Alaghsas
City in Niger: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Alaghsas is a city in Niger, in Agadez. About 88,561 people live in the city proper, making it the 7th largest city of Niger in our atlas.
It lies at 17.02° N, 8.02° E, about 519 m (1,703 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Niamey time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Alaghsas. Green dots: other major cities of Niger. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Alaghsas 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.
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- Agadez · 6 km
- Arlit · 202 km
- Tessaoua · 362 km
- Zinder · 371 km
- Tahoua · 375 km
- Maradi · 402 km
- Birni N Konni · 463 km
- Diffa · 638 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2447938 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q33420748 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.