Tanout climate — normals and trends
Tanout (Niger) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 160 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 (32.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (18.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Tanout averages 0 frost days, 272 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 28 rainy days per year.
Tanout has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.4 °C (on 29 April 2020) and the coldest 3.7 °C (on 1 January 1941).
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
TanoutZinder Region
- coords
- 14.97°, 8.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
26.6°C
Average daily high
33.6°C
Average daily low
19.7°C
Annual rainfall
160mm
Sunshine / day
11.4h
Mean relative humidity
31%
Average peak wind
24.3km/h
Seasonal range
13.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
272 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
28 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
31.6 °C
Average feels-like low
17.0 °C
Average peak gust
40.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
209 d/yr
Solar radiation
24.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.75 · 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
44.4 °C
29 April 2020
Coldest day
3.7 °C
1 January 1941
Wettest day
131 mm
3 August 1954
Windiest day
49.2 km/h
4 June 1997
Strongest gust
73.4 km/h
4 June 1997
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
28 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
-2.4 °C
1 January 1941
Sunniest day
12.9 h
13 June 1940
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 | 28.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 30.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 38.0 °C | +4.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 39.1 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 40.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Jun | 39.4 °C | +1.0 °C | 3 mm | -6 mm |
| Jul | 35.2 °C | -0.2 °C | 43 mm | -3 mm |
| Aug | 33.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 37 mm | -45 mm |
| Sep | 36.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 12 mm | -5 mm |
| Oct | 37.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Nov | 33.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Dec | 31.4 °C | +4.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tanout?
Tanout has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 26.6 °C and it receives 160 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tanout?
The hottest day measured in Tanout between 1940 and 2025 was 29 April 2020, reaching 44.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tanout?
The coldest day measured in Tanout between 1940 and 2025 was 1 January 1941, at 3.7 °C.
Does it snow in Tanout?
Almost never: Tanout sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Tanout warmed?
Yes: Tanout warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tanout?
The wettest day measured in Tanout between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1954, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tanout?
The windiest day measured in Tanout between 1940 and 2025 was 4 June 1997, with winds reaching 49.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tanout?
The warmest month in Tanout is May (32.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (18.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Tanout?
Tanout receives on average 160 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 28 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tanout?
Tanout gets on average 11.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,161 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Tanout?
Yes: Tanout has on average 209 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tanout?
In Tanout, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 28 May 2024, and the lowest was -2.4 °C on 1 January 1941.
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