When to go · Yaoundé

Yaoundé in August

Avoid month. Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (heaviest rain); travel before holidays when bus seats and fares spike.

Key facts

Verdict: Avoid
Temperature: 27°C (81°F)81°F (27°C) / 19°C (66°F)66°F (19°C); average high / low
Rain days: 14
Crowds: Low; Cameroon overall
Prices: Low; Cameroon overall

Plan around it

Verdict

AvoidBest and avoid months for Yaoundé

Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (heaviest rain); travel before holidays when bus seats and fares spike.

August is rated avoid. These months rate higher:

Long-term averages

YaoundéHighs around 27 °C (81 °F), lows around 19 °C (66 °F), rain on about 14 daysHighs around 81 °F (27 °C), lows around 66 °F (19 °C), rain on about 14 days
Centre and South forest, Cameroon · Yaoundé, Ebolowa, Campo, Djafine
Two rainy seasons (March–June, September–November) with a short dry spell in July–August.

Cameroon overall: Douala's wettest month; flooding in low districts.

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

First month

Second month

August: Listed as a month to avoid: Jul–Sep (heaviest rain); travel before holidays when bus seats and fares spike.

January: Inside Yaoundé's best window: Nov–Feb (dry season).

Yaoundé: figures are long-term averages from this guide, not a forecast.