Bélabo weather in August

In August, Bélabo sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 172 mm of rain across 24.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 5th-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 1% 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 Bélabo's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bélabo's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
172 mm
24.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:06 AM – 6:16 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
4.2 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Bélabo 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 27°C through the month.

A typical August day in Bélabo reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°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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52720
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112720
122720
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202720
212720
222720
232720
242720
252720
262720
272720
282720
292720
302720
312720

How August really feels in Bélabo

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.

Bélabo weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 19°71.711.74.7
Feb33° / 20°183.511.83.8
Mar32° / 21°9011.7123.6
Apr30° / 21°17821.912.13.4
May29° / 21°18925.212.23.6
Jun28° / 21°16523.112.34.2
Jul27° / 20°15723.112.34.3
Aug27° / 20°17224.212.24.1
Sep27° / 20°22426.4123.8
Oct28° / 20°31129.111.93.6
Nov29° / 20°14016.511.84.6
Dec31° / 19°213.411.75.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 7% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2892
3892
4892
5991
6991
7991
8991
91090
101090
111090
121090
131090
14991
15991
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18892
19892
20793
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31694

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Bélabo gets around 172 mm of rain over 24.2 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 79% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
175
275
375
475
575
675
776
876
976
1076
1177
1277
1377
1478
1578
1679
1779
1879
1980
2080
2180
2280
2381
2481
2581
2682
2782
2882
2983
3083
3183

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 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1946
2946
3955
4955
5955
6955
7955
8955
9955
10955
11955
12955
13955
14955
15955
16955
17955
18946
19946
20946
21946
22937
23937
24937
25937
26937
27928
28928
29928
30928
31919

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
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
256calm
266calm
276calm
286calm
296calm
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 6:06 AM to 6:04 AM, and sunset from 6:19 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:066:19
212.26:066:19
312.26:066:19
412.26:066:19
512.26:066:19
612.26:066:18
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2812.16:046:11
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3012.16:046:10
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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 4.2 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.2 kWh/m² to a high of 6.14 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.2 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.1Bright
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44.1Bright
54.1Bright
64.1Bright
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254.3Bright
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284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Bélabo

In seasonPeak

In August, Bélabo sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Bélabo's rainy season runs April–November, when most of the year's rain falls.

Bélabo sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

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

Is August a good time to visit Bélabo?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Bélabo for sightseeing.

What to pack for Bélabo in August

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

In August, Bélabo sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Bélabo 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 Bélabo peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 16UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb10Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Bélabo 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 Bélabo is worst in February — around 111 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 12.2× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 16104 µg/m³Sep 139 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb111Unhealthy
Mar58Unhealthy
Apr28Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep9Good
Oct13Moderate
Nov17Moderate
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Bélabo?

Bélabo sits at 4.9°N, 13.3°E, 614 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Bertoua, 58 km away.

Abong MbangNanga EbokoBatouriNkotengMbandjokGaroua BoulaïNgaoundal

Topography around Bélabo

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Bélabo has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 106 m around an average of 635 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 431 m.

The land around Bélabo is covered by trees (60%) and grassland (25%) within 3 km, trees (92%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
106 m
16 km
159 m
80 km
431 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bertoua 58 km · Abong Mbang 106 km · Nanga Eboko 107 km · Batouri 131 km · Nkoteng 148 km · Mbandjok 164 km · Garoua Boulaï 174 km · Ngaoundal 174 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 Bélabo (4.9333°, 13.3°, elevation 614 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).