Magaria climate — normals and trends
Magaria (Niger) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 418 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 (32.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Magaria averages 0 frost days, 302 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 57 rainy days per year.
Magaria has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.2 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 7.7 °C (on 8 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
MagariaZinder Region
- coords
- 13.00°, 8.91°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.4°C
Average daily high
34.1°C
Average daily low
21.4°C
Annual rainfall
418mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
38%
Average peak wind
16.9km/h
Seasonal range
10.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
302 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
57 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.3 °C
Average feels-like low
20.3 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
242 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
44.2 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest day
7.7 °C
8 January 1957
Wettest day
150 mm
18 July 1946
Windiest day
35.6 km/h
6 June 1967
Strongest gust
59.4 km/h
29 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
23 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
2.8 °C
11 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.8 h
28 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 | 31.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 34.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.9 °C | +3.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 40.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 40.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 38.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 14 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 121 mm | -2 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | 0.0 °C | 144 mm | -37 mm |
| Sep | 33.2 °C | +0.2 °C | 103 mm | +43 mm |
| Oct | 36.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 3 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 35.3 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 33.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Magaria?
Magaria has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.4 °C and it receives 418 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Magaria?
The hottest day measured in Magaria between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 44.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Magaria?
The coldest day measured in Magaria between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1957, at 7.7 °C.
Does it snow in Magaria?
Almost never: Magaria sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Magaria warmed?
Yes: Magaria warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Magaria?
The wettest day measured in Magaria between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1946, with 150 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Magaria?
The windiest day measured in Magaria between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1967, with winds reaching 35.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Magaria?
The warmest month in Magaria is May (32.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Magaria?
Magaria receives on average 418 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 57 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Magaria?
Magaria gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Magaria?
Yes: Magaria has on average 242 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Magaria?
In Magaria, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 23 May 2025, and the lowest was 2.8 °C on 11 January 1957.
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