Franceville
City in Gabon: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Franceville: Sidney MBA, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Franceville is a city in Gabon, in Haut-Ogooué. About 132,895 people live in the city proper, making it the 3rd largest city of Gabon in our atlas.
It lies at 1.63° S, 13.58° E, about 405 m (1,329 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Libreville time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Franceville. Green dots: other major cities of Gabon. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Franceville has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 30°C (85°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 20°C (69°F). Around 1,786 mm (70 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
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.
What to eat in GabonNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2400555 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q459369 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Franceville: Sidney MBA, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)