Zungeru climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Zungeru?

Zungeru has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 1,025 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zungeru?

The hottest day measured in Zungeru between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1964, reaching 41.6 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Zungeru?

The coldest day measured in Zungeru between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1948, at 14.4 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Zungeru?

Almost never: Zungeru sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Zungeru warmed?

Yes: Zungeru warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Zungeru?

The wettest day measured in Zungeru between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 1987, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Zungeru?

The windiest day measured in Zungeru between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1945, with winds reaching 26.8 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Zungeru?

The warmest month in Zungeru is March (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.1 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Zungeru?

Zungeru receives on average 1,025 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Zungeru?

Zungeru gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Zungeru (Nigeria) has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 1,025 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 (31.2 °C on average) and the coldest is August (25.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Zungeru averages 0 frost days, 281 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.

Zungeru has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.

The hottest day of the period reached 41.6 °C (on 30 March 1964) and the coldest 14.4 °C (on 31 December 1948).

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

ZungeruNiger State

coords: 9.81°, 6.15°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

AwTropical savannaWarmest monthMarchColdest monthAugustWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.8°C

Average daily high

33.1°C

Average daily low

23.1°C

Annual rainfall

1,025mm

Sunshine / day

9.9h

Mean relative humidity

59%

Average peak wind

11.8km/h

Seasonal range

6.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

281 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

124 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

36.5 °C

Average feels-like low

24.8 °C

Average peak gust

26.5 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

341 d/yr

Solar radiation

19.4 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+1.4 °C

since 1940

+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.58 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

