Maïné Soroa climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Maïné Soroa?

Maïné Soroa has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 290 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maïné Soroa?

The hottest day measured in Maïné Soroa between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1998, reaching 44.7 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Maïné Soroa?

The coldest day measured in Maïné Soroa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1980, at 7.1 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Maïné Soroa?

Almost never: Maïné Soroa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Q: Has the climate of Maïné Soroa warmed?

Yes: Maïné Soroa warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Maïné Soroa?

The wettest day measured in Maïné Soroa between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 2024, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Maïné Soroa?

The windiest day measured in Maïné Soroa between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 2016, with winds reaching 35.4 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Maïné Soroa?

The warmest month in Maïné Soroa is May (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.3 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Maïné Soroa?

Maïné Soroa receives on average 290 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 46 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Maïné Soroa?

Maïné Soroa gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Maïné Soroa (Niger) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 290 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 (32.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Maïné Soroa averages 0 frost days, 308 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 46 rainy days per year.

Maïné Soroa 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 44.7 °C (on 17 April 1998) and the coldest 7.1 °C (on 26 December 1980).

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

Maïné SoroaDiffa

coords: 13.21°, 12.02°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

BWhHot desertWarmest monthMayColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthJanuary

Mean daily temperature

27.7°C

Average daily high

34.8°C

Average daily low

21.6°C

Annual rainfall

290mm

Sunshine / day

11.3h

Mean relative humidity

35%

Average peak wind

16.3km/h

Seasonal range

11.6°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

308 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

46 d/yr

Annual snowfall

0.0 cm

Average feels-like high

34.9 °C

Average feels-like low

20.2 °C

Average peak gust

34.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

244 d/yr

Solar radiation

23.5 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.2 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

