Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Garoua Boulai features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 22 °C (72 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 13 °C (57 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1439 mm (56.7 inches) and receives 197 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Garoua Boulai enjoys an average of 3700 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 46 minutes to 12 hours 26 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Garoua Boulai are January, February and March, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 26 °C (77 - 79 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in July, August and September, when daily mean temperatures range from 22 to 22 °C (72 - 72 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Garoua Boulai experiences 308 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 36°C (96°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 37°C (99°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 30°C (85°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 35°C (94°F) |
Mean maximum | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 29°C (85°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 34°C (93°F) |
Average high | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 32°C (91°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 32°C (90°F) |
Daily mean | 25°C (77°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (76°F) |
Average low | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 20°C (68°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Mean minimum | 15°C (59°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 16°C (61°F) |
Minimum | 13°C (57°F) | 16°C (61°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (64°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 15°C (59°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Garoua Boulai, East, Cameroon with other places around the world.
Garoua Boulai usually has the most precipitation in June, September and October, with an average of 26 rainy days and 214 mm (8.4 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Garoua Boulai are January, February and December. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) | 4 (0.2) | 54 (2.1) | 149 (5.9) | 190 (7.5) | 196 (7.7) | 182 (7.2) | 187 (7.4) | 248 (9.8) | 197 (7.8) | 31 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 0 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 6 | 0 |
The sunniest months in Garoua Boulai are March, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 43 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Garoua Boulai: January, August and September receive an average of 9 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 276 | 303 | 329 | 317 | 321 | 313 | 293 | 280 | 289 | 316 | 321 | 335 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 11h 48m | 11h 55m | 12h 4m | 12h 14m | 12h 22m | 12h 26m | 12h 24m | 12h 17m | 12h 7m | 11h 58m | 11h 50m | 11h 46m |
Garoua Boulai experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in March, April and May, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 14 - 15, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.June, November and December are in the Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 12. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Garoua Boulai UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |