Nigeria Climate
Climate Zone and Historical Climate Data
Nigeria Climatic Classifications
| Code | Description | Group | Number of states/regions | States/regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aw | Tropical wet and dry or savanna | Tropical | 24 | Abuja Federal Capital Territory Adamawa Anambra Bauchi Benue Ebonyi Edo Ekiti Enugu Gombe Imo Kaduna Kebbi Kogi Kwara Lagos Nasarawa Niger Ogun Ondo Osun Oyo Plateau Taraba |
| Bsh | Subtropical steppe | Arid | 7 | Borno Jigawa Kano Katsina Sokoto Yobe Zamfara |
| Am | Tropical monsoon | Tropical | 6 | Abia Akwa Ibom Bayelsa Cross River Delta Rivers |
Summary: Most regions (24) in Nigeria lie in the Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate zone (Köppen: Aw). The mean average of annual temperatures range from a high of 32.53°C (90.55°F) in Borno to a low of 26.55°C (79.79°F) in Rivers.
Climate Nigeria: Weather By Month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Nov | Oct | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record high °C (°F) | 39.52(103.14) | 41.22(106.2) | 41.86(107.35) | 42.75(108.95) | 42.83(109.09) | 40.16(104.29) | 35.96(96.73) | 33.43(92.17) | 36.37(97.47) | 38.73(101.71) | 37.79(100.02) | 38.19(100.74) | 42.83(109.09) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 35.55(95.99) | 36.9(98.42) | 37.39(99.3) | 37.22(99.0) | 35.41(95.74) | 32.86(91.15) | 30.39(86.7) | 29.38(84.88) | 30.61(87.1) | 32.84(91.11) | 34.56(94.21) | 34.55(94.19) | 33.97(93.15) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 29.26(84.67) | 30.9(87.62) | 32.08(89.74) | 32.38(90.28) | 31.25(88.25) | 29.23(84.61) | 27.23(81.01) | 26.33(79.39) | 27.23(81.01) | 28.85(83.93) | 29.79(85.62) | 29.02(84.24) | 29.46(85.03) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.27(68.49) | 22.44(72.39) | 24.59(76.26) | 25.67(78.21) | 25.7(78.26) | 24.36(75.85) | 23.12(73.62) | 22.45(72.41) | 22.94(73.29) | 23.57(74.43) | 23.06(73.51) | 21.04(69.87) | 23.27(73.89) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 13.83(56.89) | 16.62(61.92) | 20.71(69.28) | 23.04(73.47) | 22.5(72.5) | 21.7(71.06) | 20.4(68.72) | 19.87(67.77) | 20.48(68.86) | 21.26(70.27) | 20.14(68.25) | 16.07(60.93) | 13.83(56.89) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.89(0.66) | 39.15(1.54) | 68.0(2.68) | 95.19(3.75) | 151.13(5.95) | 190.8(7.51) | 277.51(10.93) | 318.6(12.54) | 285.52(11.24) | 176.14(6.93) | 61.23(2.41) | 14.97(0.59) | 141.26(5.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 3.18 | 6.7 | 10.87 | 13.32 | 17.74 | 19.85 | 24.74 | 25.32 | 23.67 | 18.02 | 9.06 | 3.26 | 14.64 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 36.18 | 41.55 | 46.82 | 53.62 | 63.55 | 71.05 | 77.67 | 81.6 | 79.45 | 69.32 | 52.75 | 39.38 | 59.41 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 11.41 | 11.28 | 11.04 | 11.07 | 10.99 | 10.43 | 9.53 | 9.01 | 9.55 | 10.31 | 10.45 | 10.98 | 10.5 |
Nigeria Climate Graph
Nigeria’s Cities by Temperature
Nigeria’s states/regions ranking by average yearly temperature:
| Borno |
|
32.53°C | 90.55°F |
| Sokoto |
|
31.67°C | 89.01°F |
| Niger |
|
31.39°C | 88.5°F |
| Yobe |
|
31.29°C | 88.32°F |
| Kebbi |
|
31.26°C | 88.27°F |
| Jigawa |
|
31.23°C | 88.21°F |
| Katsina |
|
30.89°C | 87.6°F |
| Adamawa |
|
30.81°C | 87.46°F |
| Kano |
|
30.75°C | 87.35°F |
| Gombe |
|
30.54°C | 86.97°F |
| Taraba |
|
30.32°C | 86.58°F |
| Zamfara |
|
30.22°C | 86.4°F |
| Kogi |
|
29.88°C | 85.78°F |
| Abuja Federal Capital Territory |
|
29.77°C | 85.59°F |
| Kwara |
|
29.54°C | 85.17°F |
| Nasarawa |
|
29.39°C | 84.9°F |
| Benue |
|
29.38°C | 84.88°F |
| Ogun |
|
29.34°C | 84.81°F |
| Ebonyi |
|
29.34°C | 84.81°F |
| Anambra |
|
28.99°C | 84.18°F |
| Bauchi |
|
28.97°C | 84.15°F |
| Imo |
|
28.88°C | 83.98°F |
| Oyo |
|
28.82°C | 83.88°F |
| Edo |
|
28.78°C | 83.8°F |
| Abia |
|
28.68°C | 83.62°F |
| Lagos |
|
28.67°C | 83.61°F |
| Bayelsa |
|
28.64°C | 83.55°F |
| Delta |
|
28.64°C | 83.55°F |
| Cross River |
|
28.5°C | 83.3°F |
| Akwa Ibom |
|
28.47°C | 83.25°F |
| Kaduna |
|
28.46°C | 83.23°F |
| Ondo |
|
28.42°C | 83.16°F |
| Osun |
|
28.35°C | 83.03°F |
| Enugu |
|
28.27°C | 82.89°F |
| Ekiti |
|
27.9°C | 82.22°F |
| Plateau |
|
26.6°C | 79.88°F |
| Rivers |
|
26.55°C | 79.79°F |
Popular places in Nigeria
- Aba Isu Cross River
- Amoba Ebonyi
- Alota Delta
- Ancaro Kano
- Gidan Shehu Plateau
- Ayodele Oyo
- Agufa Jigawa
- Afaha Ekpene Edi Akwa Ibom
- Oguta Imo
- Amapu Abia
- Gwi Abuja Federal Capital Territory
- Beti Adamawa
- Adarawa Zamfara
- Ama Aji Abia
- Kajul Kaduna
- Urga Borno
- Adukuia Edo
- Dandire Katsina
- Jalla Edo
- Owena Ondo
- Amizu Abia
- Wonaka Zamfara
- Agbagi Ogun
- Amanawa Sokoto
- Aladje Delta
- Eda-Oniyo Ekiti
- Kurmi Plateau
- Agge Delta
- Amurukeni Rivers
- Amakohia Imo
- Lanzai Bauchi
- Azegbene Bayelsa
- Babuba Adamawa
- Agbagbojo Edo
- Arua Bayelsa
- Masu Borno
- Yopeara Ondo
- Anua Ebio Akwa Ibom
- Abu Aro Ogun
- Alakohia Rivers
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