Maradi climate — normals and trends
Maradi (Niger) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 344 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 (32.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Maradi averages 0 frost days, 306 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 53 rainy days per year.
Maradi has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.0 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 6.0 °C (on 25 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
MaradiMaradi Region
- coords
- 13.50°, 7.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.2°C
Average daily high
34.2°C
Average daily low
20.8°C
Annual rainfall
344mm
Sunshine / day
11.1h
Mean relative humidity
40%
Average peak wind
16.3km/h
Seasonal range
10.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
306 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
53 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
34.5 °C
Average feels-like low
19.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
224 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
44.0 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest day
6.0 °C
25 January 1956
Wettest day
114 mm
7 August 2020
Windiest day
32.0 km/h
10 January 2015
Strongest gust
61.6 km/h
10 January 2015
Hottest feels-like
46.3 °C
29 April 2020
Coldest feels-like
1.4 °C
11 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.8 h
21 June 2025
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 | 31.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.7 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 40.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 39.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 37.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 8 mm | -21 mm |
| Jul | 31.8 °C | -0.9 °C | 91 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | -0.5 °C | 113 mm | -32 mm |
| Sep | 32.2 °C | -0.8 °C | 130 mm | +75 mm |
| Oct | 35.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 3 mm | -5 mm |
| Nov | 34.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 33.3 °C | +2.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Maradi?
Maradi has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 344 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Maradi?
The hottest day measured in Maradi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 44.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Maradi?
The coldest day measured in Maradi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1956, at 6.0 °C.
Does it snow in Maradi?
Almost never: Maradi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Maradi warmed?
Yes: Maradi warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Maradi?
The wettest day measured in Maradi between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2020, with 114 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Maradi?
The windiest day measured in Maradi between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 2015, with winds reaching 32.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Maradi?
The warmest month in Maradi is May (32.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Maradi?
Maradi receives on average 344 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 53 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Maradi?
Maradi gets on average 11.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,052 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Maradi?
Yes: Maradi has on average 224 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Maradi?
In Maradi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.3 °C on 29 April 2020, and the lowest was 1.4 °C on 11 January 1957.
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