Climate averages 1991–2020
Niamey weather
in February.
A very hot, very dry month: the 8th warmest and the 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a very hot month in Niamey: daytime highs average 34.7°C and nights cool to about 18.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 8th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 42 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dosso (128 km away). In February its highs average 35.4°C, 0.7°C warmer than Niamey, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Niamey ranks 2nd of 8 for the warmest February highs and joint 4th of 8 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 8 cities is 33.0°C; Niamey is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.7°C to 38.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 1.0 mm.
The annual picture
February 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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Dosso in FebruaryNiger · 128 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 19.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 249 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Birnin Kebbi in FebruaryNigeria · 255 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 20.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Jega in FebruaryNigeria · 285 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 21.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Pouytenga in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 309 kmHigh 35.6°C · Low 19.6°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in FebruaryNiger · 341 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sokoto in FebruaryNigeria · 343 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Kaya in FebruaryBurkina Faso · 349 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 18.8°C · 0.1 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.