Cameroon in August

Douala's wettest month; flooding in low districts.

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

• DecemberGreatDry and festive; diaspora visits fill flights and Kribi hotels around Christmas.
• JanuaryGreatDry in the south and west; the best beach and highland month. Harmattan haze some years.
• FebruaryGreatStill dry; Youth Day (11 Feb) parades. Good for the West region chiefdoms.
• NovemberGoodDry season begins; good window for the whole open map.

• Coast · Douala, Kribi, Limbestorm or typhoon risk

  Hot and humid all year; Douala takes about 4 m of rain, mostly July–September. December–February is beach season at Kribi.

• Centre and South forest · Yaoundé, Ebolowa, Campo, Djafine

  Two rainy seasons (March–June, September–November) with a short dry spell in July–August.

• Western highlands · Dschang, Bafoussam, Foumbanrainy

  Cool evenings at 1,200–1,600 m; muddy side roads in the rains.

• Adamawa plateau · Ngaoundérérainy

  Grassland at about 1,100 m; the end of the railway from Yaoundé.

• Sahelian north · Garoua, Maroua (under travel advice)rainy

  Shown for completeness; most of the north is under advice against travel.

• Northern Cameroon: Northern Cameroon · Sahelian northrain

  Dry season November–February offers clear skies; rainy season May–October can make roads difficult.

• Douala28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 27 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 27 rain days
• Bafang34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 12 rain days
• Bafoussam33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 15 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 15 rain days
• Bamenda24 °C (75 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 26 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 26 rain days
• Buea27 °C (81 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 12 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 12 rain days
• Djoum28 °C (82 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 16 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 16 rain days
• Dschang21 °C (70 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 7 rain days70 °F (21 °C) / 55 °F (13 °C), 7 rain days
• Foumban26 °C (79 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 22 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 22 rain days
• Garoua34 °C (93 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 13 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 13 rain days
• Kousséri34 °C (93 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 6 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 6 rain days
• Kribi33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 15 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 15 rain days
• Kumba31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 15 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 15 rain days
• Kumbo25 °C (77 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 22 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 22 rain days
• Limbe30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 20 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 73 °F (23 °C), 20 rain days
• Maroua38 °C (100 °F) / 26 °C (79 °F), 15 rain days100 °F (38 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 15 rain days
• Ngaoundéré34 °C (93 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 9 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 9 rain days
• Rhumsiki30 °C (86 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 16 rain days86 °F (30 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 16 rain days
• Yaoundé27 °C (81 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 14 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 66 °F (19 °C), 14 rain days

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Assumption Day

  15 Aug

  Public holiday.

• Assumption

  15 August · Douala

  Public holiday.

Crowds · Cameroon

Low

Prices · Cameroon

Low

Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cameroon, side by side.

• A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
• A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries

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Better another month

• Coast

  Hot and humid all year; Douala takes about 4 m of rain, mostly July–September. December–February is beach season at Kribi.

• Douala

  Very wet; Aug 15 holiday.