Climate
Under Köppen's climate classification Bilma features an arid climate. The town lies deep in the heart of the Sahara desert and as such is extremely dry, averaging only 0.5 in (12.7 mm) of measurable precipitation annually. Bilma is also generally warm in the "winter" months and extraordinarily hot in the summer months. The average day-time temperatures in the "winter" months range from 75° F to 95° F (24°C - 35°C) and from 100° F to 115° F (38°C - 46°C) in the summer.
| Climate data for Bilma, Niger | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 95 (35) |
100 (38) |
112 (44) |
115 (46) |
113 (45) |
118 (48) |
113 (45) |
109 (43) |
108 (42) |
106 (41) |
100 (38) |
93 (34) |
118 (48) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 77.7 (25.4) |
83.8 (28.8) |
91.6 (33.1) |
100.2 (37.9) |
106.2 (41.2) |
108.1 (42.3) |
106.0 (41.1) |
104.4 (40.2) |
103.6 (39.8) |
97.9 (36.6) |
87.4 (30.8) |
80.1 (26.7) |
95.6 (35.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 63.1 (17.3) |
67.8 (19.9) |
76.1 (24.5) |
84.4 (29.1) |
90.3 (32.4) |
92.1 (33.4) |
91.9 (33.3) |
91.4 (33.0) |
88.9 (31.6) |
81.9 (27.7) |
72.0 (22.2) |
64.6 (18.1) |
80.2 (26.8) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 47.3 (8.5) |
51.4 (10.8) |
59.9 (15.5) |
68.2 (20.1) |
73.9 (23.3) |
75.9 (24.4) |
77.7 (25.4) |
77.7 (25.4) |
72.9 (22.7) |
65.5 (18.6) |
54.5 (12.5) |
48.9 (9.4) |
64.5 (18.1) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 32 (0) |
32 (0) |
33 (1) |
50 (10) |
59 (15) |
61 (16) |
68 (20) |
66 (19) |
60 (16) |
50 (10) |
40 (4) |
32 (0) |
32 (0) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 0.00 (0) |
0.00 (0) |
0.00 (0) |
0.00 (0) |
0.00 (0) |
0.00 (0) |
0.10 (2.5) |
0.30 (7.6) |
0.10 (2.5) |
0.00 (0) |
0.00 (0) |
0.00 (0) |
0.50 (12.7) |
| Source: Climate Data | |||||||||||||
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