Climate averages 1991–2020
Agadez weather
in August.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 6th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
August is a very hot month in Agadez: daytime highs average 37.2°C and nights cool to about 25.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 37 mm of rain on roughly 9 days, which makes August a fairly dry month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 42 min on an average August day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Arlit (206 km away). In August its highs average 39.3°C, 2.1°C warmer than Agadez, with 16 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Agadez ranks 2nd of 8 for the warmest August highs and 2nd of 8 for the driest August (rainfall, lowest first). The mean August high of those 8 cities is 33.5°C; Agadez is 3.8°C warmer than that mean.
From August to September, average highs rise by 1.8°C to 39.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 37 mm to 4.5 mm.
The annual picture
August 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 | 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, selected | 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
August in nearby cities
- Arlit in AugustNiger · 206 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 26.8°C · 16 mm rain
- Zinder in AugustNiger · 368 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 23.0°C · 133 mm rain
- Tahoua in AugustNiger · 372 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 24.1°C · 90 mm rain
- Maradi in AugustNiger · 398 kmHigh 30.9°C · Low 23.2°C · 129 mm rain
- Katsina in AugustNigeria · 445 kmHigh 29.5°C · Low 22.0°C · 173 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in AugustNiger · 460 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 24.1°C · 129 mm rain
- Sokoto in AugustNigeria · 525 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 23.5°C · 171 mm rain
- Nguru in AugustNigeria · 527 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 23.2°C · 147 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.