Annual mean 24°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind W
Warmest
29.1 °C
Coldest
24.3 °C
Wettest
85%
Windiest
8.6 m/s
Prevailing
W
3.1 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Yaoundé over the whole year is 24°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 21°C. The rainy (wet) season in Yaoundé runs from September to November, peaking in September with a 40% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is December to April; January is the driest month, at 1%. Winds in Yaoundé are highest in April, averaging 7.7 m/s (28 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in Yaoundé come in February, when the sky is typically 61% covered; September is the cloudiest month, at 79%.
Month by month Yaoundé climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
28°C
21°C
30°C
1%
62%
1.5 m/s
18
70
1
February
30°C
22°C
30°C
9%
61%
3.0 m/s
19
63
4
March
28°C
22°C
24°C
15%
72%
6.3 m/s
17
49
4
April
28°C
22°C
23°C
20%
70%
7.7 m/s
11
35
4
May
28°C
22°C
25°C
22%
68%
2.5 m/s
11
45
3
June
26°C
22°C
29°C
31%
75%
1.9 m/s
27
61
4
July
25°C
21°C
27°C
12%
67%
2.0 m/s
56
62
7
August
25°C
21°C
28°C
19%
78%
2.2 m/s
51
62
9
September
26°C
21°C
29°C
40%
79%
7.0 m/s
22
64
3
October
26°C
21°C
30°C
36%
77%
1.8 m/s
18
66
1
November
27°C
21°C
30°C
24%
72%
1.6 m/s
14
67
1
December
28°C
21°C
31°C
5%
64%
1.5 m/s
9
68
1
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Yaoundé weather by season
Year round, Yaoundé has days of about 25°C at their warmest in July, its coolest month, and 30°C in February, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 21°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 24°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Yaoundé weather in winterDecember to February
High 28°CLow 22°CRain 5%
Winter in Yaoundé has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 5% chance of rain on a given day.
Yaoundé weather in springMarch to May
High 28°CLow 22°CRain 19%
Spring in Yaoundé has typical daily highs of about 28°C and lows of about 22°C, with a 19% chance of rain on a given day.
Yaoundé weather in summerJune to August
High 25°CLow 21°CRain 20%
Summer in Yaoundé has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 20% chance of rain on a given day.
Yaoundé weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 26°CLow 21°CRain 33%
Autumn in Yaoundé has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 33% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Yaoundé?
The rainy (wet) season in Yaoundé runs from September to November, peaking in September with a 40% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is December to April; January is the driest month, at 1%.
What time of year is Yaoundé windiest?
Winds in Yaoundé are highest in April, averaging 7.7 m/s (28 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.5 m/s (5 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in Yaoundé year round?
The average temperature in Yaoundé over the whole year is 24°C. February is the hottest month, with highs of about 30°C; August is the coldest, with lows of about 21°C.