Climate averages 1991–2020
Niamey weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 3rd warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Niamey: daytime highs average 38.4°C and nights cool to about 21.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 1.0 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes March a very dry month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 03 min on an average March day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dosso (128 km away). In March its highs average 38.8°C, about as warm as Niamey, with 1.3 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Niamey ranks joint 2nd of 8 for the warmest March highs and 7th of 8 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 8 cities is 37.0°C; Niamey is 1.4°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 40.8°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 1.0 mm to 1.9 mm.
The annual picture
March 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, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Dosso in MarchNiger · 128 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 21.9°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in MarchBurkina Faso · 249 kmHigh 39.0°C · Low 23.8°C · 3.1 mm rain
- Birnin Kebbi in MarchNigeria · 255 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Jega in MarchNigeria · 285 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 23.7°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Pouytenga in MarchBurkina Faso · 309 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 22.8°C · 2.7 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in MarchNiger · 341 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Sokoto in MarchNigeria · 343 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Kaya in MarchBurkina Faso · 349 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 22.2°C · 1.2 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.