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Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Garoua Cameroon

In Garoua, the wet season is hot, oppressive, and overcast and the dry season is sweltering and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 65°F to 105°F and is rarely below 60°F or above 109°F.

Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Garoua for hot-weather activities is from late November to mid February.

Climate in Garoua

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

The hot season lasts for 2.0 months, from February 26 to April 27, with an average daily high temperature above 101°F. The hottest month of the year in Garoua is April, with an average high of 103°F and low of 82°F.

The cool season lasts for 3.3 months, from June 23 to October 1, with an average daily high temperature below 91°F. The coldest month of the year in Garoua is January, with an average low of 66°F and high of 93°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in Garoua

Average High and Low Temperature in GarouahotcoolJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F10°F10°F20°F20°F30°F30°F40°F40°F50°F50°F60°F60°F70°F70°F80°F80°F90°F90°F100°F100°F110°F110°FJan 392°FJan 392°FMar 28105°FMar 28105°F65°F65°F81°F81°FJun 2391°FJun 2391°FOct 191°FOct 191°F74°F74°F82°F82°F76°F76°F75°F75°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 93°F99°F103°F103°F97°F92°F89°F88°F89°F93°F97°F94°F
Temp. 79°F85°F91°F93°F88°F84°F81°F80°F81°F83°F83°F80°F
Low 66°F71°F79°F82°F80°F77°F75°F75°F75°F75°F71°F66°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 Garoua

Average Hourly Temperature in GarouaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AMNowNowcomfortablecomfortablewarmwarmwarmhotswelteringsweltering
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.

Kalyān, India (4,045 miles away); Tharyarwady, Myanmar (Burma) (5,534 miles); and Bang Mun Nak, Thailand (5,850 miles) are the far-away foreign places with temperatures most similar to Garoua (view comparison).

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In Garoua, 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 Garoua begins around October 20 and lasts for 4.8 months, ending around March 15.

The clearest month of the year in Garoua is January, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 53% of the time.

The cloudier part of the year begins around March 15 and lasts for 7.2 months, ending around October 20.

The cloudiest month of the year in Garoua is May, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 78% of the time.

Cloud Cover Categories in Garoua

Cloud Cover Categories in GarouaclearerclearercloudierJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%Jan 455%Jan 455%May 519%May 519%Oct 2037%Oct 2037%Mar 1537%Mar 1537%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 47%53%63%75%78%67%71%76%72%64%57%50%
Clearer 53%47%37%25%22%33%29%24%28%36%43%50%

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

The wetter season lasts 5.5 months, from April 26 to October 11, with a greater than 42% chance of a given day being a wet day. The month with the most wet days in Garoua is August, with an average of 25.0 days with at least 0.04 inches of precipitation.

The drier season lasts 6.5 months, from October 11 to April 26. The month with the fewest wet days in Garoua is January, with an average of 0.0 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 Garoua is August, with an average of 25.0 days. Based on this categorization, the most common form of precipitation throughout the year is rain alone, with a peak probability of 83% on August 21.

Daily Chance of Precipitation in Garoua

Daily Chance of Precipitation in GarouawetdrydryJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Aug 2183%Aug 2183%Dec 210%Dec 210%Apr 2642%Apr 2642%Oct 1142%Oct 1142%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 0.0d0.0d1.1d8.4d17.1d19.3d22.6d25.0d21.0d10.6d1.2d0.0d

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. Garoua experiences extreme seasonal variation in monthly rainfall.

The rainy period of the year lasts for 7.3 months, from March 28 to November 6, with a sliding 31-day rainfall of at least 0.5 inches. The month with the most rain in Garoua is August, with an average rainfall of 7.6 inches.

The rainless period of the year lasts for 4.7 months, from November 6 to March 28. The month with the least rain in Garoua is January, with an average rainfall of 0.0 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in Garoua

Average Monthly Rainfall in GarouarainJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 in0 in2 in2 in4 in4 in6 in6 in8 in8 in10 in10 in12 in12 in14 in14 inAug 237.7 inAug 237.7 inJan 50.0 inJan 50.0 inMar 280.5 inMar 280.5 inNov 60.5 inNov 60.5 in
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 0.0″0.0″0.2″1.6″3.8″4.9″6.3″7.6″6.0″2.2″0.2″0.0″

The length of the day in Garoua does not vary substantially over the course of the year, staying within 40 minutes of 12 hours throughout. In 2024, the shortest day is December 21, with 11 hours, 35 minutes of daylight; the longest day is June 20, with 12 hours, 40 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in Garoua

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in GarouaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hr12 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 40 minJun 2012 hr, 40 minJun 2012 hr, 7 minSep 2212 hr, 7 minSep 2211 hr, 35 minDec 2111 hr, 35 minDec 21nightnightdayNowNow
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 11.6h11.8h12.1h12.3h12.6h12.7h12.6h12.4h12.2h11.9h11.7h11.6h

The earliest sunrise is at 5:45 AM on May 27, and the latest sunrise is 43 minutes later at 6:28 AM on January 28. The earliest sunset is at 5:41 PM on November 16, and the latest sunset is 49 minutes later at 6:30 PM on July 13.

