Climate averages 1991–2020
Birni N Konni weather
in May.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Birni N Konni: daytime highs average 40.3°C and nights cool to about 27.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 14 mm of rain on roughly 3 days, which makes May a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 45 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sokoto (82 km away). In May its highs average 39.4°C, 0.9°C cooler than Birni N Konni, with 21 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Birni N Konni ranks joint 4th of 8 for the warmest May highs and 8th of 8 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 8 cities is 40.3°C; Birni N Konni is level with that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.1°C to 38.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 14 mm to 27 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Sokoto in MayNigeria · 82 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 27.8°C · 21 mm rain
- Tahoua in MayNiger · 122 kmHigh 40.3°C · Low 25.8°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Birnin Kebbi in MayNigeria · 188 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 27.8°C · 27 mm rain
- Jega in MayNigeria · 199 kmHigh 38.2°C · Low 27.3°C · 34 mm rain
- Maradi in MayNiger · 203 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 25.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Gusau in MayNigeria · 237 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 25.3°C · 39 mm rain
- Dosso in MayNiger · 237 kmHigh 39.9°C · Low 27.6°C · 13 mm rain
- Katsina in MayNigeria · 270 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 25.0°C · 18 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.