Mékambo

Place in Ogooué-Ivindo Province, Gabon

1°1′N 13°56′E / 1.017°N 13.933°E / 1.017; 13.933Country

GabonProvinceOgooué-Ivindo ProvincePopulation

• Total4,891

Mékambo is a small town in north-eastern Gabon on the banks of the Zadié river. It is located in the Ogooué-Ivindo province of Gabon and is the seat of the Zadié Department. It has received international press for recent outbreaks of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in 1994 and 1997.

It is served by Mékambo Airport.

Climate

Mékambo has a tropical dry savanna climate (Köppen climate classification As).

Climate data for Mékambo (1961–1990)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29.3 (84.7)	30.3 (86.5)	30.6 (87.1)	30.8 (87.4)	30.0 (86.0)	28.3 (82.9)	26.7 (80.1)	27.2 (81.0)	28.7 (83.7)	29.3 (84.7)	29.0 (84.2)	30.0 (86.0)	29.2 (84.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	23.8 (74.8)	24.4 (75.9)	24.8 (76.6)	25.0 (77.0)	24.7 (76.5)	23.4 (74.1)	22.1 (71.8)	22.5 (72.5)	23.7 (74.7)	24.2 (75.6)	23.9 (75.0)	24.6 (76.3)	23.9 (75.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18.3 (64.9)	18.4 (65.1)	18.9 (66.0)	19.2 (66.6)	19.3 (66.7)	18.5 (65.3)	17.4 (63.3)	17.8 (64.0)	18.6 (65.5)	19.0 (66.2)	18.7 (65.7)	19.2 (66.6)	18.6 (65.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	69.4 (2.73)	88.5 (3.48)	166.3 (6.55)	167.7 (6.60)	173.6 (6.83)	80.2 (3.16)	25.9 (1.02)	45.1 (1.78)	183.2 (7.21)	294.8 (11.61)	200.5 (7.89)	88.6 (3.49)	1,583.8 (62.35)
Average precipitation days	6.7	8.5	13.4	13.4	13.7	7.8	3.5	5.0	14.3	18.5	15.9	8.1	128.8
Average relative humidity (%)	81	79	79	79	80	84	85	83	82	81	82	83	82
Source: NOAA^[1]