Abong Mbang weather in August

In August, Abong Mbang sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 136 mm of rain across 22.7 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Abong Mbang's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Abong Mbang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
10th warmest
Overnight low
20°
7th coldest
Rainfall
136 mm
22.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:07 AM – 6:15 PM
Cloud cover
85%
12th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.22 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Abong Mbang is commune of Cameroon.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Abong Mbang reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Abong Mbang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

August sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Abong Mbang weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 10th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°153.311.85.3
Feb32° / 20°285.411.94.4
Mar31° / 21°9615.4123.7
Apr30° / 21°14921.912.13.5
May29° / 21°13823.612.23.7
Jun28° / 20°1202312.24.0
Jul27° / 20°12222.212.24.4
Aug28° / 20°13622.712.14.3
Sep28° / 20°15724.6123.9
Oct27° / 20°20127.711.93.7
Nov28° / 20°12417.611.84.7
Dec30° / 19°264.611.85.8

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1694
2694
3694
4694
5793
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
11793
12793
13793
14694
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Abong Mbang gets around 136 mm of rain over 22.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 73% and peaks near 78% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
272
371
471
571
671
770
870
970
1070
1170
1270
1370
1471
1571
1672
1772
1873
1973
2074
2175
2275
2376
2476
2577
2677
2777
2878
2978
3078
3178

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of August feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 98% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1397
2397
3397
4397
5397
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15397
16397
17397
18298
19298
20298
21298
22298
23298
24199
25199
26199
27199
28199
290100
300100
310100

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
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306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:08 AM to 6:05 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:086:19
212.26:086:18
312.26:086:18
412.26:086:18
512.26:086:18
612.26:086:18
712.26:086:18
812.26:086:17
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1612.16:076:15
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2912.16:056:11
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Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.22 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.22 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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44.2Bright
54.2Bright
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294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Abong Mbang

In seasonPeak

None of Abong Mbang's seasonal hazards are active in August. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Abong Mbang sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is August a good time to visit Abong Mbang?

Our two travel scores rate August for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

4.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Abong Mbang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Abong Mbang in August

From August's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In August, Abong Mbang sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Abong Mbang in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Abong Mbang peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 21UV 14Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Abong Mbang in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Abong Mbang is worst in February — around 67 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.9× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateGoodModerateFeb 1563 µg/m³Sep 179 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan40Poor
Feb67Unhealthy
Mar41Poor
Apr23Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul14Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep8Good
Oct11Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Abong Mbang?

Abong Mbang sits at 4.0°N, 13.2°E, 694 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Bertoua, 86 km away.

BertouaAkonolingaBélaboNanga EbokoBatouriNkotengMbandjokOkoa

Topography around Abong Mbang

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Abong Mbang.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Abong Mbang has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 58 m around an average of 679 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 398 m.

The land around Abong Mbang is covered by trees (57%) and grassland (33%) within 3 km, trees (91%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
58 m
16 km
163 m
80 km
398 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Bertoua 86 km · Akonolinga 106 km · Bélabo 106 km · Nanga Eboko 119 km · Batouri 140 km · Nkoteng 141 km · Mbandjok 151 km · Okoa 176 km

Cameroon travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 34% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$1,972
2025
Happiness
5.1 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
30.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Lower middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 445
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%Muslim 31%Protestant 27%animist 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Abong Mbang (3.9833°, 13.1833°, elevation 694 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).