The climate of Kourou (French Guiana)
Kourou lies north of French Guiana on the Atlantic. Kourou is the
third town of the country and owes its reputation in particular to the
launching base of the Guiana Space Centre which is situated here and
formerly to the penal settlement which was situated here off the coast
of Devil’s Island. In the north the town is bounded by the Kourou
river and on the other side by the mangrove forests. By the situation
of Kourou in a seismic zone earthquakes regularly occur here.
Kourou has a tropical rainforest climate with much precipitation
equally divided over the entire year. The large amounts of
precipitation and the high temperatures cause a high air humidity
here. The difference between the day- and night-temperature is just a
few degrees here. The sea-temperature here is agreeable throughout the
year.
Climate information
The data below is based on registered weather data and applies to
Kourou:
average maximum
temperature (°C)
average
minimum
temperature (°C)
average
hours of sunshine
per day
average days with
precipitation
per month
average
mm precipitation
per month
average
sea
temperature (°C)
January
29
23
4
21
27
February
29
23
4
17
27
March
29
23
5
22
27
April
30
24
5
22
28
May
29
23
4
27
28
June
30
23
5
24
28
July
31
23
7
19
28
August
32
22
8
10
28
September
32
23
8
5
28
October
32
23
8
5
28
November
31
23
7
11
28
December
30
23
5
18
27
= 0-5 mm ●
= 6-30 mm ●
= 31-60 mm ●
= 61-100 mm ●
= 101-200 mm ●
=
over 200 mm = 0-0.2 inches ● = 0.2-1.2 inches ● = 1.2-2.4 inches ● = 2.5-4 inches ● = 4.1-8 inches ● = over 8 inches
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:
Disclaimer
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