Region: Maradi Region · Niger
Djiratawa travel guide
Djiratawa is a city in Maradi Region, Niger, home to about 86,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- DKA72 km · Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport
- Currency
- XOFWest African CFA franc
- Time zone
- Africa/Niamey
- Plugs
- A, B, C, D, E, F · 220 V
- Emergency
- 17
- Language
- Hausa
When to go
The best time to visit Djiratawa
Djiratawa has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; August is the wettest, with about 199 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Public holidays in Niger, 2026
Shops and offices may close on these dates.
Getting there
Getting to Djiratawa: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA), about 72 km from the city centre in a straight line.
DKA · Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport
Questions
Djiratawa: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Djiratawa?
Djiratawa has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. April is the warmest month, with average highs of 40 °C; August is the wettest, with about 199 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Djiratawa?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Umaru Musa Yar'adua Airport (DKA), about 72 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Djiratawa?
West African CFA franc (XOF).
Nearby
Destinations near Djiratawa
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; public holidays from python-holidays (MIT); places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.