Tillabéri

Tillabéri (var. Tillabéry) is a town in the extreme west of Niger. It is situated 113 kilometres or 70 miles northwest of the capital Niamey on the River Niger.^[2] It is an important market town and administrative center, being the capital of department of Tillabéri and Tillabéri Region. The town had a population of 47,678 at the 2012 census.^[3]

Tillabéri Tillabéry
Tillabéri in 2008
Tillabéri Location in Niger
Coordinates: 14°12′43″N 1°27′10″E
Country	Niger
Region	Tillabéri Region
Department	Tillabéri Department
Area
• City	729.2 km2 (281.5 sq mi)
Population  (2012[1])
• City	47,678
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
• Urban	22,774

Climate

Tillabéri has a hot arid climate (Köppen climate classification BWh), despite receiving around 400 millimetres or 16 inches of rainfall per year, due to the extreme and persistent heat and consequent extreme potential evapotranspiration. Every month averages over 32.2 °C or 90 °F maximum temperature. Only August at the height of the wet season with its elevated and oppressive humidity, alongside December and January in the middle of the long dry season, average maxima under 35 °C or 95 °F. In terms of high temperature, even mornings are uncomfortable except during December and January, when the strong dusty harmattan wind prevails.

Climate data for Tillaberi (1961–1990)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	32.3 (90.1)	35.6 (96.1)	38.9 (102.0)	41.4 (106.5)	41.5 (106.7)	38.8 (101.8)	35.4 (95.7)	33.7 (92.7)	35.6 (96.1)	38.4 (101.1)	36.4 (97.5)	33.0 (91.4)	36.7 (98.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	24.6 (76.3)	27.5 (81.5)	30.9 (87.6)	33.6 (92.5)	34.7 (94.5)	32.7 (90.9)	30.2 (86.4)	28.9 (84.0)	30.1 (86.2)	31.2 (88.2)	28.4 (83.1)	25.3 (77.5)	29.8 (85.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	17.0 (62.6)	19.4 (66.9)	22.8 (73.0)	25.9 (78.6)	27.9 (82.2)	26.7 (80.1)	24.9 (76.8)	24.1 (75.4)	24.5 (76.1)	23.9 (75.0)	20.4 (68.7)	17.5 (63.5)	22.9 (73.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	2.3 (0.09)	5.6 (0.22)	16.6 (0.65)	46.8 (1.84)	102.7 (4.04)	143.1 (5.63)	69.9 (2.75)	10.8 (0.43)	0.3 (0.01)	0.1 (0.00)	398.2 (15.66)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	285.2	260.4	269.7	246.0	272.8	255.0	248.0	235.6	249.0	279.0	279.0	279.0	3,175.5
Source: NOAA [4]

References

1. "Niger: Regions, Cities & Urban Centers - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information".
2. Tillaberi, Niger Page. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc. 1996-2004
3. Niger: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population ^{[dead link]}. World Gazetteer.
4. "Tillabery Climate Normals". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved April 9, 2016.

• Decalo, Samuel (1997). Historical Dictionary of the Niger (3rd ed.). Boston & Folkestone: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 0-8108-3136-8.
• Geels, Jolijn (2006). Niger. Chalfont St Peter, Bucks / Guilford, CT: Bradt UK / Globe Pequot Press. ISBN 978-1-84162-152-4.