Niamey weather by month

The best time to visit Niamey is December to February — 86/100 in January, 33°C and 0 rainy days. The best season is winter, December to February (81/100 on average).

The worst month is April at 31/100 — sweltering, dry. See April →

Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Niamey🇳🇪 Niger · Sahel & Cabo Verde · City86
  1. 86Jan
  2. 73Feb
  3. 42Mar
  4. 31Apr
  5. 35May
  6. 49Jun
  7. 64Jul
  8. 63Aug
  9. 66Sep
  10. 53Oct
  11. 60Nov
  12. 84Dec

Best season: December to February (81/100 on average) · worst April (31/100)

Days
33°C
Nights
18°C
Wet days
0
Sun
10.1 h
Humidity
18%
Daylight
11 h
Niamey, Niger
Photo: Roland Huziaker · CC BY-SA 2.0

Niamey, month by month

Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Niamey is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan86A33°C0 d10 hBusy1
Feb73B36°C0 d10 hBusy1
Mar42F41°C0 d11 hQuiet1
Apr31F43°C0 d11 hQuiet1
May35F41°C2 d12 hQuiet1
Jun49F38°C5 d12 hShoulder—
Jul64C35°C11 d11 hShoulder1
Aug63C33°C16 d10 hBusy2
Sep66C35°C6 d11 hShoulder1
Oct53D38°C2 d11 hShoulder—
Nov60C38°C0 d11 hShoulder1
Dec84A34°C0 d10 hBusy2

What's on in Niamey through the year

Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.

March
  • The hot months15 Mar – 31 May (usually)Season
July
  • Niger river flooding15 Jul – 30 Sep (usually)Hazard
August
  • Independence Day3 AugHoliday
November
  • Harmattan25 Nov – 28 Feb (usually)Season
December
  • Republic Day18 DecHoliday

Everything on in Niamey through the year →

Crowds in Niamey in January

How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.

Busyschool holidays in 5 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)

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Traveller notes on Niamey

What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.

Forum posters who've spent time in Niamey in January describe locals as almost invariably friendly and hospitable, with one detailed trip report from a week-long January stay covering local restaurants and sights around the city. Posters don't detail exact January temperatures, but Niger's dry season runs roughly November through May, placing January well within it - real daytime heat remains a given even in the cooler months here, with the Sahel's dry, dust-influenced air a more likely daily feature than any rain. Posters generally recommend lightweight, sun-protective clothing for a January visit, with the main practical concerns raised in forum discussions centering more on safety and logistics than on weather specifics.
Tripadvisor community · January · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
Detailed month-specific weather trip reports for Niamey are essentially absent from the forum, with what discussion exists focused mainly on safety and current travel conditions rather than granular climate detail. Given the limited destination-specific coverage, this note is grounded in the well-established regional pattern for this part of the Sahel: July sits within Niger's rainy season, bringing hot, increasingly humid conditions with real afternoon rain on top of persistent heat, a genuine change from the drier, dustier stretch that dominates most of the rest of the year. Posters generally emphasize checking current safety guidance as the more pressing concern for a Niamey visit than the specific month chosen.
Tripadvisor community · July · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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