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Best time to visit Yaoundé

January is the best time to visit Yaoundé for general sightseeing, with average highs of 29 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly December to February.

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 January comfort 72/100
The least cloud January 77 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 40 mm
Warmth February 30 °C
Cooler weather July 26 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 January 72 29 °C 8
2 December 71 28 °C 10
3 February 66 30 °C 10
4 July 63 26 °C 22
5 August 63 26 °C 23
6 September 62 26 °C 26
7 October 61 26 °C 29
8 June 61 27 °C 24
9 November 60 27 °C 22
10 May 57 28 °C 25
11 April 55 28 °C 24
12 March 54 29 °C 20

When to think twice

March scores lowest with about 20 wet days and highs near 29 °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 29.2 °C 40 mm 77 %
February 30.2 °C 57 mm 81 %
March 29.4 °C 128 mm 86 %
April 28.3 °C 172 mm 88 %
May 27.7 °C 178 mm 87 %
June 26.7 °C 161 mm 87 %
July 26.2 °C 133 mm 90 %
August 26.2 °C 129 mm 92 %
September 26.3 °C 190 mm 92 %
October 26.3 °C 248 mm 91 %
November 26.9 °C 174 mm 86 %
December 27.9 °C 54 mm 77 %

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.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.