Wamba climate — normals and trends
Wamba (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,477 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 March (29.3 °C on average) and the coldest is August (23.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Wamba averages 0 frost days, 222 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 164 rainy days per year.
Wamba has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.14 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.9 °C (on 23 February 2005) and the coldest 12.7 °C (on 11 January 2015).
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
WambaNasarawa State
- coords
- 8.94°, 8.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
31.3°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,477mm
Sunshine / day
9.4h
Mean relative humidity
64%
Average peak wind
8.7km/h
Seasonal range
5.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
222 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
164 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
23.4 °C
Average peak gust
24.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
286 d/yr
Solar radiation
18.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
40.9 °C
23 February 2005
Coldest day
12.7 °C
11 January 2015
Wettest day
184 mm
14 August 1995
Windiest day
21.4 km/h
28 March 1972
Strongest gust
46.4 km/h
22 March 2019
Hottest feels-like
44.7 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.4 °C
11 January 2015
Sunniest day
12.4 h
13 June 1949
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 | 35.3 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 36.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 37.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 1 mm | -16 mm |
| Apr | 36.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 23 mm | -37 mm |
| May | 33.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 64 mm | -76 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 104 mm | -104 mm |
| Jul | 28.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 460 mm | +134 mm |
| Aug | 27.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 487 mm | +135 mm |
| Sep | 29.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 185 mm | -60 mm |
| Oct | 30.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 87 mm | -25 mm |
| Nov | 34.3 °C | +2.1 °C | 2 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | 34.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Wamba?
Wamba has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 1,477 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Wamba?
The hottest day measured in Wamba between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 2005, reaching 40.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Wamba?
The coldest day measured in Wamba between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 2015, at 12.7 °C.
Does it snow in Wamba?
Almost never: Wamba sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Wamba warmed?
Yes: Wamba warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Wamba?
The wettest day measured in Wamba between 1940 and 2025 was 14 August 1995, with 184 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Wamba?
The windiest day measured in Wamba between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 1972, with winds reaching 21.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Wamba?
The warmest month in Wamba is March (29.3 °C on average); the coldest is August (23.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Wamba?
Wamba receives on average 1,477 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 164 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Wamba?
Wamba gets on average 9.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,431 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Wamba?
Yes: Wamba has on average 286 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Wamba?
In Wamba, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 28 March 2024, and the lowest was 9.4 °C on 11 January 2015.
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