Mayahi climate — normals and trends
Mayahi (Niger) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 281 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 (21.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Mayahi averages 0 frost days, 302 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 43 rainy days per year.
Mayahi has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.32 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.6 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 5.9 °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
MayahiMaradi Region
- coords
- 13.96°, 7.67°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.3°C
Average daily high
34.3°C
Average daily low
20.6°C
Annual rainfall
281mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
36%
Average peak wind
20.2km/h
Seasonal range
11.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
302 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
43 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.6 °C
Average feels-like low
18.9 °C
Average peak gust
36.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
223 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · 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
44.6 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest day
5.9 °C
26 December 1980
Wettest day
178 mm
24 August 1952
Windiest day
42.6 km/h
24 August 1952
Strongest gust
64.8 km/h
30 May 1999
Hottest feels-like
45.6 °C
12 April 2016
Coldest feels-like
0.1 °C
26 December 1980
Sunniest day
12.8 h
2 July 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 | 31.0 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Apr | 40.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
| May | 40.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 4 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 38.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 9 mm | -12 mm |
| Jul | 32.8 °C | -0.7 °C | 54 mm | -26 mm |
| Aug | 31.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 63 mm | -63 mm |
| Sep | 34.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 51 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 37.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Nov | 35.5 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 33.6 °C | +3.8 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mayahi?
Mayahi has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.3 °C and it receives 281 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mayahi?
The hottest day measured in Mayahi between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 44.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mayahi?
The coldest day measured in Mayahi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 December 1980, at 5.9 °C.
Does it snow in Mayahi?
Almost never: Mayahi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Mayahi warmed?
Yes: Mayahi warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mayahi?
The wettest day measured in Mayahi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1952, with 178 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mayahi?
The windiest day measured in Mayahi between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1952, with winds reaching 42.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mayahi?
The warmest month in Mayahi is May (32.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Mayahi?
Mayahi receives on average 281 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 43 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mayahi?
Mayahi gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Mayahi?
Yes: Mayahi has on average 223 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mayahi?
In Mayahi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.6 °C on 12 April 2016, and the lowest was 0.1 °C on 26 December 1980.
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