Explore Guides
SOUTH AMERICA / FRENCH GUIANA
Triplandio Cayenne guide covers 3 travel guides across 12 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Cayenne with 61 POI, spanning 35.3 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Cayenne
City & Country Data French Guiana (Cayenne)
Key travel data for Cayenne — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 French Guiana
Currency
EUR €
Language
French
Payments
Cash only
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Cayenne
Coffee
$3.50
Beer
$3.25
Lunch
$19.00
Groceries
$674.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.50
Transit
$1.50
Fuel
$1.50/l
Internet
$50.00/m
Salary
$2,000/m
Best time to visit Cayenne (French Guiana)
Now (September) avg: 28°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Sep & Oct.
Live Temp
…
~Day / Night Temp
31°C / 25°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:17 / 18:23
Local time
19:24
Sea Temp
30°C
Best Months 
Sep & Oct
Sep & Oct
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
Check Cayenne hotels
Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Sea temperature
Sea warmth for swimming, by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
A unique stew made with the Awara fruit and various meats. A spicy, tangy fish stew popular in Cayenne. A hearty soup made with leafy greens and meats. A Caribbean-inspired curried chicken dish. A traditional cornmeal cake often sweetened with coconut.
Traditional Local Food
Cayenne (French Guiana)
Main course
Meat
Awara Broth
Bouillon d'Awara
Aa-waa-rah Broth
· Awara Fruit Stew
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Blaff de Poisson
Blahf dehw Pwah-sohn
· Spicy Fish Stew
Soup
Meat
Calalou
Ca-lah-loo
· Green Leafy Soup
Main course
Meat
Colombo Poulet
Colombo de Poulet
Col-ohm-boh Poo-leh
· Chicken Colombo
🌿
Dessert
Vegetarian
Doku
Doh-koo
· Cornmeal Cake
