Climate averages 1991–2020
Zinder weather
in May.
A very hot, very dry month: the warmest and the 8th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
May is a very hot month in Zinder: daytime highs average 39.6°C and nights cool to about 24.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the warmest month of the year.
Expect about 6.1 mm of rain on roughly 2 days, which makes May a very dry month (the 8th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 12 h 46 min on an average May day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Katsina (175 km away). In May its highs average 38.0°C, 1.6°C cooler than Zinder, with 18 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Zinder ranks 7th of 8 for the warmest May highs and 3rd of 8 for the driest May (rainfall, lowest first). The mean May high of those 8 cities is 40.3°C; Zinder is 0.7°C cooler than that mean.
From May to June, average highs fall by 1.6°C to 38.0°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 6.1 mm to 16 mm.
The annual picture
May 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, selected | 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
May in nearby cities
- Katsina in MayNigeria · 175 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 25.0°C · 18 mm rain
- Hadejia in MayNigeria · 189 kmHigh 39.2°C · Low 25.5°C · 16 mm rain
- Nguru in MayNigeria · 189 kmHigh 40.3°C · Low 25.6°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Maradi in MayNiger · 207 kmHigh 39.3°C · Low 25.7°C · 11 mm rain
- Kano in MayNigeria · 207 kmHigh 37.6°C · Low 24.4°C · 33 mm rain
- Gashua in MayNigeria · 245 kmHigh 40.3°C · Low 25.7°C · 9.9 mm rain
- Chakwama in MayNigeria · 260 kmHigh 38.0°C · Low 24.9°C · 29 mm rain
- Malumfashi in MayNigeria · 269 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 23.5°C · 51 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.