Diffa
City in Niger: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Porte Diffa Yerima: mugisha @ Mapillary.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Diffa is a city in Niger. About 54,082 people live in the city proper, making it the 12th largest city of Niger in our atlas.
It lies at 13.32° N, 12.61° E, about 311 m (1,020 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Niamey time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Diffa. Green dots: other major cities of Niger. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Diffa 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 12°C (54°F). Around 368 mm (14 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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- Alaghsas · 644 km
- Birni N Konni · 797 km
- Tahoua · 812 km
- Arlit · 825 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2445704 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q990527 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Porte Diffa Yerima: mugisha @ Mapillary.com, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)