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Cameroon in September

Avoid month. Still very wet on the coast and in the West.

Key facts

Verdict
Avoid
Crowds
Low
Cameroon
Prices
Low
Cameroon

Verdict

AvoidVoykit month rating for Cameroon

Still very wet on the coast and in the West.

Is another month better than September?

September is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Weather in September

  • 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, Djarainy

    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.

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

  • Douala28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 25 rain days
  • Bafang33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 11 rain days
  • Bafoussam32 °C (90 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days
  • Bamenda25 °C (77 °F) / 17 °C (63 °F), 24 rain days
  • Buea28 °C (82 °F) / 22 °C (72 °F), 10 rain days
  • Djoum29 °C (84 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 20 rain days
  • Dschang22 °C (72 °F) / 13 °C (55 °F), 6 rain days
  • Foumban27 °C (81 °F) / 18 °C (64 °F), 22 rain days
  • Garoua33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 10 rain days
  • Kousséri33 °C (91 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 5 rain days
  • Kribi33 °C (91 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 13 rain days
  • Kumba31 °C (88 °F) / 24 °C (75 °F), 12 rain days
  • Kumbo26 °C (79 °F) / 16 °C (61 °F), 21 rain days
  • Limbe30 °C (86 °F) / 23 °C (73 °F), 15 rain days
  • Maroua37 °C (99 °F) / 25 °C (77 °F), 12 rain days
  • Ngaoundéré33 °C (91 °F) / 20 °C (68 °F), 8 rain days
  • Rhumsiki32 °C (90 °F) / 21 °C (70 °F), 12 rain days
  • Yaoundé28 °C (82 °F) / 19 °C (66 °F), 20 rain days

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

    Sep: Avoid

    Jan: Great (better)

  • Crowds

    Sep: Low

    Jan: Medium

  • Prices

    Sep: Low

    Jan: Medium

  • Festivals listed

    Sep: 0

    Jan: 2

September: Still very wet on the coast and in the West.

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

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Where to go in September

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; floods slow every trip.