Monthly climate in Agadez, Niger

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Agadez features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 21 °C (70 °F) and 36 °C (97 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 8 °C (46 °F) or can rise to as high as 46 °C (115 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 84 mm (3.3 inches) and receives 19 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Agadez enjoys an average of 3888 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 7 minutes to 13 hours 6 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Agadez, Niger §

The warmest months in Agadez are May, June and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 36 °C (92 - 97 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 21 to 23 °C (70 - 74 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Agadez experiences 323 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Agadez, Niger.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 37°C
(99°F)
37°C
(99°F)
41°C
(106°F)
45°C
(113°F)
46°C
(115°F)
44°C
(112°F)
45°C
(112°F)
42°C
(109°F)
42°C
(108°F)
41°C
(106°F)
38°C
(101°F)
36°C
(96°F)
Mean maximum 33°C
(91°F)
35°C
(95°F)
40°C
(104°F)
43°C
(110°F)
44°C
(112°F)
44°C
(111°F)
42°C
(109°F)
41°C
(106°F)
42°C
(107°F)
41°C
(105°F)
37°C
(98°F)
33°C
(92°F)
Average high 28°C
(83°F)
30°C
(86°F)
36°C
(97°F)
40°C
(104°F)
42°C
(108°F)
41°C
(107°F)
39°C
(103°F)
37°C
(98°F)
39°C
(103°F)
38°C
(101°F)
34°C
(94°F)
30°C
(85°F)
Daily mean 21°C
(70°F)
23°C
(74°F)
29°C
(85°F)
33°C
(92°F)
36°C
(97°F)
35°C
(96°F)
33°C
(92°F)
31°C
(88°F)
33°C
(92°F)
32°C
(90°F)
27°C
(82°F)
23°C
(73°F)
Average low 14°C
(58°F)
16°C
(61°F)
22°C
(71°F)
26°C
(78°F)
28°C
(83°F)
29°C
(84°F)
27°C
(81°F)
26°C
(79°F)
27°C
(81°F)
25°C
(78°F)
21°C
(69°F)
16°C
(61°F)
Mean minimum 9°C
(49°F)
12°C
(53°F)
17°C
(62°F)
21°C
(70°F)
24°C
(76°F)
26°C
(80°F)
25°C
(76°F)
23°C
(74°F)
24°C
(76°F)
21°C
(71°F)
17°C
(64°F)
11°C
(53°F)
Minimum 8°C
(46°F)
9°C
(49°F)
15°C
(60°F)
17°C
(63°F)
23°C
(73°F)
25°C
(77°F)
24°C
(75°F)
23°C
(73°F)
23°C
(74°F)
18°C
(64°F)
15°C
(59°F)
10°C
(51°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Agadez, Niger §

Agadez usually has the most precipitation in June, July and August, with an average of 6 rainy days and 26 mm (1.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Agadez are January, March and November. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Agadez, Niger.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 5 (0.2) 16 (0.6) 58 (2.3) 4 (0.2) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 10 1 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Agadez, Niger §

The sunniest months in Agadez are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Agadez: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 39 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Agadez, Niger.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 260 296 332 335 353 339 350 344 322 323 313 316
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 13m 11h 34m 12h 2m 12h 31m 12h 55m 13h 6m 13h 0m 12h 39m 12h 12m 11h 43m 11h 19m 11h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Agadez, Niger §

Agadez experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 9. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Agadez UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Agadez, Niger.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 9 10 11 13 12 12 11 12 11 10 9 8