Niamey Climate & Temperature

• Niamey, Niger is at 13°29'N, 2°9'E, 227 m (745 ft). See map.
• Niamey has a subtropical steppe/ low-latitude semi-arid hot climate (Köppen-Geiger classification: BSh).
• According to the Holdridge life zones system of bioclimatic classification Niamey is situated in or near the tropical very dry forest biome.

• The average temperature is 29.3 degrees Celsius (84.7 degrees Fahrenheit). See the temperatures page for a monthly breakdown and the fixed scale graph.
• Average monthly temperatures vary by 9.7 °C (17.5°F). This indicates that the continentality type is hyperoceanic, subtype barely hyperoceanic.
• Total annual Precipitation averages 540.8 mm (21.3 inches) which is equivalent to 540.8 Litres/m² (13.26 Gallons/ft²).
• On average there are 3082 hours of sunshine per year. Visit the sunshine and daylight section to check monthly details including how high in the sky the sun reaches each month.
• Were you to burrow down through the centre of the Earth from Niamey you would pop up nearest to the climate station at Laucala Bay, Fiji where you would find a Tropical wet climate (Subtropical moist forest biome).