Best time to visit Ngaoundéré

November is the best time to visit Ngaoundéré for general sightseeing, with average highs of 30 °C and about 3 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly November to January.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking November comfort 83/100
The least cloud December 42 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 0 mm
Warmth March 33 °C
Cooler weather August 25 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 November 83 30 °C 3
2 December 80 30 °C 0
3 January 76 31 °C 0
4 March 71 33 °C 4
5 February 70 33 °C 0
6 August 68 25 °C 30
7 July 67 25 °C 30
8 September 65 26 °C 29
9 October 63 28 °C 21
10 June 63 27 °C 28
11 May 59 28 °C 27
12 April 59 31 °C 18

When to think twice

April scores lowest with about 18 wet days and highs near 31 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 30.9 °C under 1 mm 46 %
February 32.5 °C 2 mm 52 %
March 33.1 °C 26 mm 65 %
April 30.6 °C 165 mm 79 %
May 28.4 °C 280 mm 83 %
June 26.9 °C 324 mm 83 %
July 25.4 °C 354 mm 89 %
August 25.0 °C 386 mm 92 %
September 26.3 °C 345 mm 88 %
October 27.6 °C 202 mm 81 %
November 29.5 °C 18 mm 61 %
December 30.3 °C under 1 mm 42 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

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