Tahoua climate — normals and trends
Tahoua (Niger) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 240 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 (33.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (22.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Tahoua averages 0 frost days, 325 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 46 rainy days per year.
Tahoua has warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.8 °C (on 24 April 2024) and the coldest 6.9 °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
TahouaTahoua Region
- coords
- 14.89°, 5.27°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.4°C
Average daily high
35.4°C
Average daily low
21.7°C
Annual rainfall
240mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
33%
Average peak wind
19.7km/h
Seasonal range
11.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
325 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
20.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
246 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.9 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.74 · 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
45.8 °C
24 April 2024
Coldest day
6.9 °C
11 January 1957
Wettest day
126 mm
3 August 2024
Windiest day
39.5 km/h
26 March 1988
Strongest gust
66.2 km/h
16 February 1985
Hottest feels-like
46.5 °C
6 May 2019
Coldest feels-like
1.2 °C
11 January 1957
Sunniest day
12.8 h
1 June 2021
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32.4 °C | +2.1 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 34.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 40.8 °C | +3.7 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 41.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 41.5 °C | +1.4 °C | 5 mm | -5 mm |
| Jun | 38.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 7 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 35.1 °C | +0.2 °C | 26 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 33.6 °C | +0.8 °C | 38 mm | -67 mm |
| Sep | 35.5 °C | +0.2 °C | 26 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 38.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 3 mm | -2 mm |
| Nov | 36.3 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Dec | 34.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tahoua?
Tahoua has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.4 °C and it receives 240 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tahoua?
The hottest day measured in Tahoua between 1940 and 2025 was 24 April 2024, reaching 45.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tahoua?
The coldest day measured in Tahoua between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1957, at 6.9 °C.
Does it snow in Tahoua?
Almost never: Tahoua sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tahoua warmed?
Yes: Tahoua warmed by +2.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tahoua?
The wettest day measured in Tahoua between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2024, with 126 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tahoua?
The windiest day measured in Tahoua between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 1988, with winds reaching 39.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tahoua?
The warmest month in Tahoua is May (33.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (22.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Tahoua?
Tahoua receives on average 240 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 46 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tahoua?
Tahoua gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tahoua?
Yes: Tahoua has on average 246 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tahoua?
In Tahoua, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.5 °C on 6 May 2019, and the lowest was 1.2 °C on 11 January 1957.
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