Climate averages 1991–2020
Niamey weather
in June.
A very hot, fairly dry month: the 4th warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a very hot month in Niamey: daytime highs average 38.3°C and nights cool to about 27.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 21 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes June a fairly dry month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 54 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dosso (128 km away). In June its highs average 37.3°C, 1.0°C cooler than Niamey, with 29 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Niamey ranks 4th of 8 for the warmest June highs and 5th of 8 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 8 cities is 38.8°C; Niamey is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs fall by 3.5°C to 34.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 21 mm to 61 mm.
The annual picture
June 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Dosso in JuneNiger · 128 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 26.6°C · 29 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in JuneBurkina Faso · 249 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 25.3°C · 51 mm rain
- Birnin Kebbi in JuneNigeria · 255 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 26.5°C · 46 mm rain
- Jega in JuneNigeria · 285 kmHigh 35.3°C · Low 25.9°C · 57 mm rain
- Pouytenga in JuneBurkina Faso · 309 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 25.4°C · 44 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in JuneNiger · 341 kmHigh 38.2°C · Low 27.4°C · 27 mm rain
- Sokoto in JuneNigeria · 343 kmHigh 36.9°C · Low 26.7°C · 33 mm rain
- Kaya in JuneBurkina Faso · 349 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 25.8°C · 39 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.