Weather Score #

Best time to visit:Douala Yaounde Bamenda Bafoussam Garoua

Bafoussam

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Best months

January 87%February 85%December 83%

Months to avoid

July 21%August 22%September 23%

Bamenda

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January 85%February 85%December 82%

Months to avoid

July 18%August 18%September 20%

Douala

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February 61%January 59%December 57%

Months to avoid

July 36%August 37%September 38%

Garoua

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January 100%February 100%March 99%

Months to avoid

August 46%September 54%July 56%

Yaounde

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Best months

January 77%February 76%December 61%

Months to avoid

July 30%September 30%August 31%

Heat Seeker Score

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

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Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Temperatures #

Garoua exhibits the hottest temperatures, with monthly maximums frequently exceeding 95°F and reaching discomfort levels above 100°F from February to May
Douala maintains a consistent temperature range, mostly within the comfort zone
Bamenda and Bafoussam share similar temperature profiles, generally cooler than the other cities, with temperatures mostly in the comfort zone
Yaounde also stays mostly in the comfort zone but has higher temperatures than Bamenda and Bafoussam.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	90.0°F	90.9°F	88.0°F	89.1°F	97.9°F
Feb	91.0°F	92.3°F	89.8°F	91.0°F	101.8°F
Mar	89.8°F	89.2°F	86.2°F	88.7°F	107.4°F
Apr	88.3°F	85.8°F	81.0°F	82.9°F	107.1°F
May	87.1°F	83.8°F	77.9°F	79.2°F	103.5°F
Jun	83.7°F	80.4°F	74.5°F	75.6°F	95.9°F
Jul	81.7°F	78.8°F	71.8°F	73.2°F	90.1°F
Aug	82.0°F	79.0°F	72.1°F	74.1°F	86.2°F
Sep	82.6°F	78.6°F	72.7°F	74.5°F	88.0°F
Oct	84.2°F	79.5°F	74.5°F	75.7°F	94.8°F
Nov	86.7°F	82.9°F	79.0°F	80.6°F	100.0°F
Dec	89.1°F	87.3°F	85.6°F	86.9°F	98.1°F
Average	81.0°F	79.4°F	86.4°F	97.6°F	84.0°F

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	77.9°F	68.0°F	62.6°F	63.1°F	68.4°F
Feb	78.4°F	69.3°F	64.6°F	64.9°F	72.0°F
Mar	77.9°F	69.4°F	65.1°F	65.8°F	78.3°F
Apr	76.8°F	68.9°F	64.2°F	64.9°F	83.3°F
May	76.1°F	68.5°F	62.4°F	62.8°F	81.5°F
Jun	75.0°F	67.8°F	60.8°F	61.0°F	75.9°F
Jul	74.1°F	67.1°F	60.4°F	60.4°F	73.0°F
Aug	73.9°F	66.7°F	60.4°F	60.4°F	71.6°F
Sep	73.9°F	67.1°F	60.8°F	61.0°F	71.8°F
Oct	74.5°F	67.3°F	61.0°F	61.2°F	73.9°F
Nov	75.9°F	68.0°F	61.7°F	62.2°F	74.1°F
Dec	77.5°F	68.5°F	62.8°F	63.1°F	69.8°F
Average	62.6°F	62.2°F	76.0°F	74.5°F	68.1°F

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

All five cities experience zero sun hours throughout the year, indicating persistent cloud cover or rainy conditions.
In terms of precipitation, Douala consistently has the highest total rainfall, particularly in July and August, with peak precipitation recorded at 0.58 inches, which is significantly higher than the other cities.
Garoua, in contrast, has the lowest precipitation levels, with most months receiving minimal to no rainfall, highlighting a stark contrast in weather patterns within Cameroon.

Sunny Weather

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	4.1 hours/day	6.9 hours/day	11.5 hours/day	11.3 hours/day	11.8 hours/day
Feb	4.1 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	10.7 hours/day	10.3 hours/day	11.8 hours/day
Mar	2.6 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	7.1 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	11.5 hours/day
Apr	2.0 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	2.8 hours/day	2.7 hours/day	11.0 hours/day
May	1.3 hours/day	0.7 hours/day	1.7 hours/day	1.4 hours/day	9.6 hours/day
Jun	0.6 hours/day	0.2 hours/day	0.8 hours/day	0.9 hours/day	6.2 hours/day
Jul	0.3 hours/day	0.2 hours/day	0.4 hours/day	0.6 hours/day	2.6 hours/day
Aug	0.4 hours/day	0.4 hours/day	0.3 hours/day	0.4 hours/day	1.3 hours/day
Sep	0.3 hours/day	0.1 hours/day	0.5 hours/day	0.4 hours/day	3.4 hours/day
Oct	0.5 hours/day	0.2 hours/day	1.1 hours/day	1.1 hours/day	8.2 hours/day
Nov	1.6 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	5.8 hours/day	6.0 hours/day	11.0 hours/day
Dec	3.6 hours/day	4.9 hours/day	11.4 hours/day	11.1 hours/day	10.9 hours/day
Average	4.4 hours/day	4.5 hours/day	1.8 hours/day	8.3 hours/day	2.2 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Feb	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Mar	0.3in	0.2in	0.1in	0.2in	0.0in
Apr	0.3in	0.3in	0.3in	0.3in	0.0in
May	0.4in	0.3in	0.3in	0.3in	0.1in
Jun	0.5in	0.3in	0.4in	0.4in	0.2in
Jul	0.6in	0.2in	0.5in	0.5in	0.2in
Aug	0.4in	0.2in	0.5in	0.5in	0.3in
Sep	0.5in	0.3in	0.6in	0.6in	0.2in
Oct	0.5in	0.4in	0.3in	0.4in	0.1in
Nov	0.3in	0.2in	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in
Dec	0.1in	0.1in	0.0in	0.0in	0.0in
Average	0.3in	0.3in	0.3in	0.1in	0.2in

