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When to go to Yaoundé

Twelve months of averages for Yaoundé, and what they say about when to go.

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When to go

What the averages say

Mean daily highs and lows and the month's rain, averaged over 2001 to 2020.

On these averages, Yaoundé has a mean high between 18°C and 32°C and under 150 mm of rain in May to July and November to March.

Wet months (150 mm of rain or more): April and August to October.
Humid months (a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more): January to December.
The warmest month is February (29°C) and the coolest August (26°C). The wettest is October (231 mm) and the driest January (14 mm); about 1,474 mm of rain falls in a year.

How these sentences are worded

Each sentence is written from the figures by fixed rules, and says no more than they do. Mild to warm: a mean daily high from 18°C up to 32°C. Hot: 32°C or more. Cool: 10°C up to 18°C. Cold: under 10°C. Dry: under 50 mm of rain in the month; wet: 150 mm or more. Humid: a high of 25°C or more with relative humidity of 70% or more. A month is described as good for going when it is mild to warm and not wet.

Yaoundé: highs, lows and rainHighLowRain

The year at a glance

Mild to warm and dry
Mild to warm, humid or showery
Hot
Cool
Wet
Cold

JanMild–warm, mixed
FebMild–warm, mixed
MarMild–warm, mixed
AprWet
MayMild–warm, mixed
JunMild–warm, mixed
JulMild–warm, mixed
AugWet
SeptWet
OctWet
NovMild–warm, mixed
DecMild–warm, mixed

Month by month

Every month in Yaoundé

The whole year, with humidity, cloud and the sunlight reaching the ground.

Climate in Yaoundé by month: mean daily high and low, rain, and what the month is like
Month	High	Low	Rain	Humidity	Cloud	Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)	High in Dubai	What it is like
January	29°C	19°C	14 mm	77%	64%	5	23°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
February	29°C	20°C	40 mm	81%	74%	4.9	24°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
March	28°C	21°C	117 mm	86%	82%	4.9	27°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
April	28°C	21°C	164 mm	88%	83%	4.9	31°C	Wet
May	27°C	21°C	149 mm	88%	82%	4.7	35°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
June	27°C	20°C	119 mm	88%	82%	4	37°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
July	26°C	19°C	115 mm	89%	83%	3.7	39°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
August	26°C	19°C	169 mm	90%	86%	3.7	39°C	Wet
September	26°C	20°C	212 mm	90%	87%	4.3	37°C	Wet
October	26°C	20°C	231 mm	89%	87%	4.5	34°C	Wet
November	27°C	20°C	126 mm	86%	77%	4.6	29°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery
December	28°C	19°C	18 mm	80%	66%	4.8	25°C	Mild to warm, humid or showery

The Dubai column is Dubai's mean daily high, for comparison.

Modelled averages for an area about 50 km across, not a weather station's record: NASA POWER climatology, 2001–2020. These data were obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program.

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Month

High

Low

Rain

Humidity

Cloud

Sunlight (kWh/m²/day)

High in Dubai

What it is like

January

29°C

19°C

14 mm

77%

64%

23°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

February

29°C

20°C

40 mm

81%

74%

4.9

24°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

March

28°C

21°C

117 mm

86%

82%

4.9

27°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

April

28°C

21°C

164 mm

88%

83%

4.9

31°C

Wet

May

27°C

21°C

149 mm

88%

82%

4.7

35°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

June

27°C

20°C

119 mm

88%

82%

37°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

July

26°C

19°C

115 mm

89%

83%

3.7

39°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

August

26°C

19°C

169 mm

90%

86%

3.7

39°C

Wet

September

26°C

20°C

212 mm

90%

87%

4.3

37°C

Wet

October

26°C

20°C

231 mm

89%

87%

4.5

34°C

Wet

November

27°C

20°C

126 mm

86%

77%

4.6

29°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery

December

28°C

19°C

18 mm

80%

66%

4.8

25°C

Mild to warm, humid or showery