Camayenne

City in Guinea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.

Hôpital Donka, Bâtiment de la chirurgie

Hôpital Donka, Bâtiment de la chirurgie: Aboubacarkhoraa, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Camayenne is a city in Guinea, in Conakry. About 1.9 million people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Guinea in our atlas.

It lies at 9.54° N, 13.69° W, about 6 m (20 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Conakry time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Camayenne. Green dots: other major cities of Guinea. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Camayenne has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 30°C (87°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 24°C (76°F). Around 2,895 mm (114 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.

30°24°Jan030°25°Feb230°25°Mar130°25°Apr1329°26°May9028°26°Jun35227°26°Jul82627°25°Aug94327°25°Sep44128°26°Oct17329°26°Nov5230°25°Dec2mm

Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.

Landmarks and places to see

Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.

What to eat in GuineaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.

Nearby major cities

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Sources

Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.

Photo credits
  • Hôpital Donka, Bâtiment de la chirurgie: Aboubacarkhoraa, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Pont 8 Novembre: Boubacar Bila Diao Balde, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Camayenne, jardin botanique - btv1b53207132p: Agence Rol. Agence photographique (commanditaire), Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
  • Madina 2: Thie Abdoul, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
  • MercadodeSanJuandeDios: Christian Frausto Bernal from Tepic, Nayarit, MEXICO, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)