Oyem
City in Gabon: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Oyem taxi: Wikifrédéric, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Oyem is a city in Gabon, in Woleu-Ntem. About 72,939 people live in the city proper, making it the 5th largest city of Gabon in our atlas.
It lies at 1.60° N, 11.58° E, about 656 m (2,152 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Libreville time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Oyem. Green dots: other major cities of Gabon. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Oyem has a tropical savanna (dry summer) climate (Köppen As). The warmest month is usually Jan, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Jul at about 20°C (67°F). Around 1,584 mm (62 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Oct.
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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- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2396646 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q983886 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Oyem taxi: Wikifrédéric, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)