Climate averages 1991–2020
Arlit weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Arlit: daytime highs average 34.8°C and nights cool to about 17.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 02 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Agadez (206 km away). In March its highs average 34.9°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 March highs and 1st of 8 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 8 cities is 37.0°C; Arlit is 2.2°C cooler than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 4.5°C to 39.3°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Agadez in MarchNiger · 206 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 20.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Tahoua in MarchNiger · 484 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 20.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Tamanghasset in MarchAlgeria · 490 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 11.1°C · 3.6 mm rain
- Zinder in MarchNiger · 574 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 19.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Maradi in MarchNiger · 583 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in MarchNiger · 595 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Katsina in MarchNigeria · 639 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Sokoto in MarchNigeria · 671 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 0.4 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.