Port-Gentil
City in Gabon: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
POG-From The Air: Brian Ecton /, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Port-Gentil is a city in Gabon, in Ogooué-Maritime. About 164,018 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of Gabon in our atlas.
It lies at 0.72° S, 8.78° E, about 4 m (13 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Libreville time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Port-Gentil. Green dots: other major cities of Gabon. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Port-Gentil 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 Jul at about 23°C (74°F). Around 2,018 mm (79 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Nov.
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 2396518 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q501715 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- POG-From The Air: Brian Ecton /, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)