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Niger climate

Hot semi-arid Sahel. Browse cities below to find a city with detailed month-by-month records.

Popular cities:Niamey · Maradi · Zinder · Tahoua · Agadez · Dosso

Browse all 9 cities in Niger

Grouped by climate type, then by population.

BSh

Hot semi-arid

4 cities

Niameypop 1.3M Maradipop 362k Zinderpop 319k Dossopop 79k

BWh

Hot desert

4 cities

Tahouapop 159k Agadezpop 150k Diffapop 54k Tillabéripop 31k

As

Tropical savanna (dry summer)

1 city

A few cities, to show the range

A spread picked to show how different the climate gets across Niger.

Hot semi-aridBSh

Hot semi-aridBSh

Hot semi-aridBSh

Hot semi-aridBSh

Climate types in Niger

Niger spans 3 climate types. All climate types:

BSh Hot semi-arid · 4 cities BWh Hot desert · 4 cities As Tropical savanna (dry summer) · 1 city

Climate records across Niger — warmest, coolest, wettest, driest

Warmest Tillabéri (87.2 °F avg) · Coolest Maradi (83.0 °F avg) · Wettest Gaya (31 in/yr) · Driest Agadez (7 in/yr)These are the extreme ends of our city records, not typical conditions — most of Niger sits well between them.