41.6 °C

30 March 1964

Coldest day

14.4 °C

31 December 1948

Wettest day

140 mm

5 June 1987

Windiest day

26.8 km/h

27 April 1945

Strongest gust

55.8 km/h

20 May 1945

Hottest feels-like

47.5 °C

21 April 1983

Coldest feels-like

9.4 °C

8 January 1957

Sunniest day

12.5 h

2 June 1943

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	40.9 °C4 March 2025	19.3 °C13 November 2025	28.9 °C	834 mm	319
2024	41.2 °C28 March 2024	19.3 °C20 December 2024	28.9 °C	937 mm	325
2023	39.8 °C3 April 2023	19.6 °C13 December 2023	28.6 °C	855 mm	326
2022	39.8 °C26 March 2022	19.3 °C2 February 2022	28.1 °C	805 mm	303
2021	40.1 °C4 April 2021	18.8 °C28 November 2021	28.5 °C	657 mm	318
2020	40.1 °C5 March 2020	16.3 °C3 January 2020	28.1 °C	936 mm	290
2019	41.0 °C28 March 2019	19.1 °C16 January 2019	28.2 °C	1,263 mm	297
2018	40.6 °C3 March 2018	17.9 °C6 January 2018	28.0 °C	957 mm	292
2017	41.6 °C25 March 2017	18.0 °C11 January 2017	28.6 °C	891 mm	312
2016	40.5 °C5 April 2016	18.4 °C11 November 2016	28.5 °C	1,160 mm	313
2015	39.7 °C3 April 2015	16.9 °C13 January 2015	28.3 °C	1,132 mm	308
2014	39.4 °C22 February 2014	18.2 °C26 December 2014	28.1 °C	1,078 mm	295
2013	39.5 °C28 February 2013	18.1 °C31 December 2013	28.2 °C	887 mm	293
2012	39.8 °C26 March 2012	17.2 °C18 January 2012	28.0 °C	1,316 mm	282
2011	40.1 °C27 March 2011	17.5 °C19 January 2011	28.1 °C	801 mm	312
2010	41.3 °C1 April 2010	17.5 °C22 December 2010	28.6 °C	984 mm	313
2009	40.3 °C25 March 2009	17.3 °C27 December 2009	28.2 °C	840 mm	306
2008	39.9 °C4 March 2008	17.5 °C23 January 2008	27.9 °C	977 mm	291
2007	40.2 °C23 March 2007	17.3 °C14 January 2007	28.2 °C	935 mm	295
2006	41.1 °C11 April 2006	17.4 °C30 December 2006	28.8 °C	852 mm	313
2005	41.0 °C23 February 2005	17.9 °C13 January 2005	28.6 °C	761 mm	289
2004	39.7 °C24 March 2004	19.8 °C29 January 2004	28.4 °C	720 mm	301
2003	40.3 °C31 March 2003	17.3 °C10 December 2003	28.4 °C	888 mm	298
2002	40.5 °C2 April 2002	17.0 °C5 January 2002	28.0 °C	1,018 mm	299
2001	40.3 °C10 April 2001	17.6 °C14 January 2001	28.0 °C	971 mm	298
2000	40.0 °C1 April 2000	18.3 °C24 November 2000	27.8 °C	1,030 mm	276
1999	41.1 °C24 March 1999	18.7 °C10 January 1999	28.1 °C	1,257 mm	265
1998	41.5 °C5 February 1998	18.6 °C7 November 1998	28.3 °C	1,301 mm	296
1997	39.1 °C10 March 1997	17.1 °C18 November 1997	27.6 °C	1,064 mm	295
1996	40.1 °C7 April 1996	18.7 °C27 November 1996	28.0 °C	1,231 mm	266
1995	40.2 °C12 April 1995	19.0 °C7 January 1995	27.8 °C	1,173 mm	280
1994	40.3 °C28 March 1994	18.0 °C11 November 1994	27.6 °C	1,574 mm	277
1993	40.1 °C16 April 1993	16.9 °C7 January 1993	27.9 °C	940 mm	294
1992	40.2 °C1 April 1992	16.9 °C5 January 1992	27.4 °C	954 mm	256
1991	39.7 °C4 March 1991	18.8 °C1 January 1991	27.8 °C	1,474 mm	264
1990	40.1 °C28 March 1990	18.0 °C29 December 1990	28.0 °C	923 mm	290
1989	40.0 °C4 April 1989	17.3 °C2 January 1989	27.5 °C	1,112 mm	276
1988	40.9 °C29 March 1988	18.8 °C22 December 1988	28.1 °C	1,221 mm	277
1987	40.9 °C11 April 1987	18.9 °C15 November 1987	28.6 °C	986 mm	306
1986	39.8 °C19 February 1986	17.5 °C10 December 1986	27.8 °C	1,006 mm	270
1985	40.5 °C8 March 1985	18.2 °C24 October 1985	28.0 °C	945 mm	274
1984	41.0 °C3 March 1984	17.9 °C22 December 1984	27.8 °C	803 mm	287
1983	41.0 °C19 April 1983	16.6 °C6 January 1983	28.1 °C	659 mm	280
1982	40.3 °C29 March 1982	17.9 °C27 November 1982	27.6 °C	904 mm	275
1981	40.6 °C9 April 1981	17.4 °C23 January 1981	27.6 °C	959 mm	293
1980	40.0 °C1 April 1980	17.3 °C27 December 1980	27.8 °C	1,298 mm	284
1979	39.6 °C21 March 1979	16.9 °C27 December 1979	27.6 °C	1,481 mm	279
1978	39.6 °C24 February 1978	18.0 °C24 December 1978	27.2 °C	1,405 mm	266
1977	40.0 °C18 April 1977	17.0 °C19 January 1977	27.8 °C	906 mm	287
1976	40.2 °C5 April 1976	17.4 °C14 November 1976	27.1 °C	889 mm	249
1975	39.1 °C12 March 1975	15.7 °C18 January 1975	27.0 °C	1,137 mm	254
1974	39.2 °C11 March 1974	16.8 °C2 January 1974	27.2 °C	1,074 mm	261
1973	40.6 °C20 March 1973	17.3 °C17 December 1973	28.1 °C	1,136 mm	301
1972	39.5 °C11 March 1972	16.7 °C8 November 1972	27.4 °C	1,239 mm	267
1971	40.6 °C18 April 1971	17.8 °C16 November 1971	27.5 °C	1,146 mm	281
1970	40.2 °C17 February 1970	17.9 °C19 November 1970	27.5 °C	1,061 mm	286
1969	40.0 °C18 February 1969	16.7 °C2 December 1969	27.3 °C	1,396 mm	261
1968	39.8 °C27 March 1968	16.9 °C21 January 1968	27.3 °C	1,297 mm	275
1967	40.8 °C5 April 1967	17.3 °C2 January 1967	27.6 °C	1,277 mm	277
1966	40.8 °C16 March 1966	16.5 °C4 November 1966	27.8 °C	812 mm	287
1965	39.8 °C10 April 1965	16.7 °C12 December 1965	27.8 °C	911 mm	281
1964	41.6 °C30 March 1964	17.5 °C27 December 1964	27.9 °C	728 mm	280
1963	40.4 °C14 March 1963	17.4 °C3 January 1963	27.6 °C	1,090 mm	280
1962	40.3 °C2 April 1962	15.4 °C8 January 1962	27.2 °C	1,083 mm	258
1961	39.3 °C28 March 1961	16.0 °C29 December 1961	27.5 °C	879 mm	269
1960	40.0 °C31 March 1960	18.1 °C15 November 1960	27.7 °C	1,038 mm	276
1959	40.0 °C11 March 1959	18.3 °C30 December 1959	27.9 °C	928 mm	293
1958	41.2 °C13 March 1958	18.0 °C8 December 1958	27.9 °C	647 mm	260
1957	38.0 °C16 March 1957	14.7 °C8 January 1957	26.6 °C	1,274 mm	214
1956	38.8 °C6 April 1956	15.9 °C25 January 1956	27.1 °C	1,007 mm	264
1955	38.6 °C25 April 1955	16.8 °C27 December 1955	26.8 °C	1,327 mm	239
1954	38.9 °C28 March 1954	16.1 °C13 December 1954	27.0 °C	925 mm	253
1953	39.5 °C16 March 1953	17.0 °C11 February 1953	27.1 °C	1,092 mm	251
1952	38.6 °C31 March 1952	16.6 °C9 January 1952	27.0 °C	963 mm	259
1951	38.4 °C14 March 1951	17.0 °C29 January 1951	26.9 °C	1,379 mm	253
1950	40.1 °C15 March 1950	17.3 °C13 November 1950	26.9 °C	1,207 mm	248
1949	39.5 °C11 March 1949	16.5 °C1 January 1949	28.1 °C	558 mm	304
1948	39.3 °C21 February 1948	14.4 °C31 December 1948	26.8 °C	979 mm	251
1947	39.5 °C23 March 1947	16.9 °C5 March 1947	27.1 °C	1,557 mm	239
1946	39.3 °C27 February 1946	15.8 °C20 November 1946	27.1 °C	692 mm	258
1945	40.4 °C7 April 1945	16.3 °C4 November 1945	26.6 °C	1,090 mm	264
1944	38.5 °C12 March 1944	17.9 °C9 November 1944	27.0 °C	1,523 mm	252
1943	40.2 °C1 March 1943	17.5 °C31 October 1943	27.2 °C	812 mm	273
1942	39.9 °C10 April 1942	17.3 °C27 January 1942	27.6 °C	881 mm	280
1941	40.1 °C9 March 1941	18.1 °C24 November 1941	28.0 °C	609 mm	305
1940	38.2 °C23 March 1940	16.1 °C7 January 1940	27.6 °C	465 mm	284

