Climate averages 1991–2020
Zinder weather
in December.
A hot, very dry month: the 11th warmest and one of the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a hot month in Zinder: daytime highs average 29.6°C and nights cool to about 13.9°C. By daytime temperature it is the 11th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical December (one of the driest months of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 20 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Katsina (175 km away). In December its highs average 29.7°C, about as warm as Zinder, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Zinder ranks 6th of 8 for the warmest December highs and joint 1st of 8 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 8 cities is 30.7°C; Zinder is 1.1°C cooler than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 0.9°C to 28.7°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
December 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 | 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, selected | 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
December in nearby cities
- Katsina in DecemberNigeria · 175 kmHigh 29.7°C · Low 15.0°C · 0 mm rain
- Hadejia in DecemberNigeria · 189 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 15.3°C · 0 mm rain
- Nguru in DecemberNigeria · 189 kmHigh 30.5°C · Low 15.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Maradi in DecemberNiger · 207 kmHigh 30.6°C · Low 15.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Kano in DecemberNigeria · 207 kmHigh 29.6°C · Low 14.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Gashua in DecemberNigeria · 245 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 15.2°C · 0 mm rain
- Chakwama in DecemberNigeria · 260 kmHigh 30.4°C · Low 14.8°C · 0 mm rain
- Malumfashi in DecemberNigeria · 269 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 14.2°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 Zinder) is explained once on the Zinder year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.