Climate averages 1991–2020
Dosso 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 Dosso: daytime highs average 39.9°C and nights cool to about 27.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 13 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 43 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Birnin Kebbi (127 km away). In May its highs average 39.1°C, 0.7°C cooler than Dosso, with 27 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Dosso ranks 6th of 8 for the warmest May highs and 7th of 8 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 8 cities is 40.3°C; Dosso is 0.4°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 2.5°C to 37.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 13 mm to 29 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
Dosso climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Birnin Kebbi in MayNigeria · 127 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 27.8°C · 27 mm rain
- Niamey in MayNiger · 128 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 27.9°C · 8.3 mm rain
- Jega in MayNigeria · 158 kmHigh 38.2°C · Low 27.3°C · 34 mm rain
- Sokoto in MayNigeria · 222 kmHigh 39.4°C · Low 27.8°C · 21 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in MayNiger · 237 kmHigh 40.3°C · Low 27.9°C · 14 mm rain
- Tahoua in MayNiger · 303 kmHigh 40.3°C · Low 25.8°C · 9.0 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in MayBurkina Faso · 327 kmHigh 38.1°C · Low 26.9°C · 34 mm rain
- Kontagora in MayNigeria · 385 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 24.9°C · 81 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.