Birni N Konni

City in Niger: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Konni 02

Konni 02: lattons @ Mapillary.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Birni N Konni is a city in Niger, in Tahoua Region. About 85,494 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of Niger in our atlas.

It lies at 13.80° N, 5.25° E, about 272 m (892 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Niamey time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Birni N Konni. Green dots: other major cities of Niger. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Birni N Konni has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 41°C (106°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 15°C (58°F). Around 501 mm (20 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.

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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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Sources

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Photo credits
  • Konni 02: lattons @ Mapillary.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)