Moroni
Capital of Comoros: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Moroni harbour (2): Woodlouse, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Moroni is the capital of Comoros, in Grande Comore. About 74,749 people live in the city proper, making it the 1st largest city of Comoros in our atlas.
It lies at 11.70° S, 43.26° E, about 27 m (89 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Indian/Comoro time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Moroni. Green dots: other major cities of Comoros. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Moroni has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Mar, with average highs near 28°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Aug at about 24°C (76°F). Around 1,022 mm (40 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
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Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in ComorosNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 921772 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q3901 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Moroni harbour (2): Woodlouse, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Stadion Moroni: Markus Staub, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Stade de Moroni: http://www.habarizacomores.com/2015/07/un-stade-omnisport-moroni.html, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
