Climate averages 1991–2020
Birni N Konni weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Birni N Konni: daytime highs average 37.1°C and nights cool to about 24.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.5 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 50 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sokoto (82 km away). In October its highs average 35.7°C, 1.4°C cooler than Birni N Konni, with 13 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Birni N Konni ranks 4th of 8 for the warmest October highs and 5th of 8 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 8 cities is 36.9°C; Birni N Konni is 0.1°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.7°C to 35.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 8.5 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Sokoto in OctoberNigeria · 82 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 23.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Tahoua in OctoberNiger · 122 kmHigh 37.5°C · Low 22.5°C · 5.3 mm rain
- Birnin Kebbi in OctoberNigeria · 188 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 16 mm rain
- Jega in OctoberNigeria · 199 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 23.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Maradi in OctoberNiger · 203 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 22.1°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Gusau in OctoberNigeria · 237 kmHigh 32.9°C · Low 21.1°C · 30 mm rain
- Dosso in OctoberNiger · 237 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 23.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Katsina in OctoberNigeria · 270 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 21.4°C · 14 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.