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Monthly climate in Garoua, Cameroon

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Garoua features a tropical savanna climate (Aw).Temperatures typically range between 26 °C (79 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 14 °C (58 °F) or can rise to as high as 44 °C (111 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 616 mm (24.3 inches) and receives 87 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Garoua enjoys an average of 3879 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 11 hours 34 minutes to 12 hours 38 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Garoua, Cameroon §

The warmest months in Garoua are March, April and May, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 32 to 34 °C (89 - 93 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, August and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 26 to 27 °C (79 - 80 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Garoua experiences 329 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Garoua, Cameroon.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 41°C
(105°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 35°C
(94°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 40°C
(103°F)
Mean maximum 38°C
(100°F)		 40°C
(103°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 38°C
(101°F)
Average high 34°C
(94°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 31°C
(89°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)
Daily mean 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 32°C
(91°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(80°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 27°C
(80°F)
Average low 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 19°C
(67°F)
Mean minimum 16°C
(60°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 17°C
(62°F)
Minimum 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 16°C
(61°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Garoua, Cameroon §

Garoua usually has the most precipitation in July, August and September, with an average of 19 rainy days and 142 mm (5.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Garoua are January, February and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Garoua, Cameroon.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 6 (0.3) 48 (1.9) 84 (3.3) 128 (5.0) 187 (7.4) 112 (4.4) 50 (2.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 1 6 13 17 23 19 8 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Garoua, Cameroon §

The sunniest months in Garoua are May, July and October, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 57 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Garoua: January, February and September receive an average of 9 hours 54 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Garoua, Cameroon.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 272 302 334 325 342 328 342 322 317 334 325 333
Mean daily daylight hours 11h 38m 11h 49m 12h 3m 12h 19m 12h 32m 12h 38m 12h 35m 12h 23m 12h 9m 11h 53m 11h 41m 11h 34m

Solar UV radiation in Garoua, Cameroon §

Garoua experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, August and September, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 13 - 14, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Very High / Extreme exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 11. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Garoua UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Garoua, Cameroon.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 11 12 12 13 13 12 13 13 14 12 10 10