Zuru climate — normals and trends
Zuru (Nigeria) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 786 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 (32.0 °C on average) and the coldest is August (24.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Zuru averages 0 frost days, 282 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 106 rainy days per year.
Zuru has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 42.9 °C (on 28 March 2024) and the coldest 11.1 °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
ZuruKebbi
- coords
- 11.44°, 5.23°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.5°C
Average daily high
33.3°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
786mm
Sunshine / day
10.6h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
7.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
282 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
106 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.2 °C
Average feels-like low
22.4 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
297 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
42.9 °C
28 March 2024
Coldest day
11.1 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
140 mm
9 August 1950
Windiest day
30.4 km/h
18 February 2008
Strongest gust
59.0 km/h
18 February 2008
Hottest feels-like
46.8 °C
24 April 2024
Coldest feels-like
5.4 °C
8 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.6 h
1 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 | 34.2 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 36.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Mar | 39.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Apr | 39.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -18 mm |
| May | 36.3 °C | +0.6 °C | 34 mm | -25 mm |
| Jun | 33.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 13 mm | -68 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 223 mm | +49 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 312 mm | +44 mm |
| Sep | 29.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 157 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 32.6 °C | +0.6 °C | 47 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 35.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | 35.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zuru?
Zuru has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.5 °C and it receives 786 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zuru?
The hottest day measured in Zuru between 1940 and 2025 was 28 March 2024, reaching 42.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zuru?
The coldest day measured in Zuru between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 11.1 °C.
Does it snow in Zuru?
Almost never: Zuru sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zuru warmed?
Yes: Zuru warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zuru?
The wettest day measured in Zuru between 1940 and 2025 was 9 August 1950, with 140 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zuru?
The windiest day measured in Zuru between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 2008, with winds reaching 30.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zuru?
The warmest month in Zuru is April (32.0 °C on average); the coldest is August (24.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Zuru?
Zuru receives on average 786 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 106 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zuru?
Zuru gets on average 10.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,869 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Zuru?
Yes: Zuru has on average 297 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zuru?
In Zuru, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.8 °C on 24 April 2024, and the lowest was 5.4 °C on 8 January 1957.
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