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Monthly climate in Gaya, Dosso, Niger

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Gaya features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 15 °C (59 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 620 mm (24.4 inches) and receives 79 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Gaya enjoys an average of 3889 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 25 minutes to 12 hours 47 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Gaya, Dosso, Niger §

The warmest months in Gaya are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 35 °C (92 - 95 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 81 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Gaya experiences 329 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 Gaya, Dosso, 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 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 37°C
(98°F)
Average high 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 34°C
(94°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(81°F)
Average low 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 20°C
(69°F)
Mean minimum 17°C
(62°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)
Minimum 15°C
(59°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 17°C
(62°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Gaya, Dosso, Niger §

Gaya usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 18 rainy days and 159 mm (6.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Gaya are January, November and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Gaya, Dosso, 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) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.0) 3 (0.1) 28 (1.1) 72 (2.8) 130 (5.1) 246 (9.7) 100 (3.9) 39 (1.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 1 5 12 18 23 15 5 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Gaya, Dosso, Niger §

The sunniest months in Gaya are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Gaya: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 51 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Gaya, Dosso, 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 267 302 333 328 347 337 350 328 320 329 317 326
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 30m 11h 44m 12h 3m 12h 23m 12h 39m 12h 47m 12h 43m 12h 29m 12h 10m 11h 50m 11h 33m 11h 25m

Solar UV radiation in Gaya, Dosso, Niger §

Gaya experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, July 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 10. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Gaya UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Gaya, Dosso, 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) 10 11 12 12 11 12 13 13 12 11 10 9