Arlit weather in June

In June, Arlit sees average daytime highs of 42°C and overnight lows near 29°C, with 2 mm of rain across 0.7 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 42°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in June, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 hours at the start of June to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Arlit's 2nd-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Arlit's year-round climate.

Daytime high
42°
1st warmest
Overnight low
29°
12th coldest
Rainfall
2 mm
0.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 06 min
5:57 AM – 7:04 PM
Cloud cover
20%
2nd clearest
Wind
12 km/h
6th windiest
Solar energy
7.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Arlit is urban commune in Niger.

Density
170/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 42°C through the month.

A typical June day in Arlit reaches about 42°C in the afternoon and slips back to 29°C overnight — a 13°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 40°C and 44°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs on par with May and about 2°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How June really feels in Arlit

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
30
30 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in June is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Arlit weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 1st-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan28° / 12°00118.1
Feb31° / 15°0011.46.1
Mar35° / 19°0011.93.2
Apr40° / 24°0012.40.5
May42° / 28°10.412.90.0
Jun42° / 29°20.713.10.0
Jul40° / 28°51.8130.0
Aug40° / 28°164.412.60.3
Sep40° / 27°41.612.10.1
Oct38° / 24°00.111.61.5
Nov33° / 17°0011.14.5
Dec29° / 13°0010.97.2

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 85% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 5%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1928
2928
3937
4946
5946
6946
7955
8955
9955
10955
11964
12964
13964
14964
15964
16964
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27973
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Arlit gets around 2 mm of rain over 0.7 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 2% and peaks near 3% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
13
23
33
43
53
63
73
83
93
102
112
122
132
142
152
162
172
182
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202
212
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252
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272
282
292
302

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of June feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, June lands in the dry band about 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193421
293421
393421
493421
593421
693421
793421
894411
993511
1093511
1193511
1292521
1393520
1493520
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1693520
1791630
1891630
1991630
2089641
2188741
2288741
2388741
2487841
2587841
2687841
2787841
2886941
2986941
3086941

Wind in June

Winds average 12 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
212light breeze
312light breeze
412light breeze
512light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 hours at the start of June to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:57 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:59 PM to 7:07 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.05:576:59
213.15:577:00
313.15:577:00
413.15:577:00
513.15:567:01
613.15:567:01
713.15:567:01
813.15:567:02
913.15:577:02
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1913.15:587:05
2013.15:587:05
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2813.16:007:07
2913.16:007:07
3013.16:007:07

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 7.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 5.25 kWh/m² to a high of 7.59 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 7.43 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
17.4Intense
27.4Intense
37.4Intense
47.4Intense
57.4Intense
67.4Intense
77.4Intense
87.4Intense
97.4Intense
107.4Intense
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307.4Intense
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Arlit

In seasonPeak

In June, Arlit sits inside its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Arlit sees seasonal dust haze (February–October), heaviest in June.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is June a good time to visit Arlit?

Our two travel scores rate June for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
1.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

June is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Arlit.

What to pack for Arlit in June

From June's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In June, Arlit sees daytime highs around 42°C and nights near 29°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Arlit in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Arlit peaks around March 17 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 7 (high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highExtremeVery highMar 17UV 12Dec 20UV 7
UV index (midday)Level
Jan7Very high
Feb10Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May8Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec7High

Air quality in Arlit in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where June falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Arlit is worst in June — around 73 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJun 1872 µg/m³Nov 1247 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan64Unhealthy
Feb71Unhealthy
Mar72Unhealthy
Apr60Unhealthy
May65Unhealthy
Jun73Unhealthy
Jul68Unhealthy
Aug61Unhealthy
Sep46Poor
Oct51Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Arlit?

Arlit sits at 18.7°N, 7.4°E, 423 m above sea level, in Niger. The nearest listed city is Alaghsas, 202 km away.

AlaghsasAgadezTchin TabaradènAbalakTanoutDakoroTahouaTamanghasset

Topography around Arlit

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Arlit.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Arlit has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 18 m around an average of 421 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 137 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 636 m.

The land around Arlit is covered by bare terrain (96%) within 3 km, bare terrain (99%) within 16 km, and bare terrain (98%) within 80 km.

3 km
18 m
16 km
137 m
80 km
636 m
grasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrain
June weather nearby: Alaghsas 202 km · Agadez 206 km · Tchin Tabaradèn 358 km · Abalak 384 km · Tanout 448 km · Dakoro 475 km · Tahoua 484 km · Tamanghasset 490 km

Niger travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type A / B / C / D / E / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 36% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$775
2025
Happiness
4.9 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.4
per 100k, 2012
Road deaths
25.5
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
Religion
Muslim 96%ethnic religionist 4%Christian 0%agnostics and other 0%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Arlit (18.7369°, 7.3853°, elevation 423 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).