65°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.5°C
Average daily high
34.4°C
Average daily low
23.3°C
Annual rainfall
585mm
Sunshine / day
10.9h
Mean relative humidity
45%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
8.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
320 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
79 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
36.0 °C
Average feels-like low
23.1 °C
Average peak gust
32.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
307 d/yr
Solar radiation
22.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.68 · 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
44.5 °C
30 March 2024
Coldest day
11.3 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
169 mm
4 August 1977
Windiest day
33.5 km/h
26 May 1946
Strongest gust
63.4 km/h
26 May 1946
Hottest feels-like
47.5 °C
24 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
6.1 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.6 h
1 June 1942
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 | 34.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 36.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 41.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 41.3 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -7 mm |
| May | 39.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 12 mm | -21 mm |
| Jun | 35.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 19 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 31.4 °C | +0.1 °C | 154 mm | +10 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 368 mm | +148 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +0.3 °C | 132 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 35.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 38 mm | +18 mm |
| Nov | 37.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 35.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tambuwal?
Tambuwal has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.5 °C and it receives 585 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tambuwal?
The hottest day measured in Tambuwal between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 2024, reaching 44.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tambuwal?
The coldest day measured in Tambuwal between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 11.3 °C.
Does it snow in Tambuwal?
Almost never: Tambuwal sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tambuwal warmed?
Yes: Tambuwal warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tambuwal?
The wettest day measured in Tambuwal between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 1977, with 169 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tambuwal?
The windiest day measured in Tambuwal between 1940 and 2025 was 26 May 1946, with winds reaching 33.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tambuwal?
The warmest month in Tambuwal is April (33.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (25.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Tambuwal?
Tambuwal receives on average 585 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 79 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tambuwal?
Tambuwal gets on average 10.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,979 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tambuwal?
Yes: Tambuwal has on average 307 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tambuwal?
In Tambuwal, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 24 April 2024, and the lowest was 6.1 °C on 8 January 1957.
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