Climate averages 1991–2020
Arlit weather
in July.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Arlit: daytime highs average 40.3°C and nights cool to about 27.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 5.4 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes July a very dry month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 08 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Agadez (206 km away). In July its highs average 38.7°C, 1.7°C cooler than Arlit, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Arlit ranks 1st of 8 for the warmest July highs and 1st of 8 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 8 cities is 35.7°C; Arlit is 4.7°C warmer than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 1.0°C to 39.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 5.4 mm to 16 mm.
The annual picture
July 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
Arlit climate table
| 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Agadez in JulyNiger · 206 kmHigh 38.7°C · Low 26.2°C · 19 mm rain
- Tahoua in JulyNiger · 484 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 25.3°C · 43 mm rain
- Tamanghasset in JulyAlgeria · 490 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 22.5°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Zinder in JulyNiger · 574 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 24.1°C · 68 mm rain
- Maradi in JulyNiger · 583 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 24.3°C · 65 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in JulyNiger · 595 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 25.4°C · 69 mm rain
- Katsina in JulyNigeria · 639 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 23.0°C · 100 mm rain
- Sokoto in JulyNigeria · 671 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 24.7°C · 82 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 Arlit) is explained once on the Arlit year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.