Climate averages 1991–2020
Birni N Konni weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Birni N Konni: daytime highs average 38.4°C and nights cool to about 22.7°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sokoto (82 km away). In March its highs average 38.5°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 joint 2nd of 8 for the warmest March highs and joint 5th of 8 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 8 cities is 37.0°C; Birni N Konni is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.5°C to 40.9°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.7 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
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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Sokoto in MarchNigeria · 82 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Tahoua in MarchNiger · 122 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 20.6°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Birnin Kebbi in MarchNigeria · 188 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Jega in MarchNigeria · 199 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 23.7°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Maradi in MarchNiger · 203 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Gusau in MarchNigeria · 237 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Dosso in MarchNiger · 237 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 21.9°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Katsina in MarchNigeria · 270 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.5 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.