Yearly weather

Calculations are based on the last 8 years of historical weather data.

Weather Score #

Heat Seeker Score is a composite score designed for those who crave hot, sunny weather with minimal rainfall. It prioritizes high temperatures and abundant sunshine.

Perfect for sun worshippers, beach lovers, and those seeking warm, dry climates for outdoor activities and relaxation.

Formula optimized for hot weather enthusiasts who prefer temperatures above 25°C (77°F) with maximum sun exposure and minimal precipitation.

Key factors in the calculation:

High temperatures: Favors locations with warm to hot daily highs
Abundant sunshine: Rewards areas with maximum daylight hours
Low precipitation: Penalizes frequent rain and wet conditions
Warm nights: Considers comfortable evening temperatures

Temperatures #

Garoua experiences the hottest temperatures, with highs exceeding 40°C in March and April, indicating periods of discomfort
In contrast, Bamenda, Bafoussam, and Yaounde maintain more moderate temperatures, generally within a comfortable range throughout the year
Douala has consistently warm temperatures, with minimums always above 23°C, but also experiences maximums exceeding 30.0C, indicating periods of discomfort
The coolest temperatures are observed in Bamenda and Bafoussam, especially during July and August.

Maximum Temperatures

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	32.2°C	32.6°C	31.3°C	31.7°C	36.3°C
Feb	32.8°C	33.6°C	32.4°C	33.0°C	38.7°C
Mar	32.0°C	31.7°C	30.2°C	31.7°C	42.0°C
Apr	31.3°C	29.8°C	27.4°C	28.4°C	41.8°C
May	30.6°C	28.7°C	25.7°C	26.2°C	39.4°C
Jun	28.7°C	26.9°C	23.7°C	24.3°C	35.3°C
Jul	27.7°C	26.3°C	22.4°C	23.2°C	32.4°C
Aug	27.9°C	26.3°C	22.5°C	23.4°C	30.2°C
Sep	28.2°C	26.0°C	22.8°C	23.6°C	31.1°C
Oct	29.1°C	26.5°C	23.8°C	24.4°C	34.9°C
Nov	30.4°C	28.2°C	26.3°C	27.0°C	37.8°C
Dec	31.8°C	30.6°C	29.9°C	30.4°C	36.5°C
Average	27.3°C	26.5°C	30.2°C	36.4°C	28.9°C

Minimum Temperatures

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	25.5°C	20.0°C	17.0°C	17.3°C	20.0°C
Feb	25.8°C	20.7°C	18.1°C	18.3°C	22.1°C
Mar	25.5°C	20.8°C	18.4°C	18.9°C	25.9°C
Apr	25.0°C	20.6°C	17.9°C	18.3°C	28.6°C
May	24.6°C	20.3°C	17.0°C	17.1°C	27.5°C
Jun	23.9°C	19.9°C	16.1°C	16.1°C	24.5°C
Jul	23.5°C	19.5°C	15.9°C	15.9°C	22.9°C
Aug	23.4°C	19.4°C	15.9°C	15.9°C	22.1°C
Sep	23.4°C	19.6°C	16.0°C	16.2°C	22.2°C
Oct	23.7°C	19.6°C	16.2°C	16.3°C	23.4°C
Nov	24.5°C	20.0°C	16.6°C	16.8°C	23.5°C
Dec	25.3°C	20.3°C	17.1°C	17.4°C	20.8°C
Average	17.0°C	16.8°C	24.5°C	23.6°C	20.1°C

Maximum/minimum temperature averages are computed by averaging the max/min temperature of each day for a given period.

Conditions #

Douala experiences significantly lower sunlight hours during the rainy season (May to October), plummeting to nearly zero hours from June to August, while precipitation spikes dramatically, especially in June and July. In contrast, cities like Bamenda and Bafoussam also see a decrease in sunlight and an increase in rainfall, but they maintain a higher average of sun hours compared to Douala, particularly in the dry months.
Garoua stands out with consistently high sunlight hours throughout the year, ranging from 6.7 to 12.1 hours, coinciding with minimal precipitation in the same period. In comparison, Yaounde demonstrates moderate sunlight hours with periodic rainfall, but does not reach the extremes of Douala's weather dynamics.

