Madarounfa climate — normals and trends
Madarounfa (Niger) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 403 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 (31.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Madarounfa averages 0 frost days, 299 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 62 rainy days per year.
Madarounfa has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.7 °C (on 17 April 1998) and the coldest 6.5 °C (on 6 January 1956).
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
MadarounfaMaradi Region
- coords
- 13.31°, 7.16°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.8°C
Average daily high
33.7°C
Average daily low
20.7°C
Annual rainfall
403mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
41%
Average peak wind
15.4km/h
Seasonal range
10.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
299 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
62 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.4 °C
Average feels-like low
19.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
225 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
43.7 °C
17 April 1998
Coldest day
6.5 °C
6 January 1956
Wettest day
131 mm
5 September 1947
Windiest day
30.9 km/h
8 June 2008
Strongest gust
62.3 km/h
8 June 2008
Hottest feels-like
46.0 °C
29 April 2020
Coldest feels-like
1.6 °C
11 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.8 h
12 June 1940
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 | 31.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 40.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 39.5 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 36.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 6 mm | -31 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | -0.5 °C | 90 mm | -15 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | -0.1 °C | 137 mm | -26 mm |
| Sep | 32.0 °C | -0.3 °C | 162 mm | +93 mm |
| Oct | 35.5 °C | +0.4 °C | 5 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 34.8 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 33.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Madarounfa?
Madarounfa has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.8 °C and it receives 403 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Madarounfa?
The hottest day measured in Madarounfa between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1998, reaching 43.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Madarounfa?
The coldest day measured in Madarounfa between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1956, at 6.5 °C.
Does it snow in Madarounfa?
Almost never: Madarounfa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Madarounfa warmed?
Yes: Madarounfa warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Madarounfa?
The wettest day measured in Madarounfa between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1947, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Madarounfa?
The windiest day measured in Madarounfa between 1940 and 2025 was 8 June 2008, with winds reaching 30.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Madarounfa?
The warmest month in Madarounfa is May (31.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Madarounfa?
Madarounfa receives on average 403 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 62 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Madarounfa?
Madarounfa gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Madarounfa?
Yes: Madarounfa has on average 225 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Madarounfa?
In Madarounfa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.0 °C on 29 April 2020, and the lowest was 1.6 °C on 11 January 1957.
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