Climate averages 1991–2020
Agadez weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Agadez: daytime highs average 39.1°C and nights cool to about 24.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical April (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 31 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Arlit (206 km away). In April its highs average 39.3°C, about as warm as Agadez, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Agadez ranks 8th of 8 for the warmest April highs and 2nd of 8 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 8 cities is 40.1°C; Agadez is 1.0°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 40.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.0 mm.
The annual picture
April in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Agadez climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27.3°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.211 h |
| February | 30.5°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| March | 34.9°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 39.1°C24.0°C | 24.0°C | 0.6 | 0.2 | 12.513 h |
| May | 40.9°C26.3°C | 26.3°C | 1.0 | 0.3 | 12.913 h |
| June | 40.8°C26.8°C | 26.8°C | 3.1 | 1.1 | 13.113 h |
| July | 38.7°C26.2°C | 26.2°C | 19 | 5.2 | 13.013 h |
| August | 37.2°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 37 | 8.9 | 12.713 h |
| September | 39.0°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 4.5 | 1.7 | 12.212 h |
| October | 36.9°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 0.2 | 0.1 | 11.812 h |
| November | 32.2°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| December | 28.3°C14.6°C | 14.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.111 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
April in nearby cities
- Arlit in AprilNiger · 206 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 22.5°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Zinder in AprilNiger · 368 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 22.6°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Tahoua in AprilNiger · 372 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 23.7°C · 0.8 mm rain
- Maradi in AprilNiger · 398 kmHigh 39.8°C · Low 23.4°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Katsina in AprilNigeria · 445 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 23.2°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in AprilNiger · 460 kmHigh 40.9°C · Low 26.0°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Sokoto in AprilNigeria · 525 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 26.6°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Nguru in AprilNigeria · 527 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 23.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Agadez) is explained once on the Agadez year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.