Filingué climate — normals and trends
Filingué (Niger) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.7 °C and it receives 247 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (33.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Filingué averages 0 frost days, 332 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 40 rainy days per year.
Filingué has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.0 °C (on 31 March 2024) and the coldest 7.6 °C (on 14 January 1957).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
FilinguéTillabéri Region
- coords
- 14.35°, 3.32°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.7°C
Average daily high
35.6°C
Average daily low
22.3°C
Annual rainfall
247mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
36%
Average peak wind
18.4km/h
Seasonal range
11.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
332 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
40 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
35.7 °C
Average feels-like low
21.3 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
248 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
45.0 °C
31 March 2024
Coldest day
7.6 °C
14 January 1957
Wettest day
160 mm
15 September 1944
Windiest day
37.6 km/h
1 May 2024
Strongest gust
63.0 km/h
5 June 2014
Hottest feels-like
48.2 °C
23 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
3.1 °C
11 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.3 h
6 June 1959
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 35.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 41.2 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 41.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 41.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 2 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 38.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 5 mm | -13 mm |
| Jul | 34.5 °C | -0.3 °C | 45 mm | -19 mm |
| Aug | 31.9 °C | -0.8 °C | 136 mm | +22 mm |
| Sep | 34.7 °C | -0.2 °C | 26 mm | -10 mm |
| Oct | 37.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 36.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 34.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Filingué?
Filingué has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.7 °C and it receives 247 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Filingué?
The hottest day measured in Filingué between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2024, reaching 45.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Filingué?
The coldest day measured in Filingué between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 1957, at 7.6 °C.
Does it snow in Filingué?
Almost never: Filingué sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Filingué warmed?
Yes: Filingué warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Filingué?
The wettest day measured in Filingué between 1940 and 2025 was 15 September 1944, with 160 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Filingué?
The windiest day measured in Filingué between 1940 and 2025 was 1 May 2024, with winds reaching 37.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Filingué?
The warmest month in Filingué is May (33.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Filingué?
Filingué receives on average 247 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 40 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Filingué?
Filingué gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Filingué?
Yes: Filingué has on average 248 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Filingué?
In Filingué, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.2 °C on 23 May 2025, and the lowest was 3.1 °C on 11 January 1957.
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