When to go · Cameroon
Cameroon in July
Avoid month. Heaviest coastal rain begins; Kribi is grey and rough. Inland is fine.
Key facts
- Verdict
- Avoid
- Crowds
- Low
- Cameroon
- Prices
- Low
- Cameroon
Verdict
Heaviest coastal rain begins; Kribi is grey and rough. Inland is fine.
Is another month better than July?
July 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.
Weather in July
- 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), 26 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 72 °F (22 °C), 26 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), 16 rain days91 °F (33 °C) / 77 °F (25 °C), 16 rain days
- Bamenda24 °C (75 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 25 rain days75 °F (24 °C) / 63 °F (17 °C), 25 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), 14 rain days82 °F (28 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 14 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), 21 rain days79 °F (26 °C) / 64 °F (18 °C), 21 rain days
- Garoua35 °C (95 °F) / 27 °C (81 °F), 14 rain days95 °F (35 °C) / 81 °F (27 °C), 14 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), 16 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 75 °F (24 °C), 16 rain days
- Kumbo25 °C (77 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 21 rain days77 °F (25 °C) / 61 °F (16 °C), 21 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), 16 rain days100 °F (38 °C) / 79 °F (26 °C), 16 rain days
- Ngaoundéré34 °C (93 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 9 rain days93 °F (34 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 9 rain days
- Rhumsiki31 °C (88 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 14 rain days88 °F (31 °C) / 70 °F (21 °C), 14 rain days
- Yaoundé27 °C (81 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 13 rain days81 °F (27 °C) / 68 °F (20 °C), 13 rain days
Festivals and holidays
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.
Eid al-Adha check
Islamic calendar, moves yearly · Douala
Public holiday; some shops close.
Crowds and prices
- Crowds · Cameroon
- Low
- Prices · Cameroon
- Low
Compare two months
Weather, crowds and prices for any two months in Cameroon, side by side.
Verdict
Jul: Avoid
Jan: Great (better)
Crowds
Jul: Low
Jan: Medium
Prices
Jul: Low
Jan: Medium
Festivals listed
Jul: 1
Jan: 2
July: Heaviest coastal rain begins; Kribi is grey and rough. Inland is fine.
January: Dry in the south and west; the best beach and highland month. Harmattan haze some years.
Cameroon: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.
What to pack
- A rain jacket or umbrella and shoes that dry fast
- A spare day in the plan: storms can cancel flights and ferries
Where to go in July
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.
Among the wettest months; roads flood.