Fomboni

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

Fomboni-Ship

Fomboni-Ship: alKomor.com, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Fomboni is a city in Comoros, in Mohéli. About 17,291 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Comoros in our atlas.

It lies at 12.29° S, 43.74° E, about 18 m (59 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Indian/Comoro time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Fomboni. Green dots: other major cities of Comoros. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Fomboni has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 29°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 25°C (76°F). Around 909 mm (36 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.

28°28°Jan22128°28°Feb15629°28°Mar14028°28°Apr9928°27°May4527°26°Jun3026°25°Jul2525°25°Aug1726°25°Sep1426°26°Oct2428°27°Nov4228°28°Dec96mm

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.

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Sources

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