Agadez
City in Niger: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
1997 277-16A Agadez hotel: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Agadez is a city in Niger. About 149,549 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Niger in our atlas.
It lies at 16.97° N, 7.99° E, about 505 m (1,657 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Niamey time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Agadez. Green dots: other major cities of Niger. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Agadez has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 42°C (107°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 11°C (52°F). Around 173 mm (7 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in NigerNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Alaghsas · 6 km
- Arlit · 206 km
- Tessaoua · 357 km
- Zinder · 367 km
- Tahoua · 370 km
- Maradi · 397 km
- Birni N Konni · 457 km
- Diffa · 637 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2448085 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q320049 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- 1997 277-16A Agadez hotel: Dan Lundberg, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)