Climate averages 1991–2020
Niamey weather
in July.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Niamey: daytime highs average 34.8°C and nights cool to about 25.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 61 mm of rain on roughly 11 days, which makes July a moderately wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 50 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dosso (128 km away). In July its highs average 33.7°C, 1.1°C cooler than Niamey, with 75 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Niamey ranks 4th of 8 for the warmest July highs and 4th of 8 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 8 cities is 35.7°C; Niamey is 0.9°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 2.6°C to 32.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 61 mm to 122 mm.
The annual picture
July 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 | 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Dosso in JulyNiger · 128 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 24.8°C · 75 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in JulyBurkina Faso · 249 kmHigh 31.8°C · Low 23.5°C · 109 mm rain
- Birnin Kebbi in JulyNigeria · 255 kmHigh 32.7°C · Low 24.5°C · 96 mm rain
- Jega in JulyNigeria · 285 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 24.2°C · 113 mm rain
- Pouytenga in JulyBurkina Faso · 309 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 105 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in JulyNiger · 341 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 25.4°C · 69 mm rain
- Sokoto in JulyNigeria · 343 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 24.7°C · 82 mm rain
- Kaya in JulyBurkina Faso · 349 kmHigh 33.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 100 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.