Libreville
Capital of Gabon: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Libreville1: Global Photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Libreville is the capital of Gabon, in Estuaire. About 846,090 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Gabon in our atlas.
It lies at 0.39° N, 9.45° E, about 8 m (26 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Libreville time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Libreville. Green dots: other major cities of Gabon. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Libreville has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 28°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 23°C (73°F). Around 2,317 mm (91 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.
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 GabonNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2399697 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3825 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Libreville1: Global Photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Marché de Mont Bouet: Estrella230, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
