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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Ngou Cameroon

In Ngou, the wet season is comfortable, muggy, and overcast and the dry season is warm, humid, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 55°F to 79°F and is rarely below 52°F or above 83°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Ngou for warm-weather activities is from late November to late February.

Climate in Ngou

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Ngou weather by month. Click on each chart for more information.

The warm season lasts for 2.7 months, from January 17 to April 8, with an average daily high temperature above 77°F. The hottest month of the year in Ngou is March, with an average high of 78°F and low of 59°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.4 months, from July 3 to September 16, with an average daily high temperature below 70°F. The coldest month of the year in Ngou is August, with an average low of 59°F and high of 68°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Ngou

Average High and Low Temperature in NgouwarmcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°FJan 176°FJan 176°FFeb 2079°FFeb 2079°F55°F55°F58°F58°FApr 877°FApr 877°FJul 370°FJul 370°FSep 1670°FSep 1670°F59°F59°F59°F59°F58°F58°FNowNow
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.
AverageJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
High 77°F79°F78°F76°F75°F72°F69°F68°F70°F72°F74°F75°F
Temp. 65°F67°F68°F67°F66°F65°F63°F63°F64°F64°F65°F65°F
Low 56°F57°F59°F59°F59°F59°F59°F59°F58°F58°F57°F56°F

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the entire year of hourly average temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day of the year, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in Ngou

Average Hourly Temperature in NgouJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMNowNowcoolcoolcomfortablewarmwarm
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
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In Ngou, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The clearer part of the year in Ngou begins around November 18 and lasts for 3.3 months, ending around February 28.

The clearest month of the year in Ngou is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 37% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around February 28 and lasts for 8.7 months, ending around November 18.

The cloudiest month of the year in Ngou is April, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 88% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Ngou

Cloud Cover Categories in NgouclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Dec 2939%Dec 2939%Apr 2311%Apr 2311%Nov 1825%Nov 1825%Feb 2825%Feb 2825%NowNowclearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercastmostly clear
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.
FractionJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Cloudier 63%70%82%88%86%81%84%87%85%85%76%64%
Clearer 37%30%18%12%14%19%16%13%15%15%24%36%

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. The chance of wet days in Ngou varies very significantly throughout the year.

The wetter season lasts 7.8 months, from March 17 to November 10, with a greater than 48% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Ngou is September, with an average of 27.5 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 4.2 months, from November 10 to March 17. The month with the fewest wet days in Ngou is January, with an average of 1.9 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

Among wet days, we distinguish between those that experience rain alone, snow alone, or a mixture of the two. The month with the most days of rain alone in Ngou is September, with an average of 27.5 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 92% on September 16.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Ngou

Daily Chance of Precipitation in NgouwetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Sep 1692%Sep 1692%Jan 14%Jan 14%Mar 1748%Mar 1748%Nov 1048%Nov 1048%NowNowrain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).
Days ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rain 1.9d4.2d14.8d22.4d24.9d24.5d25.6d27.1d27.5d26.5d11.0d2.0d

To show variation within the months and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day of the year. Ngou experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

Rain falls throughout the year in Ngou. The month with the most rain in Ngou is August, with an average rainfall of 12.9 inches.

The month with the least rain in Ngou is January, with an average rainfall of 0.4 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Ngou

Average Monthly Rainfall in NgouJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in5 in5 in10 in10 in15 in15 in20 in20 inSep 113.2 inSep 113.2 inJan 110.4 inJan 110.4 inNowNow
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rainfall 0.4″1.1″4.2″6.4″7.4″9.5″11.0″12.9″12.9″10.9″3.6″0.7″

The length of the day in Ngou does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 25 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 49 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 25 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Ngou

The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.
Hours ofJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight 11.9h12.0h12.1h12.2h12.4h12.4h12.4h12.3h12.1h12.0h11.9h11.8h

The earliest sunrise is at 6:03 AM on October 23, and the latest sunrise is 31 minutes later at 6:34 AM on February 3. The earliest sunset is at 5:59 PM on November 10, and the latest sunset is 37 minutes later at 6:36 PM on July 17.

Daylight saving time (DST) is not observed in Ngou during 2024.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Ngou

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in NgouJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMOct 236:03 AMOct 236:03 AM6:36 PMJul 176:36 PMJul 17Nov 105:59 PMNov 105:59 PM6:34 AMFeb 36:34 AMFeb 3daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
The solar day over the course of the year 2024. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in Ngou

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in NgouJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070808000001010101020202020303030304040404050505050606060607070708090NowNow
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of the year 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in Ngou

The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

Ngou experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 9.7 months, from February 15 to December 6, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 35% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Ngou is May, with 25.8 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Ngou is January, with 6.4 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Ngou

Humidity Comfort Levels in NgoumuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 218%Jan 218%85%May 185%May 1Feb 1535%Feb 1535%Dec 635%Dec 635%NowNowmuggymuggyhumidhumidcomfortablecomfortabledrydryoppressiveoppressive
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Muggy days 6.4d10.5d20.4d24.7d25.8d23.5d21.5d21.4d21.3d20.7d16.4d8.3d

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Ngou experiences mild seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 2.1 months, from July 3 to September 6, with average wind speeds of more than 3.5 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Ngou is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 9.9 months, from September 6 to July 3. The calmest month of the year in Ngou is May, with an average hourly wind speed of 2.7 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Ngou

Average Wind Speed in NgouwindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph1 mph1 mph2 mph2 mph3 mph3 mph4 mph4 mph5 mph5 mph6 mph6 mphAug 14.3 mphAug 14.3 mphMay 92.7 mphMay 92.7 mphSep 63.5 mphSep 63.5 mphNowNow
The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Wind Speed (mph) 3.63.43.02.72.73.03.94.03.22.83.03.4

The predominant average hourly wind direction in Ngou varies throughout the year.

