Kourou
French Guiana
Home to the Guiana Space Centre — the main launch facility for both France and the European Space Agency — Kourou is a coastal town in French Guiana with a walkable centre full of cafés and restaurants. The nearby Îles du Salut (Salvation Islands) were once part of a penal colony for France's most serious offenders, closed in 1946, and remain a draw for day trips from the town.
- Population24,029
- Nearest water from center 0.8 km0.5 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.9 km1.8 mi
Climate · monthly averages
J
25°78°
265mm10.4in
F
25°78°
220mm8.7in
M
26°78°
195mm7.7in
A
26°79°
265mm10.4in
M
26°78°
415mm16.3in
J
26°78°
360mm14.1in
J
26°78°
215mm8.4in
A
26°80°
100mm4.0in
S
27°80°
50mm1.9in
O
27°81°
65mm2.5in
N
27°80°
145mm5.8in
D
26°78°
270mm10.7in
Avg temp · total precipitation, 1991–2020 monthly normals · ERA5-Land · methodology ↗