Matoury
City in French Guiana: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
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Overview
Matoury is a city in French Guiana, in Guyane. About 26,350 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of French Guiana in our atlas.
It lies at 4.85° N, 52.32° W, about 13 m (43 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the America/Cayenne time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Matoury. Green dots: other major cities of French Guiana. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Matoury 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.
What to eat in French GuianaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 3380965 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q816739 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
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