Zinder climate — normals and trends
Zinder (Niger) has a hot desert climate (BWh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 314 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 (20.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Zinder averages 0 frost days, 300 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 48 rainy days per year.
Zinder 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 44.4 °C (on 19 April 2010) and the coldest 5.2 °C (on 6 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
ZinderZinder Region
- coords
- 13.81°, 8.99°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
27.1°C
Average daily high
34.2°C
Average daily low
20.4°C
Annual rainfall
314mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
35%
Average peak wind
19.1km/h
Seasonal range
11.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
300 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
48 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.7 °C
Average feels-like low
18.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
223 d/yr
Solar radiation
23.6 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
44.4 °C
19 April 2010
Coldest day
5.2 °C
6 January 1956
Wettest day
197 mm
23 August 1952
Windiest day
37.8 km/h
30 May 1999
Strongest gust
73.1 km/h
21 May 1991
Hottest feels-like
45.5 °C
29 April 2020
Coldest feels-like
0.4 °C
26 December 1980
Sunniest day
12.8 h
26 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 | 30.9 °C | +2.0 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Feb | 33.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Mar | 39.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 40.0 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| May | 40.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -7 mm |
| Jun | 38.1 °C | +0.7 °C | 15 mm | -8 mm |
| Jul | 33.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 58 mm | -33 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | -0.4 °C | 114 mm | -33 mm |
| Sep | 33.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 75 mm | +35 mm |
| Oct | 36.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 0 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 35.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 33.3 °C | +3.6 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Zinder?
Zinder has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 27.1 °C and it receives 314 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Zinder?
The hottest day measured in Zinder between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2010, reaching 44.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Zinder?
The coldest day measured in Zinder between 1940 and 2025 was 6 January 1956, at 5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Zinder?
Almost never: Zinder sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Zinder warmed?
Yes: Zinder warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Zinder?
The wettest day measured in Zinder between 1940 and 2025 was 23 August 1952, with 197 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Zinder?
The windiest day measured in Zinder between 1940 and 2025 was 30 May 1999, with winds reaching 37.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Zinder?
The warmest month in Zinder is May (32.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (20.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Zinder?
Zinder receives on average 314 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 48 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Zinder?
Zinder gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Zinder?
Yes: Zinder has on average 223 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Zinder?
In Zinder, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 45.5 °C on 29 April 2020, and the lowest was 0.4 °C on 26 December 1980.
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