Climate averages 1991–2020
Dosso weather
in January.
A hot, very dry month: the 11th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
January is a hot month in Dosso: daytime highs average 32.3°C and nights cool to about 16.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical January (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 27 min on an average January day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Birnin Kebbi (127 km away). In January its highs average 33.0°C, 0.7°C warmer than Dosso, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Dosso ranks 1st of 8 for the warmest January highs and joint 1st of 8 for the driest January (rainfall, lowest first). The mean January high of those 8 cities is 29.8°C; Dosso is 2.5°C warmer than that mean.
From January to February, average highs rise by 3.1°C to 35.4°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
January 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
Dosso climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January, selected | 32.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 35.4°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 38.8°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 1.3 | 0.2 | 12.112 h |
| April | 40.7°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 3.3 | 0.8 | 12.412 h |
| May | 39.9°C27.6°C | 27.6°C | 13 | 3.4 | 12.713 h |
| June | 37.3°C26.6°C | 26.6°C | 29 | 7.0 | 12.913 h |
| July | 33.7°C24.8°C | 24.8°C | 75 | 12.3 | 12.813 h |
| August | 31.3°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 156 | 17.5 | 12.613 h |
| September | 33.3°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 58 | 8.9 | 12.212 h |
| October | 36.5°C23.8°C | 23.8°C | 11 | 2.7 | 11.812 h |
| November | 35.9°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| December | 33.1°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 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
January in nearby cities
- Birnin Kebbi in JanuaryNigeria · 127 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 18.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Niamey in JanuaryNiger · 128 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 15.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Jega in JanuaryNigeria · 158 kmHigh 33.2°C · Low 18.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Sokoto in JanuaryNigeria · 222 kmHigh 31.6°C · Low 17.7°C · 0 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in JanuaryNiger · 237 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 16.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Tahoua in JanuaryNiger · 303 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 14.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in JanuaryBurkina Faso · 327 kmHigh 33.6°C · Low 18.5°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Kontagora in JanuaryNigeria · 385 kmHigh 34.2°C · Low 19.9°C · 0.3 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 Dosso) is explained once on the Dosso year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.