Climate averages 1991–2020

Birni N Konni weather
in February.

A very hot, very dry month: the joint 7th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.

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

Average high 34.5°C Daytime mean, February

Average low 19.1°C Night-time mean, February

Rainfall <1 mm Almost no rain

Daylight 12 h Sunrise to sunset, per day

February is a very hot month in Birni N Konni: daytime highs average 34.5°C and nights cool to about 19.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the joint 7th warmest of the 12 months.

Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 41 min on an average February day.

The nearest other city in this atlas is Sokoto (82 km away). In February its highs average 34.8°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 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; Birni N Konni is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.

From February to March, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 38.4°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

Birni N Konni climate table

1991–2020

Monthly climate averages for Birni N Konni, 1991–2020
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, selected	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	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

February in nearby cities

Distance from Birni N Konni

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 Birni N Konni) is explained once on the Birni N Konni year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.