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.
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).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Agadez, Niger with other places around the world.
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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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 |
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.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |