Mamoudzou
Capital of Mayotte: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Mamoudzou (10029936275): David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Mamoudzou is the capital of Mayotte. About 54,831 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Mayotte in our atlas.
It lies at 12.78° S, 45.23° E, about 23 m (75 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Indian/Mayotte time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Mamoudzou. Green dots: other major cities of Mayotte. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Mamoudzou has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 25°C (76°F). Around 1,002 mm (39 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jan.
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 MayotteNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 921815 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q132676 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Mamoudzou (10029936275): David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)