Climate averages 1991–2020
Tahoua weather
in February.
A hot, very dry month: the 9th warmest and the joint 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a hot month in Tahoua: daytime highs average 33.7°C and nights cool to about 17.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 9th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical February (the joint 4th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 39 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Birni N Konni (122 km away). In February its highs average 34.5°C, 0.8°C warmer than Tahoua, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Tahoua ranks 4th of 8 for the warmest February highs and joint 4th of 8 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 8 cities is 33.0°C; Tahoua is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 3.9°C to 37.6°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Tahoua climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.4°C14.5°C | 14.5°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.311 h |
| February, selected | 33.7°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| March | 37.6°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 40.5°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 0.8 | 0.4 | 12.512 h |
| May | 40.3°C25.8°C | 25.8°C | 9.0 | 2.7 | 12.813 h |
| June | 38.9°C26.5°C | 26.5°C | 16 | 5.3 | 13.013 h |
| July | 35.7°C25.3°C | 25.3°C | 43 | 10.1 | 12.913 h |
| August | 33.4°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 90 | 13.1 | 12.613 h |
| September | 36.0°C24.2°C | 24.2°C | 29 | 6.6 | 12.212 h |
| October | 37.5°C22.5°C | 22.5°C | 5.3 | 1.6 | 11.812 h |
| November | 34.9°C19.2°C | 19.2°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.511 h |
| December | 31.3°C15.6°C | 15.6°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
February in nearby cities
- Birni N Konni in FebruaryNiger · 122 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Sokoto in FebruaryNigeria · 203 kmHigh 34.8°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Maradi in FebruaryNiger · 251 kmHigh 33.1°C · Low 16.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Birnin Kebbi in FebruaryNigeria · 294 kmHigh 36.0°C · Low 20.9°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Dosso in FebruaryNiger · 303 kmHigh 35.4°C · Low 19.0°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Jega in FebruaryNigeria · 312 kmHigh 36.2°C · Low 21.0°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Katsina in FebruaryNigeria · 328 kmHigh 32.2°C · Low 16.5°C · 0 mm rain
- Gusau in FebruaryNigeria · 338 kmHigh 33.8°C · Low 17.7°C · 0 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 Tahoua) is explained once on the Tahoua year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.