N'Gaoundéré weather by month & the best time to visit

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The best time to visit N'Gaoundéré is January — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 95/100), with December and February close behind. N'Gaoundéré averages about 2,679 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 29°C / 84°F and roughly 1 mm of rain in January.

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Sun hours / year

2,679

Sunniest month

January

Peak score

95/100

Rain / year

1,478 mm

Midday UV at peak

10 (very high)

Population

238k

Elevation

1,107 m

When is the best time to visit N'Gaoundéré?

For sunshine, the best time to visit N'Gaoundéré is January, then December and February. The dullest month is May (67/100, 162 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.

How sunny is N'Gaoundéré?

N'Gaoundéré gets a lot of sun: around 2,679 hours a year. January (95/100) is noticeably better than May (67). It ranks #3 of 5 destinations in Cameroon for annual sunshine, right at the national median of 2,679 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around August, carries about 59% of the annual 1,478 mm.

Sunshine Score by month

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Nearby places for sunshine

• Yaoundé Cameroon · 461 km · best in Jan · 1,748 h sun/yr
• N'Djamena Chad · 555 km · best in Sep · 3,347 h sun/yr
• Douala Cameroon · 565 km · best in Jan · 1,549 h sun/yr
• Enugu Nigeria · 669 km · best in Jan · 1,992 h sun/yr
• Malabo Equatorial Guinea · 670 km · best in Dec · 1,221 h sun/yr
• Abuja Nigeria · 717 km · best in Nov · 2,524 h sun/yr

Nearest destinations

• Garoua Cameroon · 221 km · 2,942 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Yola Nigeria · 245 km · 2,920 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Maroua Cameroon · 353 km · 3,120 h sun/yr · best in Oct
• Gombe Nigeria · 439 km · 3,074 h sun/yr · best in Jan
• Maiduguri Nigeria · 503 km · 3,178 h sun/yr · best in Jan