Climate averages 1991–2020
Agadez weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 11th warmest and one of the driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Agadez: daytime highs average 28.3°C and nights cool to about 14.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 08 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Arlit (206 km away). In December its highs average 28.4°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 December highs and joint 1st of 8 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 8 cities is 30.7°C; Agadez is 2.4°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 27.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Arlit in DecemberNiger · 206 kmHigh 28.4°C · Low 12.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Zinder in DecemberNiger · 368 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 13.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Tahoua in DecemberNiger · 372 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 15.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Maradi in DecemberNiger · 398 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Katsina in DecemberNigeria · 445 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 15.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in DecemberNiger · 460 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 17.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Sokoto in DecemberNigeria · 525 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 18.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Nguru in DecemberNigeria · 527 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 15.2°C · 0 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.