44.7 °C

17 April 1998

Coldest day

7.1 °C

26 December 1980

Wettest day

110 mm

30 August 2024

Windiest day

35.4 km/h

6 June 2016

Strongest gust

64.1 km/h

10 May 2012

Hottest feels-like

47.5 °C

11 April 2016

Coldest feels-like

2.1 °C

26 December 1980

Sunniest day

12.6 h

13 July 1941

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days
2025	43.4 °C24 April 2025	12.7 °C10 January 2025	28.4 °C	218 mm	338
2024	44.3 °C2 May 2024	11.8 °C24 December 2024	28.2 °C	575 mm	303
2023	43.3 °C14 May 2023	13.0 °C13 January 2023	28.8 °C	178 mm	322
2022	44.2 °C7 April 2022	11.2 °C2 February 2022	27.5 °C	307 mm	292
2021	43.1 °C8 April 2021	13.2 °C19 February 2021	28.3 °C	294 mm	326
2020	43.8 °C4 April 2020	10.0 °C2 January 2020	28.1 °C	249 mm	306
2019	44.4 °C6 May 2019	10.5 °C16 January 2019	28.5 °C	205 mm	311
2018	43.2 °C6 May 2018	10.2 °C14 January 2018	28.4 °C	295 mm	302
2017	43.5 °C12 May 2017	11.3 °C10 January 2017	28.3 °C	242 mm	325
2016	43.8 °C11 April 2016	11.2 °C22 January 2016	28.6 °C	314 mm	322
2015	43.2 °C19 May 2015	8.8 °C13 January 2015	28.4 °C	248 mm	311
2014	43.0 °C22 April 2014	10.0 °C14 January 2014	28.8 °C	256 mm	331
2013	43.0 °C6 April 2013	11.4 °C19 December 2013	28.9 °C	149 mm	327
2012	44.0 °C28 April 2012	10.3 °C8 January 2012	28.3 °C	209 mm	323
2011	43.6 °C7 May 2011	10.6 °C12 January 2011	28.7 °C	183 mm	320
2010	44.6 °C19 April 2010	11.9 °C8 January 2010	29.0 °C	401 mm	337
2009	44.1 °C8 June 2009	11.9 °C25 December 2009	29.0 °C	182 mm	341
2008	42.7 °C6 June 2008	8.2 °C25 January 2008	28.1 °C	228 mm	313
2007	43.9 °C9 April 2007	10.8 °C14 January 2007	28.3 °C	224 mm	324
2006	43.2 °C23 April 2006	10.6 °C26 December 2006	28.6 °C	208 mm	328
2005	43.4 °C17 April 2005	10.3 °C14 January 2005	28.7 °C	269 mm	322
2004	43.7 °C4 May 2004	11.3 °C15 January 2004	28.6 °C	156 mm	331
2003	43.6 °C20 May 2003	10.3 °C7 January 2003	28.1 °C	242 mm	332
2002	43.3 °C11 May 2002	9.9 °C13 January 2002	28.3 °C	202 mm	308
2001	43.9 °C3 May 2001	10.2 °C28 January 2001	27.8 °C	152 mm	314
2000	43.6 °C21 May 2000	11.5 °C12 February 2000	27.8 °C	222 mm	308
1999	43.2 °C16 April 1999	9.7 °C11 January 1999	28.1 °C	372 mm	323
1998	44.7 °C17 April 1998	10.7 °C15 January 1998	28.4 °C	380 mm	311
1997	42.2 °C16 April 1997	12.1 °C20 December 1997	28.3 °C	180 mm	309
1996	43.0 °C7 May 1996	10.9 °C28 December 1996	28.4 °C	157 mm	348
1995	43.6 °C24 May 1995	10.0 °C13 January 1995	28.1 °C	259 mm	310
1994	43.4 °C22 April 1994	9.6 °C15 January 1994	27.5 °C	464 mm	289
1993	43.1 °C5 May 1993	7.4 °C7 January 1993	28.3 °C	119 mm	305
1992	42.3 °C12 April 1992	9.7 °C4 January 1992	27.6 °C	336 mm	296
1991	43.8 °C23 April 1991	9.6 °C24 December 1991	28.2 °C	269 mm	319
1990	43.7 °C23 April 1990	12.3 °C8 February 1990	28.8 °C	209 mm	331
1989	43.0 °C26 April 1989	9.6 °C2 January 1989	27.2 °C	270 mm	293
1988	44.0 °C30 May 1988	9.3 °C11 January 1988	28.0 °C	460 mm	311
1987	43.9 °C18 May 1987	11.2 °C10 January 1987	28.6 °C	253 mm	325
1986	43.6 °C15 April 1986	12.0 °C7 December 1986	28.5 °C	209 mm	314
1985	42.4 °C1 May 1985	11.6 °C6 February 1985	28.1 °C	280 mm	315
1984	43.1 °C12 May 1984	11.3 °C6 January 1984	28.6 °C	109 mm	308
1983	43.7 °C28 May 1983	8.1 °C7 January 1983	28.0 °C	186 mm	305
1982	42.8 °C20 April 1982	9.7 °C9 February 1982	27.9 °C	266 mm	306
1981	43.3 °C26 April 1981	9.3 °C11 January 1981	27.9 °C	271 mm	308
1980	44.3 °C26 April 1980	7.1 °C26 December 1980	28.3 °C	256 mm	321
1979	42.8 °C19 April 1979	12.2 °C18 December 1979	28.3 °C	269 mm	316
1978	42.7 °C11 April 1978	7.6 °C12 January 1978	27.8 °C	442 mm	313
1977	42.7 °C9 June 1977	8.8 °C27 December 1977	27.2 °C	309 mm	301
1976	42.3 °C6 May 1976	9.8 °C22 January 1976	28.0 °C	220 mm	333
1975	42.3 °C2 May 1975	9.0 °C18 January 1975	27.5 °C	328 mm	298
1974	41.9 °C16 April 1974	11.2 °C8 December 1974	27.2 °C	402 mm	283
1973	44.2 °C21 April 1973	11.0 °C29 January 1973	28.4 °C	302 mm	318
1972	41.8 °C20 April 1972	12.3 °C10 January 1972	28.2 °C	211 mm	319
1971	42.2 °C26 May 1971	7.9 °C10 January 1971	27.7 °C	254 mm	311
1970	43.1 °C10 May 1970	11.4 °C11 December 1970	27.8 °C	298 mm	315
1969	43.4 °C3 May 1969	10.6 °C10 January 1969	28.3 °C	334 mm	337
1968	41.9 °C16 April 1968	9.4 °C19 January 1968	27.3 °C	251 mm	323
1967	41.9 °C25 May 1967	9.8 °C4 January 1967	26.9 °C	415 mm	297
1966	42.1 °C14 May 1966	8.5 °C5 January 1966	27.1 °C	139 mm	315
1965	41.4 °C9 May 1965	10.9 °C4 February 1965	27.1 °C	110 mm	320
1964	43.0 °C2 April 1964	10.4 °C11 January 1964	27.0 °C	288 mm	296
1963	41.2 °C5 May 1963	11.1 °C2 January 1963	27.7 °C	313 mm	324
1962	41.8 °C26 March 1962	9.8 °C14 January 1962	27.2 °C	394 mm	291
1961	42.2 °C22 May 1961	9.6 °C25 December 1961	26.2 °C	307 mm	258
1960	42.5 °C21 April 1960	10.7 °C1 January 1960	27.4 °C	142 mm	322
1959	42.2 °C23 April 1959	9.4 °C25 January 1959	26.6 °C	219 mm	289
1958	41.8 °C18 May 1958	11.5 °C9 January 1958	27.4 °C	363 mm	308
1957	41.3 °C1 May 1957	7.7 °C11 January 1957	26.1 °C	406 mm	300
1956	42.3 °C2 May 1956	9.6 °C25 January 1956	26.2 °C	641 mm	248
1955	41.5 °C25 April 1955	9.7 °C30 December 1955	26.9 °C	246 mm	313
1954	41.8 °C15 May 1954	10.4 °C22 January 1954	26.7 °C	561 mm	288
1953	42.2 °C24 April 1953	10.5 °C31 January 1953	26.5 °C	462 mm	276
1952	41.8 °C24 May 1952	10.5 °C7 January 1952	26.4 °C	482 mm	283
1951	41.4 °C14 May 1951	9.4 °C30 December 1951	27.0 °C	245 mm	304
1950	40.5 °C10 May 1950	11.4 °C12 January 1950	26.2 °C	581 mm	258
1949	42.0 °C4 May 1949	9.7 °C18 January 1949	27.4 °C	119 mm	304
1948	41.8 °C29 April 1948	10.4 °C4 February 1948	26.4 °C	339 mm	257
1947	41.1 °C15 April 1947	10.1 °C21 January 1947	25.8 °C	617 mm	251
1946	43.1 °C8 May 1946	9.9 °C14 December 1946	26.5 °C	284 mm	275
1945	40.4 °C30 April 1945	9.1 °C8 February 1945	25.8 °C	319 mm	277
1944	41.9 °C11 June 1944	10.1 °C20 February 1944	25.8 °C	736 mm	232
1943	41.3 °C11 May 1943	11.4 °C23 December 1943	26.5 °C	392 mm	292
1942	41.7 °C29 April 1942	11.1 °C2 February 1942	27.0 °C	316 mm	306
1941	42.2 °C30 April 1941	9.8 °C25 January 1941	28.2 °C	59 mm	312
1940	42.0 °C16 May 1940	10.0 °C29 January 1940	27.7 °C	74 mm	324

