Climate averages 1991–2020
Niamey weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Niamey: daytime highs average 40.8°C and nights cool to about 25.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 1.9 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes April a very dry month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 26 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dosso (128 km away). In April its highs average 40.7°C, about as warm as Niamey, with 3.3 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Niamey ranks 2nd of 8 for the warmest April highs and 7th of 8 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 8 cities is 40.1°C; Niamey is 0.8°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs fall by 0.3°C to 40.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.9 mm to 8.3 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Niamey climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31.6°C15.8°C | 15.8°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 34.7°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 38.4°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 1.0 | 0.4 | 12.012 h |
| April, selected | 40.8°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 1.9 | 0.6 | 12.412 h |
| May | 40.5°C27.9°C | 27.9°C | 8.3 | 2.3 | 12.713 h |
| June | 38.3°C27.3°C | 27.3°C | 21 | 5.1 | 12.913 h |
| July | 34.8°C25.4°C | 25.4°C | 61 | 10.7 | 12.813 h |
| August | 32.2°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 122 | 15.2 | 12.613 h |
| September | 34.5°C24.7°C | 24.7°C | 45 | 6.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 37.4°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 8.8 | 1.9 | 11.812 h |
| November | 36.0°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| December | 32.7°C16.5°C | 16.5°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
April in nearby cities
- Dosso in AprilNiger · 128 kmHigh 40.7°C · Low 25.2°C · 3.3 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in AprilBurkina Faso · 249 kmHigh 39.7°C · Low 26.7°C · 14 mm rain
- Birnin Kebbi in AprilNigeria · 255 kmHigh 40.7°C · Low 26.7°C · 4.7 mm rain
- Jega in AprilNigeria · 285 kmHigh 40.3°C · Low 26.6°C · 5.9 mm rain
- Pouytenga in AprilBurkina Faso · 309 kmHigh 39.5°C · Low 26.3°C · 10 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in AprilNiger · 341 kmHigh 40.9°C · Low 26.0°C · 1.7 mm rain
- Sokoto in AprilNigeria · 343 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 26.6°C · 2.6 mm rain
- Kaya in AprilBurkina Faso · 349 kmHigh 39.7°C · Low 25.7°C · 5.1 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 Niamey) is explained once on the Niamey year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.