Sunny Weather

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	4.2 hours/day	7.0 hours/day	11.6 hours/day	11.4 hours/day	11.8 hours/day
Feb	4.1 hours/day	6.3 hours/day	10.8 hours/day	10.5 hours/day	11.8 hours/day
Mar	2.6 hours/day	3.2 hours/day	7.2 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	11.6 hours/day
Apr	2.2 hours/day	1.6 hours/day	3.1 hours/day	3.0 hours/day	11.1 hours/day
May	1.4 hours/day	0.6 hours/day	1.8 hours/day	1.4 hours/day	9.3 hours/day
Jun	0.6 hours/day	0.2 hours/day	0.9 hours/day	1.0 hours/day	5.9 hours/day
Jul	0.4 hours/day	0.2 hours/day	0.5 hours/day	0.7 hours/day	2.7 hours/day
Aug	0.4 hours/day	0.4 hours/day	0.3 hours/day	0.4 hours/day	1.3 hours/day
Sep	0.4 hours/day	0.1 hours/day	0.5 hours/day	0.5 hours/day	3.5 hours/day
Oct	0.5 hours/day	0.3 hours/day	1.2 hours/day	1.2 hours/day	8.1 hours/day
Nov	1.7 hours/day	1.5 hours/day	5.9 hours/day	6.1 hours/day	11.0 hours/day
Dec	3.9 hours/day	5.1 hours/day	11.6 hours/day	11.4 hours/day	10.9 hours/day
Average	4.5 hours/day	4.6 hours/day	1.9 hours/day	8.3 hours/day	2.2 hours/day

Sun hours are computed from the number of hours of direct sunlight. The length of the day can affect these measurements; for example, northern cities have longer days in summer.

Precipitation Levels

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	1.7mm	0.7mm	0.0mm	0.2mm	0.0mm
Feb	2.4mm	1.3mm	0.5mm	1.0mm	0.0mm
Mar	7.2mm	4.6mm	2.7mm	4.6mm	0.0mm
Apr	8.7mm	6.7mm	5.7mm	8.2mm	0.3mm
May	9.4mm	7.6mm	7.5mm	8.5mm	1.5mm
Jun	12.1mm	6.4mm	9.7mm	11.1mm	4.1mm
Jul	14.4mm	4.1mm	10.7mm	12.1mm	5.3mm
Aug	12.0mm	4.3mm	11.6mm	12.5mm	7.6mm
Sep	13.6mm	8.2mm	13.5mm	14.7mm	5.3mm
Oct	12.7mm	10.1mm	8.4mm	9.2mm	2.1mm
Nov	8.1mm	5.0mm	1.8mm	2.3mm	0.0mm
Dec	2.4mm	2.0mm	0.0mm	0.1mm	0.0mm
Average	7.0mm	6.0mm	8.7mm	2.2mm	5.1mm

Average amount of precipitation that falls in a form of a rain, snow, sleet or hail.

Wind Speed

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	17.3km/h	9.2km/h	9.1km/h	10.4km/h	10.3km/h
Feb	18.1km/h	9.8km/h	9.9km/h	11.0km/h	11.0km/h
Mar	16.0km/h	9.2km/h	10.2km/h	11.1km/h	12.7km/h
Apr	13.4km/h	7.4km/h	8.4km/h	8.8km/h	14.5km/h
May	12.5km/h	6.5km/h	7.2km/h	7.5km/h	13.9km/h
Jun	13.2km/h	7.1km/h	5.9km/h	6.5km/h	12.8km/h
Jul	14.1km/h	8.1km/h	5.3km/h	6.6km/h	12.5km/h
Aug	14.8km/h	8.9km/h	6.1km/h	7.4km/h	12.4km/h
Sep	13.2km/h	7.8km/h	5.5km/h	6.7km/h	10.7km/h
Oct	11.9km/h	6.4km/h	6.7km/h	8.5km/h	10.1km/h
Nov	12.7km/h	6.9km/h	8.7km/h	10.6km/h	9.4km/h
Dec	15.2km/h	8.3km/h	9.3km/h	10.6km/h	9.4km/h
Average	8.8km/h	7.7km/h	14.4km/h	11.6km/h	8.0km/h

