Lightning strikes in Niger
The detection network has located 2,741 lightning strikes in Niger since the archive began, including 1,073 in the last 7 days. That is 0.03% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking Niger #45 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. Niger is counted under Africa in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | 34 |
| 2026-08-12 | 177 |
| 2026-08-11 | 438 |
| 2026-08-10 | 123 |
| 2026-08-09 | 2 |
| 2026-08-08 | 299 |
| 2026-08-07 | 11 |
| 2026-08-06 | 47 |
| 2026-08-05 | 46 |
| 2026-08-04 | 213 |
| 2026-08-03 | 101 |
| 2026-08-02 | 40 |
| 2026-08-01 | 707 |
| 2026-07-31 | 170 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside Niger's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tillabéri | 837 | 377 | 30.5% |
| 2 | Zinder | 422 | 228 | 15.4% |
| 3 | Dosso | 335 | 154 | 12.2% |
| 4 | Maradi | 321 | 63 | 11.7% |
| 5 | Tahoua | 298 | 67 | 10.9% |
| 6 | Agadez | 285 | 72 | 10.4% |
| 7 | Diffa | 212 | 96 | 7.7% |
| 8 | Niamey | 15 | 10 | 0.5% |
| 9 | Unassigned | 4 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Yagha | 4 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Sokoto State | 2 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Kebbi State | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 13 | Katsina State | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 14 | Tapoa | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 15 | Séno | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Kanem | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Alibori | 1 | 0 | 0.0% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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