Climate averages 1991–2020
Birni N Konni weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 10th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Birni N Konni: daytime highs average 31.9°C and nights cool to about 17.6°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 December (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 20 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sokoto (82 km away). In December its highs average 32.2°C, about as warm as Birni N Konni, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Birni N Konni ranks 3rd 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; Birni N Konni is 1.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 31.1°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
Birni N Konni climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.1°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 34.5°C19.1°C | 19.1°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 38.4°C22.7°C | 22.7°C | 0.2 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 40.9°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 1.7 | 0.4 | 12.412 h |
| May | 40.3°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 14 | 3.1 | 12.813 h |
| June | 38.2°C27.4°C | 27.4°C | 27 | 6.8 | 12.913 h |
| July | 34.5°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 69 | 11.8 | 12.913 h |
| August | 31.8°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 129 | 15.0 | 12.613 h |
| September | 34.4°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 47 | 8.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 37.1°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 8.5 | 2.1 | 11.812 h |
| November | 35.4°C21.0°C | 21.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| December, selected | 31.9°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 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
- Sokoto in DecemberNigeria · 82 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 18.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Tahoua in DecemberNiger · 122 kmHigh 31.3°C · Low 15.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Birnin Kebbi in DecemberNigeria · 188 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 19.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Jega in DecemberNigeria · 199 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 19.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Maradi in DecemberNiger · 203 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Gusau in DecemberNigeria · 237 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 16.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Dosso in DecemberNiger · 237 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 17.4°C · 0 mm rain
- Katsina in DecemberNigeria · 270 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 15.0°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 Birni N Konni) is explained once on the Birni N Konni year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.