Humidity

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	69.9%	64.4%	32.6%	40.0%	15.6%
Feb	70.1%	66.0%	33.3%	41.0%	13.7%
Mar	73.6%	76.7%	57.7%	58.9%	14.5%
Apr	76.7%	82.2%	73.6%	73.1%	27.5%
May	79.3%	87.0%	83.6%	83.3%	44.4%
Jun	83.5%	89.6%	89.4%	88.7%	62.5%
Jul	84.5%	89.3%	92.0%	90.6%	72.7%
Aug	82.7%	88.5%	91.2%	90.0%	80.4%
Sep	84.2%	91.1%	91.2%	90.2%	79.9%
Oct	83.3%	90.9%	86.6%	86.0%	59.9%
Nov	78.8%	83.5%	70.0%	69.9%	25.4%
Dec	72.5%	71.4%	40.6%	46.7%	18.4%
Average	71.5%	70.2%	78.3%	42.9%	81.7%

Daylight Hours #

Garoua experiences the earliest sunrise among the cities, with sunrises as early as 05:47, while the latest sunrise across the cities occurs in Yaoundé with 06:34 in February.
In terms of sunset, Garoua also has the earliest sunset at 17:42 in November, contrasting with Douala, which has the latest sunset at 18:36 in July.
Day length varies notably, with Garoua having the shortest day at 11:35 hours in December and the longest day at 12:39 hours in June, suggesting a significant difference from the other cities where day lengths are generally longer in June.
Overall, Garoua shows the most pronounced variations in sunrise and sunset times, contributing to its unique day length patterns in comparison to the other cities.

Sunrise Time

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	6:33	6:25	6:34	6:32	6:26
Feb	6:35	6:28	6:35	6:34	6:25
Mar	6:26	6:19	6:25	6:24	6:13
Apr	6:15	6:08	6:12	6:11	5:57
May	6:08	6:02	6:04	6:04	5:47
Jun	6:11	6:04	6:06	6:06	5:47
Jul	6:17	6:10	6:12	6:12	5:54
Aug	6:17	6:11	6:14	6:13	5:58
Sep	6:12	6:05	6:10	6:09	5:56
Oct	6:06	5:59	6:05	6:04	5:55
Nov	6:08	6:01	6:09	6:07	6:01
Dec	6:20	6:13	6:21	6:19	6:14
Average	6:12	6:18	6:18	6:00	6:12

Sunrise times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Sunset Time

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	18:28	18:21	18:23	18:23	18:05
Feb	18:35	18:28	18:31	18:31	18:15
Mar	18:32	18:25	18:30	18:29	18:17
Apr	18:27	18:20	18:27	18:26	18:16
May	18:27	18:19	18:28	18:26	18:19
Jun	18:32	18:25	18:34	18:32	18:26
Jul	18:37	18:29	18:38	18:36	18:30
Aug	18:32	18:25	18:32	18:31	18:23
Sep	18:20	18:13	18:19	18:17	18:06
Oct	18:08	18:01	18:05	18:04	17:50
Nov	18:05	17:58	18:00	18:00	17:43
Dec	18:14	18:07	18:08	18:08	17:50
Average	18:24	18:24	18:24	18:12	18:18

Sunset times are output in the local timezone of each place.

Useful Day Length

Period	Douala	Yaounde	Bamenda	Bafoussam	Garoua
Jan	11:28 hours	11:21 hours	11:23 hours	11:23 hours	11:05 hours
Feb	11:35 hours	11:28 hours	11:31 hours	11:31 hours	11:15 hours
Mar	11:32 hours	11:25 hours	11:30 hours	11:29 hours	11:17 hours
Apr	11:27 hours	11:20 hours	11:27 hours	11:26 hours	11:16 hours
May	11:27 hours	11:19 hours	11:28 hours	11:26 hours	11:19 hours
Jun	11:32 hours	11:25 hours	11:34 hours	11:32 hours	11:26 hours
Jul	11:37 hours	11:29 hours	11:38 hours	11:36 hours	11:30 hours
Aug	11:32 hours	11:25 hours	11:32 hours	11:31 hours	11:23 hours
Sep	11:20 hours	11:13 hours	11:19 hours	11:17 hours	11:06 hours
Oct	11:08 hours	11:01 hours	11:05 hours	11:04 hours	10:50 hours
Nov	11:05 hours	10:58 hours	11:00 hours	11:00 hours	10:43 hours
Dec	11:14 hours	11:07 hours	11:08 hours	11:08 hours	10:50 hours
Average	11:24 hours	11:24 hours	11:24 hours	11:12 hours	11:18 hours

Discards daylight hours before 7 AM. In places that are located to the west of the timezone, the sun rises and sets later compared to the cities that are located to the east. This means that the useful day length is longer in the cities located to the west of the time zone.

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