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 annual 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).
Niamey Climate Table
| Climate Variable | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average Max Temperature °C ( °F) | 33 (91) | 36 (96) | 39 (102) | 41 (106) | 40 (104) | 37 (99) | 34 (93) | 33 (91) | 34 (94) | 38 (100) | 36 (97) | 33 (92) | 36 (97) | ||
| Average Temperature °C ( °F) | 24 (76) | 27 (81) | 31 (88) | 34 (93) | 34 (93) | 32 (89) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 31 (87) | 28 (82) | 25 (77) | 29 (85) | ||
| Average Min Temperature °C ( °F) | 16 (61) | 19 (66) | 23 (73) | 27 (80) | 28 (82) | 26 (78) | 24 (75) | 23 (74) | 24 (74) | 24 (76) | 20 (67) | 17 (62) | 22 (72) | ||
| Average Precipitation mm (in) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (0) | 6 (0) | 35 (1) | 69 (3) | 154 (6) | 171 (7) | 92 (4) | 10 (0) | 1 (0) | 0 (0) | 541 (21) | ||
| Number of Wet Days (probability of rain on a day %) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.5 (2) | 1 (3) | 4 (13) | 6 (20) | 9 (29) | 13 (42) | 7 (23) | 2 (6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 42.5 (12) | ||
| Average Sunlight Hours/ Day | 9h 01' | 9h 20' | 8h 30' | 8h 22' | 8h 17' | 8h 22' | 7h 40' | 6h 32' | 7h 36' | 9h 11' | 9h 30' | 8h 54' | 8h 26' | ||
| Average Daylight Hours/ Day | 11h 24' | 11h 40' | 12h 02' | 12h 25' | 12h 44' | 12h 53' | 12h 49' | 12h 33' | 12h 11' | 11h 48' | 11h 29' | 11h 20' | 12h 00' | ||
| Percentage of Sunny (Cloudy) Daylight Hours | 80 (20) | 81 (19) | 71 (29) | 68 (32) | 66 (34) | 65 (35) | 60 (40) | 53 (47) | 63 (37) | 79 (21) | 84 (16) | 79 (21) | 70 (30) | ||
| Sun altitude at solar noon on the 21st day (°). | 56.6 | 65.8 | 76.7 | 88.4 | 83.2 | 80 | 82.9 | 88.4 | 77 | 65.5 | 56.4 | 53.1 | 72.7 |
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