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	10.9mph	5.9mph	5.6mph	6.6mph	6.5mph
Feb	11.4mph	6.2mph	6.2mph	7.0mph	6.9mph
Mar	10.2mph	5.8mph	6.4mph	7.0mph	8.1mph
Apr	8.5mph	4.7mph	5.2mph	5.8mph	9.1mph
May	7.9mph	4.2mph	4.4mph	4.9mph	9.0mph
Jun	8.3mph	4.4mph	3.6mph	4.1mph	8.4mph
Jul	8.8mph	5.1mph	3.3mph	4.2mph	7.9mph
Aug	9.3mph	5.6mph	3.9mph	4.7mph	7.9mph
Sep	8.3mph	4.9mph	3.4mph	4.1mph	6.8mph
Oct	7.5mph	4.1mph	4.1mph	5.3mph	6.4mph
Nov	8.1mph	4.4mph	5.3mph	6.6mph	5.9mph
Dec	9.5mph	5.3mph	5.7mph	6.6mph	5.9mph
Average	5.6mph	4.8mph	9.1mph	7.4mph	5.1mph

Humidity

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	70.3%	64.8%	33.3%	40.6%	15.5%
Feb	70.4%	66.7%	34.4%	41.9%	13.7%
Mar	73.7%	76.5%	57.2%	58.7%	14.7%
Apr	77.8%	83.0%	73.9%	73.4%	26.7%
May	79.9%	87.1%	83.6%	83.3%	42.8%
Jun	83.7%	89.8%	89.4%	88.8%	62.1%
Jul	85.1%	89.6%	92.5%	91.1%	73.2%
Aug	83.0%	88.3%	91.4%	90.1%	80.7%
Sep	84.6%	91.3%	91.4%	90.5%	80.1%
Oct	83.9%	91.2%	86.7%	86.3%	59.9%
Nov	79.2%	83.7%	70.2%	70.1%	25.2%
Dec	73.0%	72.1%	41.6%	47.7%	18.6%
Average	71.9%	70.5%	78.7%	42.8%	82.0%

Daylight Hours #

Garoua experiences the earliest sunrise among the cities, with sunrises as early as 05:47, while the latest sunrise across the cities occurs in Yaoundé with 06:34 in February.
In terms of sunset, Garoua also has the earliest sunset at 17:42 in November, contrasting with Douala, which has the latest sunset at 18:36 in July.
Day length varies notably, with Garoua having the shortest day at 11:35 hours in December and the longest day at 12:39 hours in June, suggesting a significant difference from the other cities where day lengths are generally longer in June.
Overall, Garoua shows the most pronounced variations in sunrise and sunset times, contributing to its unique day length patterns in comparison to the other cities.

Sunrise Time

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	6:33	6:25	6:34	6:32	6:26
Feb	6:35	6:28	6:35	6:34	6:25
Mar	6:26	6:19	6:25	6:24	6:13
Apr	6:15	6:08	6:12	6:11	5:57
May	6:08	6:02	6:04	6:04	5:47
Jun	6:11	6:04	6:06	6:06	5:47
Jul	6:17	6:10	6:12	6:12	5:54
Aug	6:17	6:11	6:14	6:13	5:58
Sep	6:12	6:05	6:10	6:09	5:56
Oct	6:06	5:59	6:05	6:04	5:55
Nov	6:08	6:01	6:09	6:07	6:01
Dec	6:20	6:13	6:21	6:19	6:14
Average	6:12	6:18	6:18	6:00	6:12

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	18:28	18:21	18:23	18:23	18:05
Feb	18:35	18:28	18:31	18:31	18:15
Mar	18:32	18:25	18:30	18:29	18:17
Apr	18:28	18:20	18:27	18:26	18:16
May	18:27	18:19	18:28	18:26	18:19
Jun	18:32	18:25	18:34	18:32	18:26
Jul	18:37	18:29	18:38	18:36	18:30
Aug	18:32	18:25	18:32	18:31	18:23
Sep	18:20	18:13	18:19	18:17	18:06
Oct	18:08	18:01	18:05	18:04	17:50
Nov	18:05	17:58	18:00	18:00	17:43
Dec	18:14	18:07	18:08	18:08	17:50
Average	18:24	18:24	18:24	18:12	18:18

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	11:28 hours	11:21 hours	11:23 hours	11:23 hours	11:05 hours
Feb	11:35 hours	11:28 hours	11:31 hours	11:31 hours	11:15 hours
Mar	11:32 hours	11:25 hours	11:30 hours	11:29 hours	11:17 hours
Apr	11:28 hours	11:20 hours	11:27 hours	11:26 hours	11:16 hours
May	11:27 hours	11:19 hours	11:28 hours	11:26 hours	11:19 hours
Jun	11:32 hours	11:25 hours	11:34 hours	11:32 hours	11:26 hours
Jul	11:37 hours	11:29 hours	11:38 hours	11:36 hours	11:30 hours
Aug	11:32 hours	11:25 hours	11:32 hours	11:31 hours	11:23 hours
Sep	11:20 hours	11:13 hours	11:19 hours	11:17 hours	11:06 hours
Oct	11:08 hours	11:01 hours	11:05 hours	11:04 hours	10:50 hours
Nov	11:05 hours	10:58 hours	11:00 hours	11:00 hours	10:43 hours
Dec	11:14 hours	11:07 hours	11:08 hours	11:08 hours	10:50 hours
Average	11:24 hours	11:24 hours	11:24 hours	11:12 hours	11:18 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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