Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Niamey, Niamey, Niger. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th sits deep in Niamey's hottest stretch of year, with a 66-year average high of 105° and virtually no chance of rain at just 3%. The date's extremes tell the full story: a scorching 109° in 1990 and a surprisingly cool 58° low back in 1976.
Niamey is one of the hottest cities on earth, and its all-time record of 112° set on April 19, 2010 makes that plain. The city's coldest recorded temperature was 46° in January 1971 — a reading that would feel almost unimaginable for most of the year.
Niamey runs hot year-round, with highs peaking around 105° in early-to-mid April and dipping to a relatively mild 88° in early January. Rain is essentially absent until summer, with the wettest week falling in late August averaging just over an inch — most of the year sees bone-dry conditions.