Matamey climate — normals and trends
Matamey (Niger) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 349 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 (32.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Matamey averages 0 frost days, 298 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 53 rainy days per year.
Matamey has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °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 6.8 °C (on 11 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
MatameyZinder Region
- coords
- 13.42°, 8.47°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.2°C
Average daily high
33.9°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
349mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
36%
Average peak wind
18.2km/h
Seasonal range
11.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
298 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
53 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
19.6 °C
Average peak gust
35.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
238 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
6.8 °C
11 January 1957
Wettest day
173 mm
24 August 1952
Windiest day
36.0 km/h
6 June 1967
Strongest gust
64.1 km/h
6 June 1967
Hottest feels-like
45.8 °C
5 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
1.4 °C
11 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.8 h
12 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30.9 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.6 °C | +3.6 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 40.4 °C | +1.6 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 40.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 3 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 37.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 20 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 32.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 87 mm | -12 mm |
| Aug | 30.4 °C | -0.3 °C | 121 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 33.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 85 mm | +36 mm |
| Oct | 36.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 35.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 33.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Matamey?
Matamey has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.2 °C and it receives 349 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Matamey?
The hottest day measured in Matamey between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 44.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Matamey?
The coldest day measured in Matamey between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1957, at 6.8 °C.
Does it snow in Matamey?
Almost never: Matamey sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Matamey warmed?
Yes: Matamey warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Matamey?
The wettest day measured in Matamey between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1952, with 173 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Matamey?
The windiest day measured in Matamey between 1940 and 2025 was 6 June 1967, with winds reaching 36.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Matamey?
The warmest month in Matamey is May (32.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Matamey?
Matamey receives on average 349 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 53 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Matamey?
Matamey gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Matamey?
Yes: Matamey has on average 238 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Matamey?
In Matamey, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.8 °C on 5 May 2024, and the lowest was 1.4 °C on 11 January 1957.
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