Moanda

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

Moanda Gabon1

Moanda Gabon1: Vincent.vaquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Overview

Moanda is a city in Gabon, in Haut-Ogooué. About 71,099 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of Gabon in our atlas.

It lies at 1.57° S, 13.20° E, about 416 m (1,365 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Libreville time zone. It sits inside the tropics.

Location

Red dot: Moanda. Green dots: other major cities of Gabon. Map data: Natural Earth.

Climate

Moanda has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 20°C (68°F). Around 1,910 mm (75 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.

28°21°Jan14428°21°Feb15328°21°Mar21228°21°Apr21328°21°May17928°20°Jun4429°20°Jul1329°20°Aug3028°21°Sep12527°21°Oct28027°21°Nov31128°21°Dec206mm

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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Photo credits
  • Moanda Gabon1: Vincent.vaquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)