Climate averages 1991–2020
Zinder weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 4th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Zinder: daytime highs average 36.4°C and nights cool to about 21.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 4th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 4.2 mm of rain on fewer than one day, which makes October a very dry month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 50 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Katsina (175 km away). In October its highs average 34.4°C, 2.0°C cooler than Zinder, with 14 mm of rain.
Among the 8 cities listed in Niger, Zinder ranks 7th of 8 for the warmest October highs and 3rd of 8 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 8 cities is 36.9°C; Zinder is 0.6°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 3.0°C to 33.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 4.2 mm to under 1 mm.
The annual picture
October 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Katsina in OctoberNigeria · 175 kmHigh 34.4°C · Low 21.4°C · 14 mm rain
- Hadejia in OctoberNigeria · 189 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 22.2°C · 11 mm rain
- Nguru in OctoberNigeria · 189 kmHigh 36.5°C · Low 22.5°C · 7.2 mm rain
- Maradi in OctoberNiger · 207 kmHigh 36.1°C · Low 22.1°C · 8.8 mm rain
- Kano in OctoberNigeria · 207 kmHigh 33.3°C · Low 20.6°C · 23 mm rain
- Gashua in OctoberNigeria · 245 kmHigh 36.6°C · Low 22.6°C · 8.2 mm rain
- Chakwama in OctoberNigeria · 260 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 21.4°C · 24 mm rain
- Malumfashi in OctoberNigeria · 269 kmHigh 31.5°C · Low 19.7°C · 37 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.