Zinder
City in Niger: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Zinder-du ciel: Mab.black, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Zinder is a city in Niger, in Zinder Region. About 318,874 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Niger in our atlas.
It lies at 13.81° N, 8.99° E, about 460 m (1,509 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Niamey time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Zinder. Green dots: other major cities of Niger. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Zinder has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). The warmest month is usually May, with average highs near 40°C (104°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 12°C (54°F). Around 416 mm (16 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
- Tessaoua · 108 km
- Maradi · 206 km
- Agadez · 368 km
- Alaghsas · 372 km
- Diffa · 394 km
- Birni N Konni · 403 km
- Tahoua · 418 km
- Arlit · 574 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2437798 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q204365 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Zinder-du ciel: Mab.black, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)