Niamey
Capital of Niger: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Overview
Niamey is the capital of Niger. About 1.3 million people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Niger in our atlas.
It lies at 13.51° N, 2.11° E, about 206 m (676 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Niamey time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Niamey. Green dots: other major cities of Niger. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Niamey 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 546 mm (21 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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in NigerNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Dosso · 128 km
- Gaya · 232 km
- Birni N Konni · 340 km
- Tahoua · 374 km
- Maradi · 539 km
- Tessaoua · 635 km
- Agadez · 742 km
- Zinder · 743 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2440485 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3674 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Zoo du Musée national de Niamey: Jean Rebiffé (Flickr userpage), CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Grand marche niamey 2006: Roland Huziaker, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
