Weather, climate and best time to go to Cameroon
Everything you want to know about the weather, climate, time difference, vaccinations and best travel months for Cameroon
Best time to go to Cameroon
Best time to go to Cameroon
The best time to go to Cameroon is in january and february and december, in which you have a warm or hot temperature and little till mediocre rainfall. The highest average temperature in Cameroon is 33° in january and the lowest is 28° in july.
If you want to know what the average temperature is in Cameroon or when most rain or snow falls, you can find it quickly below. That way you are well prepared.
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| Jan | 33° | 54 mm | |
| Feb | 33° | 118 mm | |
| Mar | 33° | 186 mm | |
| Apr | 32° | 297 mm | |
| May | 31° | 321 mm | |
| Jun | 29° | 252 mm | |
| Jul | 28° | 217 mm | |
| Aug | 28° | 182 mm | |
| Sep | 28° | 211 mm | |
| Oct | 29° | 429 mm | |
| Nov | 30° | 279 mm | |
| Dec | 31° | 97 mm |
- No or hardly any rainfall
- Little rainfall
- Sometimes rainfall
- Regular rainfall
- Often rainfall
- Almost always rainfall
Want to know more about the climate of Cameroon? Go to the full climate information about Cameroon
Best travel months
What a nice travel month for someone is can vary per type of traveler. That is why we also have the best time to go to Cameroon indicated per type of trip. Do you like warm or cold, sun or snow? Below you will immediately find the most suitable travel months for Cameroon.
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Climate Cameroon
Climate Cameroon
In Cameroon there are 4 types of climates prevailing, namely the tropical rainforest climate, tropical monsoon climate, hot semi-arid climate and hot desert climate. The average annual temperature for Cameroon is 30° degrees and there is 2643 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 14 days a year with an average humidity of 84% and an UV-index of 6.
Below you can find the average temperature, rainfall and the number of dry and sunny days for Yaoundé in Cameroon per month.
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Average min °C |
MM rain |
Rain days |
Dry days |
Wind force in Bft |
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| Jan | 33° | 21° | 54 mm | 21 | 10 | 1 | 7 |
| Feb | 33° | 22° | 118 mm | 23 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Mar | 33° | 22° | 186 mm | 30 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Apr | 32° | 23° | 297 mm | 30 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| May | 31° | 22° | 321 mm | 31 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jun | 29° | 21° | 252 mm | 30 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Jul | 28° | 20° | 217 mm | 31 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Aug | 28° | 20° | 182 mm | 31 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Sep | 28° | 21° | 211 mm | 30 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Oct | 29° | 21° | 429 mm | 31 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Nov | 30° | 22° | 279 mm | 28 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Dec | 31° | 22° | 97 mm | 21 | 10 | 1 | 7 |
Climate per month
Weather in january
On average, it is maximum 33° in january in Cameroon and at least around 21° degrees. In january there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 54 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Cameroon.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in february
On average, it is maximum 33° in february in Cameroon and at least around 22° degrees. In february there are 23 days of rainfall with a total of 118 mm and the it will be dry 5 days this month in Cameroon.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather in march
On average, it is maximum 33° in march in Cameroon and at least around 22° degrees. In march there are 30 days of rainfall with a total of 186 mm and the it will be dry 1 day this month in Cameroon.
Weather in april
On average, it is maximum 32° in april in Cameroon and at least around 23° degrees. In april there are 30 days of rainfall with a total of 297 mm
Weather in may
On average, it is maximum 31° in may in Cameroon and at least around 22° degrees. In may there are 31 days of rainfall with a total of 321 mm
Weather in june
On average, it is maximum 29° in june in Cameroon and at least around 21° degrees. In june there are 30 days of rainfall with a total of 252 mm
Weather in july
On average, it is maximum 28° in july in Cameroon and at least around 20° degrees. In july there are 31 days of rainfall with a total of 217 mm
Weather in august
On average, it is maximum 28° in august in Cameroon and at least around 20° degrees. In august there are 31 days of rainfall with a total of 182 mm
Weather in september
On average, it is maximum 28° in september in Cameroon and at least around 21° degrees. In september there are 30 days of rainfall with a total of 211 mm
Weather in october
On average, it is maximum 29° in october in Cameroon and at least around 21° degrees. In october there are 31 days of rainfall with a total of 429 mm
Weather in november
On average, it is maximum 30° in november in Cameroon and at least around 22° degrees. In november there are 28 days of rainfall with a total of 279 mm and the it will be dry 2 days this month in Cameroon.
