Climate averages 1991–2020
Zinder weather
in April.
A very hot, very dry month: the 2nd warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a very hot month in Zinder: daytime highs average 39.4°C and nights cool to about 22.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 2nd warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical April (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 26 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Katsina (175 km away). In April its highs average 38.6°C, 0.8°C cooler than Zinder, with 2.5 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Zinder ranks 6th of 8 for the warmest April highs and joint 3rd of 8 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 8 cities is 40.1°C; Zinder is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 0.2°C to 39.6°C, and monthly rainfall rises from under 1 mm to 6.1 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
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, selected | 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
April in nearby cities
- Katsina in AprilNigeria · 175 kmHigh 38.6°C · Low 23.2°C · 2.5 mm rain
- Hadejia in AprilNigeria · 189 kmHigh 39.9°C · Low 23.8°C · 1.3 mm rain
- Nguru in AprilNigeria · 189 kmHigh 40.5°C · Low 23.7°C · 0.6 mm rain
- Maradi in AprilNiger · 207 kmHigh 39.8°C · Low 23.4°C · 1.5 mm rain
- Kano in AprilNigeria · 207 kmHigh 38.4°C · Low 22.2°C · 3.9 mm rain
- Gashua in AprilNigeria · 245 kmHigh 40.4°C · Low 23.8°C · 1.1 mm rain
- Chakwama in AprilNigeria · 260 kmHigh 39.1°C · Low 23.1°C · 2.8 mm rain
- Malumfashi in AprilNigeria · 269 kmHigh 37.1°C · Low 22.0°C · 7.4 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 Zinder) is explained once on the Zinder year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.