Uga climate — normals and trends
Uga (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,875 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 (27.8 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Uga averages 0 frost days, 212 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 240 rainy days per year.
Uga has warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.7 °C (on 13 February 2024) and the coldest 14.8 °C (on 2 January 1967).
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
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- coords
- 5.94°, 7.08°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.9°C
Average daily high
30.8°C
Average daily low
22.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,875mm
Sunshine / day
8.3h
Mean relative humidity
81%
Average peak wind
11.5km/h
Seasonal range
3.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
212 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
240 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.6 °C
Average feels-like low
26.6 °C
Average peak gust
26.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
357 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
40.7 °C
13 February 2024
Coldest day
14.8 °C
2 January 1967
Wettest day
209 mm
3 October 1948
Windiest day
21.2 km/h
16 March 1945
Strongest gust
51.1 km/h
5 March 2021
Hottest feels-like
45.3 °C
13 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
11.8 °C
2 January 1967
Sunniest day
12.1 h
18 May 2017
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 | 35.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 6 mm | -13 mm |
| Feb | 37.0 °C | +2.8 °C | 31 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 35.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 75 mm | -31 mm |
| Apr | 34.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 105 mm | -72 mm |
| May | 32.6 °C | +2.0 °C | 178 mm | -66 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 299 mm | +43 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +0.5 °C | 298 mm | +72 mm |
| Aug | 28.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 281 mm | +88 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 476 mm | +221 mm |
| Oct | 30.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 256 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 32.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 45 mm | -37 mm |
| Dec | 34.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 28 mm | +6 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Uga?
Uga has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.9 °C and it receives 1,875 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Uga?
The hottest day measured in Uga between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2024, reaching 40.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Uga?
The coldest day measured in Uga between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1967, at 14.8 °C.
Does it snow in Uga?
Almost never: Uga sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Uga warmed?
Yes: Uga warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Uga?
The wettest day measured in Uga between 1940 and 2025 was 3 October 1948, with 209 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Uga?
The windiest day measured in Uga between 1940 and 2025 was 16 March 1945, with winds reaching 21.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Uga?
The warmest month in Uga is February (27.8 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Uga?
Uga receives on average 1,875 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 240 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Uga?
Uga gets on average 8.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,030 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Uga?
Yes: Uga has on average 357 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Uga?
In Uga, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.3 °C on 13 February 2024, and the lowest was 11.8 °C on 2 January 1967.
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