Niger
About 22.4M people live in Niger, on 1,267,000 km² in 8 regions; the capital is Niamey. The highest summit is Mont Idoukal-n-Taghès (2,022 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: Jan–Feb · Dec.
Niger at a glance
The atlas follows 13,004 places here month by month, with 34 mountains and 9 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and December.
Niger's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+975%2.6M in 1950 → 27.9M in 2025 → 52.5M in 2050Niger · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to Niger
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
Places and regions of Niger
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
50OctoberNiamey
51OctoberZinder
51OctoberMaradi
56OctoberAgadez
55OctoberTahoua
54OctoberTanout
50OctoberDosso
53OctoberIlléla
8 regions
Niger from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in Niger
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in Niger
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in Niger
9 monuments and 5 museums; the best known first.
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What's on in Niger
The ground and the sky in Niger
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to Niger
1 large airports, 2 railway stations; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.