The latitude of 16° North and longitude of 8° East signifies the geographical location of Niger. The total area of 1.267 million square kilometers falls within the first and last latitude and longitude of Niger . he country of Niger is located between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer. The latitude of Niger falls in the tropical zone but only the southern part of Niger enjoys complete tropical climate. The presence of desert in the country keeps the climate dry and hot in the major part of Niger.

The latitude and longitude of the Capital of Niger, Niamey, is 13° 31'North and 2° 07'East. As the longitude of Niger is only a few degrees to the east of the Prime Meridian thus the standard time is only one hour ahead of UTC. The standard time of Niger is 6 hours ahead of Washington DC.