Yambio
City in South Sudan: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Children in Yambio, Western Equatoria, South Sudan (28 05 2009): Masiya, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Yambio is a city in South Sudan, in Western Equatoria. About 40,382 people live in the city proper, making it the 9th largest city of South Sudan in our atlas.
It lies at 4.57° N, 28.39° E, about 655 m (2,149 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Africa/Juba time zone. It sits inside the tropics.
Location
Red dot: Yambio. Green dots: other major cities of South Sudan. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Yambio has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw). The warmest month is usually Feb, with average highs near 36°C (97°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about 19°C (65°F). Around 1,360 mm (54 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
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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- Yei · 258 km
- Wau · 350 km
- Juba · 354 km
- Kuacjok · 417 km
- Gogrial · 441 km
- Pajok · 459 km
- Winejok · 501 km
- Malakal · 659 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 363656 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q986355 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Children in Yambio, Western Equatoria, South Sudan (28 05 2009): Masiya, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)