Batouri weather in August

In August, Batouri sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 149 mm of rain across 23.4 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% 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 Batouri's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Batouri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
21°
7th coldest
Rainfall
149 mm
23.4 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:02 AM – 6:11 PM
Cloud cover
82%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.47 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Batouri is commune of Cameroon.

Density
9/km²
people per km²

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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Batouri reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 7°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)
12721
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42721
52721
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292821
302821
312821

How August really feels in Batouri

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.

Batouri weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°143.211.84.8
Feb32° / 21°305.411.94.0
Mar32° / 22°11415.2123.6
Apr30° / 22°16321.412.13.4
May29° / 21°13621.912.23.7
Jun28° / 21°11621.112.34.2
Jul27° / 21°12821.912.24.5
Aug27° / 21°14923.412.14.3
Sep28° / 20°17124.8123.9
Oct28° / 20°23027.511.93.4
Nov29° / 20°12116.511.84.4
Dec30° / 19°234.111.75.4

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 88%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11288
21288
31387
41387
51387
61387
71486
81486
91486
101486
111486
121486
131486
141486
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201288
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311090

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Batouri gets around 149 mm of rain over 23.4 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 75% and peaks near 79% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
172
272
372
472
572
672
772
872
972
1072
1173
1273
1374
1474
1575
1675
1775
1876
1976
2077
2178
2278
2378
2479
2579
2679
2779
2879
2979
3079
3179

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 99% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1991
2991
3991
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
9991
10991
11991
12991
13991
14991
15991
16991
17991
18991
19991
20991
21991
22991
23991
24991
25991
26991
27991
28991
29991
30991
31982

Wind in August

Winds average 6 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
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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266calm
276calm
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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 6:03 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:14 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:036:14
212.26:036:14
312.26:036:14
412.26:036:14
512.26:036:14
612.26:036:14
712.26:036:13
812.26:036:13
912.26:036:13
1012.26:036:13
1112.26:036:12
1212.26:036:12
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1412.26:026:12
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2812.16:006:07
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3112.16:006:05

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.47 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.47 kWh/m² to a high of 6.03 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.47 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
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144.5Bright
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294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Batouri

In seasonPeak

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

Batouri 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 Batouri?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Batouri for sightseeing.

What to pack for Batouri in August

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

In August, Batouri sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 23 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Batouri 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 Batouri peaks around March 21 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Batouri 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 Batouri is worst in February — around 118 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 13.9× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 13111 µg/m³Sep 159 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb118Unhealthy
Mar46Poor
Apr24Moderate
May15Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct12Good
Nov18Moderate
Dec39Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Batouri?

Batouri sits at 4.4°N, 14.4°E, 631 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Bertoua, 77 km away.

BertouaYokadoumaBélaboAbbaAbong MbangBerbératiBabouaGaroua Boulaï

Topography around Batouri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Batouri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 62 m around an average of 624 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 329 m.

The land around Batouri is covered by trees (47%) and grassland (34%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
62 m
16 km
172 m
80 km
329 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Bertoua 77 km · Yokadouma 127 km · Bélabo 131 km · Abba 133 km · Abong Mbang 140 km · Berbérati 159 km · Baboua 160 km · Garoua Boulaï 163 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 Batouri (4.4333°, 14.3667°, elevation 631 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).