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

34.3 °C

+1.2 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

319 d/yr

+38

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

834 mm

-191 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	36.2 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Feb	37.6 °C	+1.2 °C	0 mm	-2 mm
Mar	38.8 °C	+1.3 °C	0 mm	-9 mm
Apr	37.7 °C	+1.0 °C	3 mm	-33 mm
May	34.9 °C	+0.9 °C	87 mm	+7 mm
Jun	32.6 °C	+1.6 °C	36 mm	-75 mm
Jul	30.0 °C	+0.9 °C	190 mm	-13 mm
Aug	29.0 °C	+0.6 °C	233 mm	-32 mm
Sep	30.7 °C	+1.2 °C	183 mm	-49 mm
Oct	32.3 °C	+1.1 °C	102 mm	+18 mm
Nov	36.0 °C	+2.1 °C	0 mm	-4 mm
Dec	36.3 °C	+1.9 °C	0 mm	-0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

40.9 °C

4 Mar 2025

Coldest day

19.3 °C

13 Nov 2025

Wettest day

28.2 mm

15 Aug 2025

Windiest day

22.5 km/h

10 Apr 2025

Strongest gust

42.8 km/h

10 Apr 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.1 °C

18 Apr 2025

Coldest feels-like

17.2 °C

13 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.3 h

6 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Zungeru?

Zungeru has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.8 °C and it receives 1,025 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zungeru?

The hottest day measured in Zungeru between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1964, reaching 41.6 °C.

What is the coldest day in Zungeru?

The coldest day measured in Zungeru between 1940 and 2025 was 31 December 1948, at 14.4 °C.

Does it snow in Zungeru?

Almost never: Zungeru sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Zungeru warmed?

Yes: Zungeru warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Zungeru?

The wettest day measured in Zungeru between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 1987, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Zungeru?

The windiest day measured in Zungeru between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1945, with winds reaching 26.8 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Zungeru?

The warmest month in Zungeru is March (31.2 °C on average); the coldest is August (25.1 °C).

How much does it rain in Zungeru?

Zungeru receives on average 1,025 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Zungeru?

Zungeru gets on average 9.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,614 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Zungeru?

Yes: Zungeru has on average 341 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zungeru?

In Zungeru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 21 April 1983, and the lowest was 9.4 °C on 8 January 1957.

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