Climate averages 1991–2020

Arlit weather
in February.

A hot, very dry month: the 10th warmest and the joint 3rd driest of the year.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

Average high 30.4°C Daytime mean, February

Average low 13.5°C Night-time mean, February

Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain

Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

February is a hot month in Arlit: daytime highs average 30.4°C and nights cool to about 13.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the joint 3rd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 31 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Agadez (206 km away). In February its highs average 30.5°C, about as warm as Arlit, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).

Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Arlit ranks 8th of 8 for the warmest February highs and joint 4th of 8 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 8 cities is 33.0°C; Arlit is 2.6°C cooler than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 4.4°C to 34.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.

The annual picture

February in context

30-year average

Average highAverage low°C

Monthly rainfall

Average total · mm

Averages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated

Every month, side by side

Arlit climate table

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Arlit, 1991–2020
Month	Average highHigh / low	Average low	Rainfall mm/month	Rain days ≥1 mm/day	Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day
January	27.2°C10.8°C	10.8°C	0.1	0.0	11.111 h
February, selected	30.4°C13.5°C	13.5°C	0.1	0.0	11.512 h
March	34.8°C17.8°C	17.8°C	0	0.0	12.012 h
April	39.3°C22.5°C	22.5°C	0.2	0.0	12.613 h
May	41.7°C26.3°C	26.3°C	1.0	0.4	13.013 h
June	41.9°C27.7°C	27.7°C	2.0	0.7	13.213 h
July	40.3°C27.4°C	27.4°C	5.4	1.8	13.113 h
August	39.3°C26.8°C	26.8°C	16	4.4	12.813 h
September	40.0°C25.8°C	25.8°C	4.4	1.6	12.312 h
October	37.5°C22.3°C	22.3°C	0.3	0.1	11.712 h
November	32.5°C16.2°C	16.2°C	0	0.0	11.311 h
December	28.4°C12.1°C	12.1°C	0.1	0.0	11.011 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

February in nearby cities

Distance from Arlit

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 limits

How these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Arlit) is explained once on the Arlit year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.