Warri climate — normals and trends
Warri (Nigeria) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 2,770 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 (27.0 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Warri averages 0 frost days, 191 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 312 rainy days per year.
Warri 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 37.6 °C (on 14 February 2020) and the coldest 14.5 °C (on 9 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
WarriDelta
- coords
- 5.52°, 5.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
25.8°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
2,770mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
88%
Average peak wind
10.0km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
191 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
312 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.8 °C
Average feels-like low
27.8 °C
Average peak gust
25.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
362 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.8 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.81 · 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
37.6 °C
14 February 2020
Coldest day
14.5 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
182 mm
6 August 2004
Windiest day
20.9 km/h
29 August 1950
Strongest gust
46.1 km/h
29 August 1950
Hottest feels-like
44.7 °C
10 March 2024
Coldest feels-like
14.0 °C
13 January 2015
Sunniest day
12.0 h
7 May 1944
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 | 33.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 40 mm | -37 mm |
| Feb | 33.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 100 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 32.8 °C | +1.3 °C | 158 mm | -59 mm |
| Apr | 32.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 217 mm | -57 mm |
| May | 31.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 277 mm | -49 mm |
| Jun | 30.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 358 mm | +35 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 277 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 135 mm | -93 mm |
| Sep | 28.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 524 mm | +217 mm |
| Oct | 29.8 °C | +0.7 °C | 343 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 31.6 °C | +1.0 °C | 144 mm | -38 mm |
| Dec | 31.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 84 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Warri?
Warri has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 25.8 °C and it receives 2,770 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Warri?
The hottest day measured in Warri between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 2020, reaching 37.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Warri?
The coldest day measured in Warri between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 14.5 °C.
Does it snow in Warri?
Almost never: Warri sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Warri warmed?
Yes: Warri warmed by +1.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Warri?
The wettest day measured in Warri between 1940 and 2025 was 6 August 2004, with 182 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Warri?
The windiest day measured in Warri between 1940 and 2025 was 29 August 1950, with winds reaching 20.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Warri?
The warmest month in Warri is February (27.0 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Warri?
Warri receives on average 2,770 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 312 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Warri?
Warri gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Warri?
Yes: Warri has on average 362 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Warri?
In Warri, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 10 March 2024, and the lowest was 14.0 °C on 13 January 2015.
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