Climate averages 1991–2020
Niamey weather
in November.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
November is a very hot month in Niamey: daytime highs average 36.0°C and nights cool to about 19.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical November (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 31 min on an average November day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dosso (128 km away). In November its highs average 35.9°C, about as warm as Niamey, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Niamey ranks 1st of 8 for the warmest November highs and joint 1st of 8 for the driest November (rainfall, lowest first). The mean November high of those 8 cities is 34.3°C; Niamey is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From November to December, average highs fall by 3.3°C to 32.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
November 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 | 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, selected | 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
November in nearby cities
- Dosso in NovemberNiger · 128 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 19.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in NovemberBurkina Faso · 249 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 21.3°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Birnin Kebbi in NovemberNigeria · 255 kmHigh 35.8°C · Low 21.1°C · 0 mm rain
- Jega in NovemberNigeria · 285 kmHigh 35.9°C · Low 21.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Pouytenga in NovemberBurkina Faso · 309 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in NovemberNiger · 341 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 21.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Sokoto in NovemberNigeria · 343 kmHigh 35.1°C · Low 21.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Kaya in NovemberBurkina Faso · 349 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 20.2°C · 0.4 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.