The wind is most often from the west for 3.0 months, from January 31 to April 30 and for 3.9 months, from June 4 to October 2, with a peak percentage of 77% on August 2. The wind is most often from the south for 1.1 months, from April 30 to June 4 and for 2.3 weeks, from October 2 to October 18, with a peak percentage of 41% on May 16. The wind is most often from the east for 2.3 months, from October 18 to December 27, with a peak percentage of 47% on November 20.

Wind Direction in Ngou

Wind Direction in NgouNWSWSEJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwestsoutheastnorth
northeastsouthwest
The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

To characterize how pleasant the weather is in Ngou throughout the year, we compute two travel scores.

The tourism score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 65°F and 80°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Ngou for general outdoor tourist activities is from late November to late February, with a peak score in the first week of January.

Tourism Score in Ngou

Tourism Score in Ngoubest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.96.93.33.36.96.9NowNowtemperaturetemperature cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationtourism score
The tourism score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

The beach/pool score favors clear, rainless days with perceived temperatures between 75°F and 90°F. Based on this score, the best time of year to visit Ngou for hot-weather activities is from early January to early March, with a peak score in the second week of February.

Beach/Pool Score in Ngou

Beach/Pool Score in Ngoubest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810104.74.70.90.9NowNow cloudscloudsprecipitationprecipitationbeach/pool score
The beach/pool score (filled area), and its constituents: the temperature score (red line), the cloud cover score (blue line), and the precipitation score (green line).

Methodology

For each hour between 8:00 AM and 9:00 PM of each day in the analysis period (1980 to 2016), independent scores are computed for perceived temperature, cloud cover, and total precipitation. Those scores are combined into a single hourly composite score, which is then aggregated into days, averaged over all the years in the analysis period, and smoothed.

Our cloud cover score is 10 for fully clear skies, falling linearly to 9 for mostly clear skies, and to 1 for fully overcast skies.

Our precipitation score, which is based on the three-hour precipitation centered on the hour in question, is 10 for no precipitation, falling linearly to 9 for trace precipitation, and to 0 for 0.04 inches of precipitation or more.

Our tourism temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 50°F, rising linearly to 9 for 65°F, to 10 for 75°F, falling linearly to 9 for 80°F, and to 1 for 90°F or hotter.

Our beach/pool temperature score is 0 for perceived temperatures below 65°F, rising linearly to 9 for 75°F, to 10 for 82°F, falling linearly to 9 for 90°F, and to 1 for 100°F or hotter.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Ngou are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in Ngou

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in NgouJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%100%Jan 1100%Jan 1100%Jul 2100%Jul 2NowNowcoolcomfortablewarmcold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

Growing Degree Days in Ngou

Growing Degree Days in NgouJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F1,000°F1,000°F2,000°F2,000°F3,000°F3,000°F4,000°F4,000°F5,000°F5,000°FJan 790°FJan 790°FApr 181,800°FApr 181,800°FDec 315,501°FDec 315,501°FNowNow
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of the year, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy experiences some seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The brighter period of the year lasts for 1.9 months, from December 31 to February 25, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 5.4 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Ngou is January, with an average of 5.6 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 6.5 months, from April 23 to November 8, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 4.4 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Ngou is July, with an average of 4.0 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Ngou

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in NgoubrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWhFeb 15.8 kWhFeb 15.8 kWhJul 144.0 kWhJul 144.0 kWhDec 315.4 kWhDec 315.4 kWhApr 234.4 kWhApr 234.4 kWhNowNow
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Solar Energy (kWh) 5.65.64.84.44.34.24.04.14.24.14.65.1

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Ngou are 5.197 deg latitude, 10.386 deg longitude, and 4,728 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Ngou contains significant variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 564 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 4,741 feet. Within 10 miles contains significant variations in elevation (5,164 feet). Within 50 miles also contains extreme variations in elevation (8,757 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Ngou is covered by cropland (39%), shrubs (33%), and trees (26%), within 10 miles by trees (33%) and shrubs (31%), and within 50 miles by trees (59%) and shrubs (16%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Ngou, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There is only a single weather station, Douala Obs., in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Ngou.

At a distance of 152 kilometers from Ngou, further than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed insufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records. Consequently, the station records are blended with interpolated values from NASA's MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis , and both are corrected for elevation differences according to the International Standard Atmosphere .

The weight assigned to the MERRA-2 value depends on the distance from Ngou to the nearest station, increasing from 0% at 150 kilometers to 100% at 200 kilometers. In this case, the MERRA-2 weight is 4%, making the weight assigned to the weather station 96%.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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