Gaya
Gaya is a town in Dosso Region, Niger. It has a population of about 45,465 (2012). The climate is classified as hot semi-arid (Köppen BSh), with little rain, large day–night swings and strong sunshine.
Best: Jan–Feb · Dec. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.
Gaya at a glance
The months with the highest weather score
Average high in April
Average low in August
249 mm of rain
0 mm of rain
How Gaya has grown
People living in the built-up area (15 km² today), every five years since 1975; 2030 is the projection.
+384%31k in 1975 → 149k in 2025Weather in Gaya
Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.
Partly cloudy · wind 8 km/h · humidity 52%
When to go to Gaya
Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 64 | 58 | 56 | 53 | 42 | 25 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 57 | 63 |
| High | 34° | 37° | 40° | 41° | 39° | 36° | 32° | 30° | 31° | 35° | 36° | 34° |
| Low | 18° | 20° | 23° | 26° | 27° | 26° | 24° | 23° | 23° | 23° | 21° | 19° |
| Rain (mm) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 82 | 119 | 191 | 249 | 148 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| Wet days | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 28 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
What's on in Gaya
Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Niger seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
