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Gbéssou

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Air quality index

52Moderate
Coordinates9.46°, 1.63°

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City facts

Overview

Gbéssou is a village located in Benin. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a equatorial latitude (9.455°, 1.635°). Up-to-date population figures for this locality are not available in the open datasets we monitor. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,910 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 75% of daylight hours. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by hot and humid year-round with little seasonal temperature variation. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
9.4554
Longitude
1.6349
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
52
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
10.9
PM10 (µg/m³)
13.5
Ozone (µg/m³)
31
NO₂ (µg/m³)
6.6

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
0
Largest magnitude
Largest event

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Nearby places in Benin

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
5.23
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,910

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Sources

  • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org