Cayenne
Capital of French Guiana: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Cayenne av Général-de-Gaulle: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Cayenne is the capital of French Guiana, in Guyane. About 61,550 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of French Guiana in our atlas.
It lies at 4.94° N, 52.33° W, about 7 m (23 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Cayenne time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Cayenne. Green dots: other major cities of French Guiana. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Cayenne has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Oct, with average highs near 30°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 24°C (75°F). Around 2,872 mm (113 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in May.
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 French GuianaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3382160 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q44401 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Cayenne av Général-de-Gaulle: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Baduel Stadium (15476357808): Spotting973, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Jardinbotanique: Didwin973, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Cayenne Victor Schoelcher statue by Louis-Ernest Barrias: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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