Tillabéri (var. Tillabéry) is a town in the extreme west of

Niger Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Chad to the Chad–Niger border, east ...

. It is situated northwest of the capital

Niamey Niamey () is the capital and largest city of Niger. As the Niamey Urban Community (, CUN), it is a Regions of Niger, first-level division of Niger, surrounded by the Tillabéri Region, in the western part of the country. Niamey lies on the Nige ...

on the River Niger. It is an important

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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.Niger: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population
. World Gazetteer.

Climate

Tillabéri has a hot arid climate (

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''BWh''), despite receiving around of rainfall per year, due to the extreme and persistent heat and consequent extreme potential evapotranspiration. Every month averages over maximum temperature. Only August at the height of the

wet season The wet season (sometimes called the rainy season or monsoon season) is the time of year when most of a region's average annual rainfall occurs. Generally, the season lasts at least one month. The term ''green season'' is also sometimes used a ...

with its elevated and oppressive humidity, alongside December and January in the middle of the long dry season, average maxima under . In terms of high temperature, even mornings are uncomfortable except during December and January, when the strong dusty

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wind prevails.

References

* * Tillabéri Region Communes of Tillabéri Region {{Niger-geo-stub