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

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in Garoua

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in GarouaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMMay 275:45 AMMay 275:45 AM6:30 PMJul 136:30 PMJul 13Nov 165:41 PMNov 165:41 PM6:28 AMJan 286:28 AMJan 28daynightnightSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunsetNowNow
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 Garoua

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in GarouaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec12 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 AM0000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606060707070800000101010102020202030303030404040405050505060606070708057NowNow
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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 Garoua

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.

Garoua experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.

The muggier period of the year lasts for 7.6 months, from March 27 to November 15, during which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 25% of the time. The month with the most muggy days in Garoua is August, with 31.0 days that are muggy or worse.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Garoua is January, with 0.3 days that are muggy or worse.

Humidity Comfort Levels in Garoua

Humidity Comfort Levels in GarouamuggyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%Jan 41%Jan 41%100%Jul 30100%Jul 30Mar 2725%Mar 2725%Nov 1525%Nov 1525%NowNowmiserablemiserableoppressiveoppressivedrydrymuggymuggyhumidhumid
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 0.3d0.9d5.5d17.4d29.0d29.9d31.0d31.0d30.0d27.3d8.2d0.8d

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 Garoua experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 5.6 months, from December 1 to May 22, with average wind speeds of more than 5.9 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Garoua is March, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.8 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.4 months, from May 22 to December 1. The calmest month of the year in Garoua is September, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in Garoua

Average Wind Speed in GarouawindywindyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 mph0 mph2 mph2 mph4 mph4 mph6 mph6 mph8 mph8 mph10 mph10 mph12 mph12 mphMar 98.0 mphMar 98.0 mphSep 253.8 mphSep 253.8 mphDec 15.9 mphDec 15.9 mphMay 225.9 mphMay 225.9 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) 7.37.87.87.36.15.65.44.94.04.15.16.5

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

The wind is most often from the west for 7.3 months, from March 15 to October 23, with a peak percentage of 83% on July 27. The wind is most often from the east for 1.6 months, from October 23 to December 10, with a peak percentage of 44% on November 30. The wind is most often from the north for 3.2 months, from December 10 to March 15, with a peak percentage of 51% on January 1.

Wind Direction in Garoua

Wind Direction in GarouaNWENJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%NowNowwesteastnorthsouth
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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 Garoua 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 Garoua for general outdoor tourist activities is from mid December to late January, with a peak score in the first week of January.

Tourism Score in Garoua

Tourism Score in GarouaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810106.36.32.02.02.72.7NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Garoua for hot-weather activities is from late November to mid February, with a peak score in the first week of January.

Beach/Pool Score in Garoua

Beach/Pool Score in Garouabest timeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec002244668810107.67.62.92.94.64.6NowNowtemperaturetemperature 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 Garoua 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 Garoua

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in GarouaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0%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 2NowNowcomfortablewarmhotswelteringcool
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 Garoua

Growing Degree Days in GarouaJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0°F0°F2,000°F2,000°F4,000°F4,000°F6,000°F6,000°F8,000°F8,000°F10,000°F10,000°FJan 490°FJan 490°FDec 3111,390°FDec 3111,390°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 2.5 months, from January 22 to April 8, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter above 6.0 kWh. The brightest month of the year in Garoua is February, with an average of 6.3 kWh.

The darker period of the year lasts for 2.8 months, from June 27 to September 21, with an average daily incident shortwave energy per square meter below 5.0 kWh. The darkest month of the year in Garoua is August, with an average of 4.7 kWh.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in Garoua

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in GarouabrightdarkJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec0 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhFeb 256.4 kWhFeb 256.4 kWhAug 74.6 kWhAug 74.6 kWhApr 86.0 kWhApr 86.0 kWhJun 275.0 kWhJun 275.0 kWhSep 215.0 kWhSep 215.0 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) 6.06.36.35.85.15.04.84.74.95.45.95.8

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Garoua are 9.301 deg latitude, 13.398 deg longitude, and 653 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Garoua contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 259 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 637 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (1,709 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (3,576 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Garoua is covered by cropland (47%), artificial surfaces (16%), trees (11%), and shrubs (11%), within 10 miles by cropland (64%) and shrubs (13%), and within 50 miles by cropland (46%) and shrubs (26%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Garoua, 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, Garoua Airport, in our network suitable to be used as a proxy for the historical temperature and dew point records of Garoua.

At a distance of 5 kilometers from Garoua, closer than our threshold of 150 kilometers, this station is deemed sufficiently nearby to be relied upon as our primary source for temperature and dew point records.

The station records are corrected for the elevation difference between the station and Garoua according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

Please note that the station records themselves may additionally have been back-filled using other nearby stations or the MERRA-2 reanalysis.

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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