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Yaoundé, Cameroon climate
Am Tropical monsoon
Yaoundé has a remarkably steady tropical climate (Tropical monsoon, Köppen Am). The hottest month is February with an average daily high near 86°F, while the coldest is August averaging around 67°F at night. Precipitation totals about 65 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — October alone averages 9.5 inches while January barely receives 1.63 inches.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresHours of sunshine per day
Estimated sunny hours each month — daylight length × clear-sky fraction · 1991–2020 monthly cloud cover (NASA POWER)Yaoundé climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 84 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 83 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 76 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 |
| Avg low (°F) | 67 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 67 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.6 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 2.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 84 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 80 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 76 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Avg low (°F) | 67 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 69 |
| Precipitation (in) | 1.6 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 83 |
| Avg temp (°F) | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 |
| Avg low (°F) | 67 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 67 |
| Precipitation (in) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 9.5 | 6.4 | 2.1 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with high ≥ 90°F (days) | 0.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 69 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 75 | 61 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 80 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 80 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 61 | 69 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 79 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 77 | 80 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 89 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 81 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 75 | 61 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 89 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 80 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.