Climate averages 1991–2020
Niamey weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 5th warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Niamey: daytime highs average 37.4°C and nights cool to about 24.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 5th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 8.8 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes October a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 50 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Dosso (128 km away). In October its highs average 36.5°C, 0.9°C cooler than Niamey, with 11 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Niamey ranks 3rd of 8 for the warmest October highs and joint 6th of 8 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 8 cities is 36.9°C; Niamey is 0.5°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 1.4°C to 36.0°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 8.8 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Dosso in OctoberNiger · 128 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 23.8°C · 11 mm rain
- Fada N'gourma in OctoberBurkina Faso · 249 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 33 mm rain
- Birnin Kebbi in OctoberNigeria · 255 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 23.9°C · 16 mm rain
- Jega in OctoberNigeria · 285 kmHigh 34.7°C · Low 23.8°C · 20 mm rain
- Pouytenga in OctoberBurkina Faso · 309 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 23.5°C · 26 mm rain
- Birni N Konni in OctoberNiger · 341 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 24.2°C · 8.5 mm rain
- Sokoto in OctoberNigeria · 343 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 23.9°C · 13 mm rain
- Kaya in OctoberBurkina Faso · 349 kmHigh 35.7°C · Low 23.7°C · 18 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.