Ogooué-Maritime Province · Gabon
Port-Gentil travel guide
Port-Gentil is a city in Ogooué-Maritime Province, Gabon, home to about 155,000 people.
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- POG3 km · Port Gentil International Airport
- Currency
- XAFCentral African CFA franc
- Time zone
- Africa/Libreville
- Language
- French
About
About Port-Gentil
Port-Gentil is Gabon's workhorse with offshore oil rigs and port activities humming around the city. Interestingly, Port-Gentil has no roadway connections with the rest of Gabon, and sits on a peninsula (island actually, if you consider that it is cut off from the mainland by the delta of the Ogooue River).
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Things to do
What to see and do in Port-Gentil
See
- Cathedrale Saint Louis
Do
- Beach Sogara
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When to go
The best time to visit Port-Gentil
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Port-Gentil are June to September. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; November is the wettest, with about 354 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Port-Gentil: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Port Gentil International Airport (POG), about 3.3 km from the city centre in a straight line; Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV, 148 km) is also within reach.
Getting in
The connection with the rest of the world is maintained through * Port-Gentil Airport with transit to Libreville, and marine links, including a ferry service to Lambarene across the Ogooue River.
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POG · Port Gentil International Airport
LBV · Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport
Questions
Port-Gentil: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Port-Gentil?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Port-Gentil are June to September. March is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; November is the wettest, with about 354 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Port-Gentil?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Port Gentil International Airport (POG), about 3.3 km from the city centre in a straight line; Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV, 148 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Port-Gentil?
Central African CFA franc (XAF).
Nearby
Destinations near Port-Gentil
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.