Yenagoa climate — normals and trends
Yenagoa (Nigeria) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 2,791 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 (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is July (24.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in October.
Yenagoa averages 0 frost days, 188 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 306 rainy days per year.
Yenagoa has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.21 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.8 °C (on 14 February 2020) and the coldest 17.7 °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
YenagoaBayelsa State
- coords
- 4.93°, 6.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.0°C
Average daily high
30.0°C
Average daily low
23.4°C
Annual rainfall
2,791mm
Sunshine / day
8.4h
Mean relative humidity
85%
Average peak wind
10.9km/h
Seasonal range
2.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
188 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
306 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.6 °C
Average feels-like low
28.0 °C
Average peak gust
26.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
364 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · 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
37.8 °C
14 February 2020
Coldest day
17.7 °C
9 January 1957
Wettest day
267 mm
11 July 1986
Windiest day
22.0 km/h
8 August 1950
Strongest gust
46.8 km/h
8 August 1950
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
13 February 2024
Coldest feels-like
15.9 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
11.9 h
16 July 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 | 33.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 52 mm | -29 mm |
| Feb | 33.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 93 mm | -23 mm |
| Mar | 33.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 147 mm | -69 mm |
| Apr | 32.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 242 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 31.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 284 mm | -20 mm |
| Jun | 30.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 330 mm | +11 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 328 mm | +37 mm |
| Aug | 28.4 °C | +0.4 °C | 152 mm | -61 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 595 mm | +283 mm |
| Oct | 29.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 507 mm | +139 mm |
| Nov | 31.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 220 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 31.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 108 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yenagoa?
Yenagoa has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.0 °C and it receives 2,791 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yenagoa?
The hottest day measured in Yenagoa between 1940 and 2025 was 14 February 2020, reaching 37.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yenagoa?
The coldest day measured in Yenagoa between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1957, at 17.7 °C.
Does it snow in Yenagoa?
Almost never: Yenagoa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Yenagoa warmed?
Yes: Yenagoa warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yenagoa?
The wettest day measured in Yenagoa between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 1986, with 267 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yenagoa?
The windiest day measured in Yenagoa between 1940 and 2025 was 8 August 1950, with winds reaching 22.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yenagoa?
The warmest month in Yenagoa is February (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is July (24.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Yenagoa?
Yenagoa receives on average 2,791 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 306 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yenagoa?
Yenagoa gets on average 8.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,066 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Yenagoa?
Yes: Yenagoa has on average 364 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yenagoa?
In Yenagoa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 13 February 2024, and the lowest was 15.9 °C on 8 January 1957.
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