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Monthly climate in Niamey, Niger

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Niamey features a hot semi-arid climate (BSh).Temperatures typically range between 24 °C (75 °F) and 35 °C (95 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (56 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (112 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 286 mm (11.3 inches) and receives 41 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Niamey enjoys an average of 3922 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 19 minutes to 12 hours 53 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Niamey, Niger §

The warmest months in Niamey are April, May and June, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 35 °C (91 - 95 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 24 to 26 °C (75 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Niamey 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 Niamey, 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 38°C
(100°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Mean maximum 36°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(96°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 36°C
(97°F)
Average high 32°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Daily mean 24°C
(75°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 25°C
(78°F)
Average low 17°C
(63°F)		 20°C
(67°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Mean minimum 14°C
(57°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 16°C
(60°F)
Minimum 13°C
(56°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 14°C
(58°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Niamey, Niger §

Niamey usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 10 rainy days and 80 mm (3.2 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Niamey 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 Niamey, 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) 1 (0.0) 8 (0.3) 24 (0.9) 50 (2.0) 137 (5.4) 53 (2.1) 13 (0.5) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 2 6 9 16 6 2 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Niamey, Niger §

The sunniest months in Niamey are May, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 11 hours 11 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Niamey: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 53 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Niamey, 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 267 302 333 329 346 339 352 341 327 331 318 330
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 24m 11h 41m 12h 3m 12h 25m 12h 44m 12h 53m 12h 48m 12h 32m 12h 10m 11h 48m 11h 29m 11h 19m

Solar UV radiation in Niamey, Niger §

Niamey experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 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 Niamey UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Niamey, 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 12 13 12 11 12 13 13 12 11 10 9