Weather in december
On average, it is maximum 31° in december in Cameroon and at least around 22° degrees. In december there are 21 days of rainfall with a total of 97 mm and the it will be dry 10 days this month in Cameroon.
Suitable month for: sun holiday • road trip • walking and cycling holiday
Weather statistics Cameroon
Weather statistics Cameroon
View all weather statistics from Cameroon per month. In our graph you see the temperatures and the amount of rainfall on average in a given month. We also offer a comparison of the average temperatures and rainfall between Cameroon and United Kingdom.
Weather forecast Cameroon
About Cameroon
Time difference Cameroon
Vaccinations Cameroon
Currency Cameroon
Exchange rate Centraal-Afrikaanse CFA-frank op
14 day weather forecast Cameroon
The weather for Yaoundé in Cameroon will be 25° till 28° degrees in the next 14 days with every day chance of light rain showers or a quite a few rain.
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| Max (°C) | 24° | 25° | 27° | 28° | 27° | 26° | 26° |
| Min (°C) | 19° | 18° | 18° | 19° | 19° | 19° | 20° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 75% | 50% | 45% | 60% | 65% | 55% | 70% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 16.1mm | 6.3mm | 4.9mm | 9.5mm | 10.6mm | 7.1mm | 13.0mm |
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| UV-index | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| Max (°C) | 27° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 27° | 25° | 28° |
| Min (°C) | 20° | 19° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° | 20° |
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| Rainfall (%) | 50% | 55% | 30% | 45% | 25% | 65% | 45% |
| Rainfall (mm) | 6.0mm | 6.8mm | 2.4mm | 5.0mm | 1.9mm | 10.1mm | 5.1mm |
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| UV-index | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
About Cameroon
Cameroon is in the continental part Afrika and the capital is Yaoundé. It is 475.440 km² with 402 km of coastline and has a population of 23.794.164. In terms of area, the country is 16x bigger than United Kingdom. If you want to call Cameroon you have to use +237 or 00237 before the phone number without the first 0 in the original phone number (if it occurs). If the normal number is 05012457809, for example, you can remove the first 0 and call +2375012457809 or 002375012457809.
Cameroon is in a straight line at 5.408 km distance from London. From London-Heathrow the flight time is about 7 hour and 30 min.
Time difference Cameroon
In Cameroon it is now 17:48 hour in the afternoon on tuesday 21 august 2018. That is 1 hour earlier than in United Kingdom. The time zone of Cameroon is Africa/Douala and the Greenwich time is UTC+01.
Vaccinations Cameroon
Mandatory vaccinations
- Cholera
- Gele koorts
Recommended vaccinations
- DTP (Difterie, Tetanus en Polio)
- Hepatitis A (besmettelijke geelzucht)
Person and travel related vaccinations
These vaccinations may differ per person and / or be advised on the basis of the stay in Cameroon.
- BMR (Bof, Mazelen en Rode hond)
- Dengue (knokkelkoorts)
- Hepatitis B
- Meningitis of Meningokokkenziekte
- Rabiës
- Schistosomiasis
- Tuberculose (TBC)
Currency Cameroon
In Cameroon the Centraal-Afrikaanse CFA-frank is used to pay.
Exchange rate Centraal-Afrikaanse CFA-frank op
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1 Centraal-Afrikaanse CFA-frank = € 0,00 euro
100 Centraal-Afrikaanse CFA-frank = € 0,15 euro
1 euro = 658,69 Centraal-Afrikaanse CFA-frank
100 euro = 65.868,70 Centraal-Afrikaanse CFA-frank
Install exchange rate app
It can be difficult to calculate the exchange rate yourself. Install an app on your phone that updates the exchange rate daily. By entering the local price you immediately see what the price is in Euro.
Bring your credit card
Take a credit card along with your own bank card. If your bank card is not accepted then you have the credit card that you can use.
You can find the nearest ATM via various apps such as:
MasterCard ATM Hunter
Download Android
Download Apple
MasterCard Nearby
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