Zaria climate — normals and trends
Zaria (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 812 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 (29.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Zaria averages 0 frost days, 210 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 118 rainy days per year.
Zaria has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 40.8 °C (on 18 April 2010) and the coldest 8.2 °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
ZariaKaduna State
- coords
- 11.11°, 7.72°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.8°C
Average daily high
31.0°C
Average daily low
19.6°C
Annual rainfall
812mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
53%
Average peak wind
16.2km/h
Seasonal range
7.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
210 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
118 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
32.3 °C
Average feels-like low
19.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
185 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · 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
40.8 °C
18 April 2010
Coldest day
8.2 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
131 mm
25 May 1991
Windiest day
32.7 km/h
21 March 1992
Strongest gust
61.2 km/h
9 March 1990
Hottest feels-like
43.6 °C
24 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
2.7 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.7 h
15 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 | 31.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 33.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 37.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 37.7 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 35.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 34 mm | -40 mm |
| Jun | 31.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 74 mm | -41 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 227 mm | +62 mm |
| Aug | 27.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 321 mm | +94 mm |
| Sep | 29.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 202 mm | +39 mm |
| Oct | 31.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 52 mm | +9 mm |
| Nov | 32.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 32.6 °C | +2.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zaria?
Zaria has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.8 °C and it receives 812 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zaria?
The hottest day measured in Zaria between 1940 and 2025 was 18 April 2010, reaching 40.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zaria?
The coldest day measured in Zaria between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 8.2 °C.
Does it snow in Zaria?
Almost never: Zaria sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zaria warmed?
Yes: Zaria warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zaria?
The wettest day measured in Zaria between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 1991, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zaria?
The windiest day measured in Zaria between 1940 and 2025 was 21 March 1992, with winds reaching 32.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zaria?
The warmest month in Zaria is April (29.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Zaria?
Zaria receives on average 812 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 118 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zaria?
Zaria gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Zaria?
Yes: Zaria has on average 185 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zaria?
In Zaria, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.6 °C on 24 April 2024, and the lowest was 2.7 °C on 8 January 1957.
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