Climate averages 1991–2020
Zinder weather
in July.
A very hot, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 11th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
July is a very hot month in Zinder: daytime highs average 34.2°C and nights cool to about 24.1°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 68 mm of rain on roughly 13 days, which makes July a moderately wet month (the 11th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 51 min on an average July day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Katsina (175 km away). In July its highs average 31.7°C, 2.4°C cooler than Zinder, with 100 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Zinder ranks 6th of 8 for the warmest July highs and 6th of 8 for the driest July (rainfall, lowest first). The mean July high of those 8 cities is 35.7°C; Zinder is 1.5°C cooler than that mean.
From July to August, average highs fall by 2.7°C to 31.5°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 68 mm to 133 mm.
The annual picture
July 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, selected | 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
July in nearby cities
- Katsina in JulyNigeria · 175 kmHigh 31.7°C · Low 23.0°C · 100 mm rain
- Hadejia in JulyNigeria · 189 kmHigh 32.8°C · Low 24.0°C · 108 mm rain
- Nguru in JulyNigeria · 189 kmHigh 34.1°C · Low 24.5°C · 75 mm rain
- Maradi in JulyNiger · 207 kmHigh 33.5°C · Low 24.3°C · 65 mm rain
- Kano in JulyNigeria · 207 kmHigh 30.7°C · Low 22.5°C · 164 mm rain
- Gashua in JulyNigeria · 245 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 24.7°C · 78 mm rain
- Chakwama in JulyNigeria · 260 kmHigh 31.1°C · Low 22.9°C · 166 mm rain
- Malumfashi in JulyNigeria · 269 kmHigh 29.0°C · Low 21.3°C · 148 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.