Gaya
City in Niger: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
Gaya is a city in Niger, in Dosso Region. About 61,533 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of Niger in our atlas.
It lies at 11.88° N, 3.45° E, about 177 m (581 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Niamey time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Gaya. Green dots: other major cities of Niger. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Gaya has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually Apr, with average highs near 40°C (105°F); the coolest nights come in Dec at about 15°C (59°F). Around 746 mm (29 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
- Dosso · 132 km
- Niamey · 232 km
- Birni N Konni · 289 km
- Tahoua · 388 km
- Maradi · 435 km
- Tessaoua · 535 km
- Zinder · 638 km
- Agadez · 750 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2444489 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q766896 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
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