Climate averages 1991–2020
Tahoua weather
in March.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the joint 4th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
March is a very hot month in Tahoua: daytime highs average 37.6°C and nights cool to about 20.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical March (the joint 4th 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 Birni N Konni (122 km away). In March its highs average 38.4°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 March highs and joint 2nd of 8 for the driest March (rainfall, lowest first). The mean March high of those 8 cities is 37.0°C; Tahoua is 0.6°C warmer than that mean.
From March to April, average highs rise by 2.9°C to 40.5°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 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
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 | 33.7°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| March, selected | 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
March in nearby cities
- Birni N Konni in MarchNiger · 122 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 22.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Sokoto in MarchNigeria · 203 kmHigh 38.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 0.4 mm rain
- Maradi in MarchNiger · 251 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 20.3°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Birnin Kebbi in MarchNigeria · 294 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 23.6°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Dosso in MarchNiger · 303 kmHigh 38.8°C · Low 21.9°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Jega in MarchNigeria · 312 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 23.7°C · 0.7 mm rain
- Katsina in MarchNigeria · 328 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 20.1°C · 0.5 mm rain
- Gusau in MarchNigeria · 338 kmHigh 37.3°C · Low 20.8°C · 0.3 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.