The climate of Cayenne (French Guiana)
Cayenne is the capital of French Guiana, a French overseas department
situated in the northern part of South America. Cayenne lies on the
coast of French Guiana and is named after the river of the same name.
The most important source of income of the multi-cultural town of
Cayenne is the shrimp-industry. Cayenne has a tropical monsoon climate
(type Am according to the Koeppen climate classification) with
tropical day temperatures throughout the year (29-32 degrees
Centigrade), sultry nights (average temperatures of 23 degrees) and
much precipitation, with which there is clearly question of a rainy
season (monsoon period) and a dry season. This dry season starts in
August and has mostly ended in the second half of November. Totally
Cayenne yearly counts on an average ample 3700 millimeters of
precipitation, which always falls in the shape of rain. With
respectively 261 and 267 hours of sunshine a month September and
October are by far the sunniest months, the dullest month of February
on an average only counts 116 hours of sunshine.
Climate information
The data below is based on registered weather data and applies to
Cayenne:
More climate information
Climate figures are very useful but don’t present a general impression
of the climate and the eventual weather circumstances within a certain
period. The figures don’t always reflect the chance of wintry weather,
extreme heat or hurricanes. That is why we offer useful extra climate
information for each month of the year:
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