Zinder weather by month & the best time to visit
Niger · regional city · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Zinder is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with December and February close behind. Zinder averages about 3,402 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 0 mm of rain in January.
When is the best time to visit Zinder?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Zinder is January, then December and February. The dullest month is May (19/100, 14 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Zinder?
Zinder is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,402 hours of sunshine a year. 80 Sunshine Score points separate January (99) from May (19), so the month you pick matters. It is the sunnier of the two destinations tracked in Niger. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 83% of the year's 416 mm falls in the three months around August.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 99 | 29° / 84°F | 12° / 54°F | 0 mm | 8 |
| February | 89 | 33° / 91°F | 16° / 61°F | 0 mm | 9 |
| March | 50 | 37° / 99°F | 20° / 68°F | 0 mm | 10 |
| April | 20 | 40° / 104°F | 24° / 75°F | 2 mm | 10 |
| May | 19 | 40° / 104°F | 26° / 79°F | 14 mm | 10 |
| June | 36 | 38° / 100°F | 26° / 79°F | 45 mm | 9 |
| July | 55 | 35° / 95°F | 24° / 75°F | 117 mm | 9 |
| August | 72 | 31° / 88°F | 23° / 73°F | 173 mm | 10 |
| September | 81 | 33° / 91°F | 22° / 72°F | 54 mm | 11 |
| October | 68 | 35° / 95°F | 21° / 70°F | 9 mm | 9 |
| November | 89 | 33° / 91°F | 17° / 63°F | 2 mm | 8 |
| December | 99 | 29° / 84°F | 13° / 55°F | 0 mm | 8 |
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Zinder: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Zinder?
Zinder is a regional city in Niger at 455 m elevation with a semi-arid climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Zinder get a year?
Zinder gets about 3,402 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around January.
When is the best time to visit Zinder?
The sunniest time to visit Zinder is January, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 99/100 (with December and February close behind). Expect daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F.
What is the least sunny month in Zinder?
May is the least sunny month in Zinder, scoring 19/100 with about 14 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Zinder?
The typical midday UV index in Zinder peaks around 11 (extreme) in September, easing to about 8 (very high) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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