Capital of Niger
Niamey
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Niger at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Photo: Roland Huziaker · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Local time
- Africa/Niamey
- Country
- Niger
- Population
- 1,323,691
- Elevation
- 206 m
- Airports
- NIM
- 8.7 km from the centre
- From DXB
- 5,700 km
- 7 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
Climate
The weather in Niamey, month by month
- Jan31°
- Feb35°
- Mar39°
- Apr41°
- May40°
- Jun37°
- Jul34°
- Aug31°
- Sept33°
- Oct36°
- Nov35°
- Dec32°
- Mild to warm and dry
- Mild to warm, humid or showery
- Hot
- Cool
- Wet
- Cold
Mean highs run from 31°C in January to 41°C in April, with about 546 mm of rain in a year.
Month-by-month climate for NiameyModelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020.
Airports
Airports serving Niamey
How far it is from the UAE
From DXBNiamey
5,700 km
7 hrs 25 mins · Estimate
From AUHNiamey
5,620 km
7 hrs 20 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Africa/Niamey
- Country
- Niger
- Currency
- West African Franc XOFToday's indicative rate: XOF 100 ≈ USD 0.171Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type A, B, C, E and F220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 17police18fireAs recorded in Wikidata. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +227 · On the right
On the map
Places near Niamey
Travel advice
Official travel advice warns against all travel to Niger at present, so we do not offer trips there. This page gives its climate and geography only.
Read the official travel advice (UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)