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

35.6 °C

+0.8 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

338 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

0 d/yr

Annual rainfall

218 mm

-72 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	30.8 °C	+1.6 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Feb	33.1 °C	+0.9 °C	0 mm	0 mm
Mar	38.8 °C	+2.3 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Apr	40.3 °C	+0.6 °C	0 mm	-1 mm
May	40.9 °C	+0.8 °C	0 mm	-7 mm
Jun	39.3 °C	+1.1 °C	1 mm	-16 mm
Jul	33.4 °C	-0.9 °C	92 mm	+9 mm
Aug	31.8 °C	-0.2 °C	66 mm	-72 mm
Sep	34.0 °C	-0.7 °C	59 mm	+20 mm
Oct	36.8 °C	+0.2 °C	0 mm	-5 mm
Nov	35.0 °C	+1.4 °C	0 mm	-0 mm
Dec	32.9 °C	+2.9 °C	0 mm	0 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

43.4 °C

24 Apr 2025

Coldest day

12.7 °C

10 Jan 2025

Wettest day

20.8 mm

30 Jul 2025

Windiest day

29.8 km/h

21 Mar 2025

Strongest gust

50.8 km/h

21 Mar 2025

Hottest feels-like

46.2 °C

22 May 2025

Coldest feels-like

8.9 °C

10 Jan 2025

Sunniest day

12.4 h

15 Jul 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Maïné Soroa?

Maïné Soroa has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.7 °C and it receives 290 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maïné Soroa?

The hottest day measured in Maïné Soroa between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1998, reaching 44.7 °C.

What is the coldest day in Maïné Soroa?

The coldest day measured in Maïné Soroa between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1980, at 7.1 °C.

Does it snow in Maïné Soroa?

Almost never: Maïné Soroa sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.

Has the climate of Maïné Soroa warmed?

Yes: Maïné Soroa warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Maïné Soroa?

The wettest day measured in Maïné Soroa between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 2024, with 110 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Maïné Soroa?

The windiest day measured in Maïné Soroa between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 2016, with winds reaching 35.4 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Maïné Soroa?

The warmest month in Maïné Soroa is May (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.3 °C).

How much does it rain in Maïné Soroa?

Maïné Soroa receives on average 290 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 46 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Maïné Soroa?

Maïné Soroa gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Are there tropical nights in Maïné Soroa?

Yes: Maïné Soroa has on average 244 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maïné Soroa?

In Maïné Soroa, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.5 °C on 11 April 2016, and the lowest was 2.1 °C on 26 December 1980.

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