Tahoua
City in Niger: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Vue de Tahoua 00: Ibrahimassoumane, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Tahoua is a city in Niger, in Tahoua Region. About 159,468 people live in the city proper, making it the 4th largest city of Niger in our atlas.
It lies at 14.89° N, 5.27° E, about 389 m (1,276 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Niamey time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Tahoua. Green dots: other major cities of Niger. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Tahoua 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 14°C (56°F). Around 463 mm (18 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
- Birni N Konni · 121 km
- Maradi · 250 km
- Dosso · 302 km
- Tessaoua · 317 km
- Niamey · 372 km
- Agadez · 373 km
- Alaghsas · 378 km
- Gaya · 386 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2439376 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q877122 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Vue de Tahoua 00: Ibrahimassoumane, CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)