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Zinder, Niger climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Zinder has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 105°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 60°F at night. Precipitation totals about 19 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — August alone averages 6.7 inches while December barely receives 0.00 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Zinder climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 85 | 91 | 99 | 105 | 105 | 102 | 95 | 92 | 96 | 99 | 94 | 87 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 72 | 78 | 86 | 92 | 93 | 90 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 81 | 74 |
| Avg low (°F) | 60 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 61 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 85 | 91 | 99 | 105 | 105 | 102 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 72 | 78 | 86 | 92 | 93 | 90 |
| Avg low (°F) | 60 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 80 | 79 |
| Precipitation (in) | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 95 | 92 | 96 | 99 | 94 | 87 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 85 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 81 | 74 |
| Avg low (°F) | 75 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 61 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.4 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 26 | 26 | 42 | 54 | 61 | 58 | 64 | 67 | 54 | 42 | 29 | 23 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 20 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 39 | 56 | 69 | 63 | 36 | 23 | 22 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 8.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 26 | 26 | 42 | 54 | 61 | 58 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 20 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 39 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 6.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 67 | 54 | 42 | 29 | 23 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 56 | 69 | 63 | 36 | 23 | 22 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 6.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 8.4 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Zinder, a weather station, about 3 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.