Climate averages 1991–2020
Zinder weather
by month.
See how the year changes. May has the highest average daily maximum; January (tied with 3 other months) has the lowest average monthly rainfall.
Pleasant-weather months by our simple rule: January
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
Across the year Zinder averages a daytime high of 34.5°C and a nighttime low of 20.3°C, with about 268 mm of rain on roughly 43 days. May is the warmest month (average high 39.6°C) and January the coolest (28.7°C). August is the wettest month with 133 mm; January (tied with 3 other months) is the driest with under 1 mm.
Months with pleasant weather by a simple rule (average high between 18°C and 29°C, average low of at least 5°C and at most 8 rain days): January. This looks at temperature and rain only, not humidity, wind, sea temperature or crowds.
The annual picture
A year in Zinder
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
Zinder climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28.7°C12.9°C | 12.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.411 h |
| February | 32.0°C15.4°C | 15.4°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.712 h |
| March | 36.2°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.012 h |
| April | 39.4°C22.6°C | 22.6°C | 0.8 | 0.3 | 12.412 h |
| May | 39.6°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 6.1 | 1.7 | 12.813 h |
| June | 38.0°C25.2°C | 25.2°C | 16 | 4.5 | 12.913 h |
| July | 34.2°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 68 | 12.9 | 12.913 h |
| August | 31.5°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 133 | 16.0 | 12.613 h |
| September | 34.5°C23.1°C | 23.1°C | 39 | 6.5 | 12.212 h |
| October | 36.4°C21.8°C | 21.8°C | 4.2 | 0.9 | 11.812 h |
| November | 33.4°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 0 | 0.0 | 11.512 h |
| December | 29.6°C13.9°C | 13.9°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
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- NguruNigeria · 189 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 21.2°C · 303 mm rain a year
- MaradiNiger · 207 kmHigh 34.6°C · Low 21.1°C · 289 mm rain a year
- KanoNigeria · 207 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 19.7°C · 657 mm rain a year
- GashuaNigeria · 245 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 21.3°C · 320 mm rain a year
- ChakwamaNigeria · 260 kmHigh 33.4°C · Low 20.3°C · 649 mm rain a year
- MalumfashiNigeria · 269 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.1°C · 701 mm rain a year
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 limitsWhat do the high and low temperatures mean?
We average the daily maximum and daily minimum for each calendar month over 1991–2020. They are not record extremes, a forecast range or temperatures at a fixed time of day.
How is a rain day counted?
A local calendar day (standard time, UTC+1, no daylight saving) with at least 1 mm of total precipitation counts as one rain day. We count these for each year and month, then average across 30 years. The average does not predict which days will be wet.
Where do the numbers come from?
ERA5-Land (temperature) and ERA5 (precipitation) reanalysis from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, read from the Open-Meteo open-data archive. Temperature comes from the 0.1° model cell at 13.80°, 9.00° (2 km from the city centre). Rain comes from the 0.25° cell at 13.75°, 9.00°. These are model estimates, not weather-station readings; coast, hills and city streets can differ.
Does this page show sunshine, humidity or sea temperature?
No. The data used here contain air temperature and precipitation only. Daylight hours are calculated from the city's latitude (sunrise to sunset), not measured sunshine.