Garoua weather by month & the best time to visit
Cameroon · small town · tropical — wet & dry seasons climate
The best time to visit Garoua is October — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 84/100). Garoua averages about 2,942 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 68 mm of rain in October.
When is the best time to visit Garoua?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Garoua is October. The dullest month is March (10/100, 2 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Garoua?
Garoua gets a lot of sun: around 2,942 hours a year. 74 Sunshine Score points separate October (84) from March (10), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #2 of 5 destinations in Cameroon for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,679 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 63% of the year's 969 mm falls in the three months around August.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58 | 36° / 97°F | 18° / 64°F | 0 mm | 9 |
| February | 29 | 39° / 102°F | 22° / 72°F | 0 mm | 9 |
| March | 10 | 41° / 106°F | 25° / 77°F | 2 mm | 10 |
| April | 27 | 39° / 102°F | 26° / 79°F | 44 mm | 10 |
| May | 54 | 35° / 95°F | 25° / 77°F | 104 mm | 10 |
| June | 64 | 33° / 91°F | 24° / 75°F | 140 mm | 9 |
| July | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 190 mm | 9 |
| August | 69 | 29° / 84°F | 22° / 72°F | 245 mm | 9 |
| September | 69 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 172 mm | 9 |
| October | 84 | 32° / 90°F | 23° / 73°F | 68 mm | 10 |
| November | 67 | 35° / 95°F | 20° / 68°F | 3 mm | 9 |
| December | 58 | 36° / 97°F | 18° / 64°F | 1 mm | 9 |
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Garoua: questions and answers
What kind of destination is Garoua?
Garoua is a small town in Cameroon with a tropical — wet & dry seasons climate.
How many hours of sunshine does Garoua get a year?
Garoua gets about 2,942 hours of sunshine a year, at its best around October.
When is the best time to visit Garoua?
The sunniest time to visit Garoua is October, when the Sunshine Score peaks at 84/100. Expect daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F.
What is the least sunny month in Garoua?
March is the least sunny month in Garoua, scoring 10/100 with about 2 mm of rain.
How strong is the sun in Garoua?
The typical midday UV index in Garoua peaks around 10 (very high) in March, easing to about 9 (very high) in January. Month-by-month midday UV values are in the UV column of the table on this page.
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