Climate averages 1991–2020
Maradi weather
in December.
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.
December is a hot month in Maradi: daytime highs average 30.6°C and nights cool to about 15.2°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 December (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 21 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Katsina (78 km away). In December its highs average 29.7°C, 0.9°C cooler than Maradi, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Maradi ranks 5th of 8 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 8 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 8 cities is 30.7°C; Maradi is 0.1°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.8°C to 29.8°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December 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
Maradi climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29.8°C14.3°C | 14.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 33.1°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 37.1°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 39.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 1.5 | 0.3 | 12.412 h |
| May | 39.3°C25.7°C | 25.7°C | 11 | 2.7 | 12.713 h |
| June | 37.3°C26.0°C | 26.0°C | 23 | 5.6 | 12.913 h |
| July | 33.5°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 65 | 12.0 | 12.813 h |
| August | 30.9°C23.2°C | 23.2°C | 129 | 15.5 | 12.613 h |
| September | 33.5°C23.6°C | 23.6°C | 51 | 8.0 | 12.212 h |
| October | 36.1°C22.1°C | 22.1°C | 8.8 | 1.9 | 11.812 h |
| November | 34.2°C18.7°C | 18.7°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| December, selected | 30.6°C15.2°C | 15.2°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
December in nearby cities
- Katsina in DecemberNigeria · 78 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 15.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Gusau in DecemberNigeria · 155 kmHigh 31.0°C · Low 16.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Malumfashi in DecemberNigeria · 198 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 14.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in DecemberNiger · 203 kmHigh 31.9°C · Low 17.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Zinder in DecemberNiger · 207 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 13.9°C · 0 mm rain
- Sokoto in DecemberNigeria · 207 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 18.6°C · 0 mm rain
- Funtua in DecemberNigeria · 221 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 14.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Kano in DecemberNigeria · 227 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 14.2°C · 0 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 Maradi) is explained once on the Maradi year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.