Arlit
City in Niger: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Niger, Arlit (18), street scene: NigerTZai, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Arlit is a city in Niger, in Agadez. About 106,448 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Niger in our atlas.
It lies at 18.74° N, 7.39° E, about 423 m (1,388 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Niamey time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Arlit. Green dots: other major cities of Niger. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Arlit has a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh). The warmest month is usually Jun, with average highs near 43°C (110°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 10°C (51°F). Around 107 mm (4 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 · 202 km
- Agadez · 206 km
- Tahoua · 482 km
- Tessaoua · 556 km
- Zinder · 573 km
- Maradi · 582 km
- Birni N Konni · 593 km
- Dosso · 770 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2447513 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q675806 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Niger, Arlit (18), street scene: NigerTZai, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)