Dosso
City in Niger: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Niger, Dosso (5), busy street: NigerTZai, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Dosso is a city in Niger, in Dosso Region. About 79,406 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of Niger in our atlas.
It lies at 13.05° N, 3.19° E, about 218 m (715 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Niamey time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Dosso. Green dots: other major cities of Niger. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Dosso 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 (59°F). Around 609 mm (24 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
- Niamey · 128 km
- Gaya · 132 km
- Birni N Konni · 237 km
- Tahoua · 303 km
- Maradi · 426 km
- Tessaoua · 524 km
- Zinder · 632 km
- Agadez · 677 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2445488 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q985620 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Niger, Dosso (5), busy street: NigerTZai, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)