Bertoua weather in December
In December, Bertoua sees average daytime highs of 30°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 25 mm of rain across 4.2 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in December, and the air most often feels muggy.
Daylight stretches from about 11 h 48 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, December is Bertoua's 1st-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Bertoua's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 30°
- 5th warmest
- Overnight low
- 19°
- 1st coldest
- Rainfall
- 25 mm
- 4.2 wet days
- Daylight
- 11 h 42 min
- 6:09 AM – 5:54 PM
- Cloud cover
- 53%
- 1st clearest
- Wind
- 5 km/h
- 8th windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.51 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 5.7
- out of 10
Bertoua is commune of Cameroon.
- Density
- 1,380/km²
- people per km²
- Founded
- 1927
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in December
Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 30°C through the month.
A typical December day in Bertoua reaches about 30°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 28°C and 32°C. Set against its neighbours, December runs about 1°C warmer than November and about 1°C cooler than January.
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| Avg high (°C) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Avg low (°C) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | 19 |
| 2 | 29 | 19 |
| 3 | 29 | 19 |
| 4 | 29 | 19 |
| 5 | 29 | 19 |
| 6 | 29 | 19 |
| 7 | 29 | 19 |
| 8 | 29 | 19 |
| 9 | 30 | 19 |
| 10 | 30 | 19 |
| 11 | 30 | 19 |
| 12 | 30 | 19 |
| 13 | 30 | 19 |
| 14 | 30 | 19 |
| 15 | 30 | 19 |
| 16 | 30 | 19 |
| 17 | 30 | 19 |
| 18 | 30 | 19 |
| 19 | 30 | 19 |
| 20 | 30 | 19 |
| 21 | 30 | 19 |
| 22 | 30 | 19 |
| 23 | 30 | 19 |
| 24 | 30 | 19 |
| 25 | 30 | 19 |
| 26 | 31 | 19 |
| 27 | 31 | 19 |
| 28 | 31 | 19 |
| 29 | 31 | 19 |
| 30 | 31 | 19 |
| 31 | 31 | 19 |
How December really feels in Bertoua
Once humidity and wind are folded in, December 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.
December sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Bertoua weather by month
How December compares with the rest of the year at a glance. December is the 5th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31° / 19° | 13 | 3.1 | 11.8 | 5.0 |
| Feb | 32° / 21° | 27 | 5.1 | 11.9 | 4.1 |
| Mar | 32° / 22° | 105 | 14.1 | 12 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 30° / 21° | 160 | 21.4 | 12.1 | 3.5 |
| May | 29° / 21° | 140 | 22.3 | 12.2 | 3.8 |
| Jun | 28° / 21° | 115 | 21.1 | 12.3 | 4.4 |
| Jul | 27° / 20° | 129 | 22.1 | 12.2 | 4.5 |
| Aug | 27° / 20° | 144 | 23 | 12.1 | 4.3 |
| Sep | 28° / 20° | 166 | 24.5 | 12 | 4.0 |
| Oct | 28° / 20° | 223 | 27.6 | 11.9 | 3.6 |
| Nov | 29° / 20° | 130 | 16.7 | 11.8 | 4.5 |
| Dec | 30° / 19° | 25 | 4.2 | 11.7 | 5.7 |
Cloud cover in December
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in December, the clearest month of the year.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 23% of December, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 42%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 48 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 60 |
| Cloudier (%) | 52 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | 52 |
| 2 | 49 | 51 |
| 3 | 50 | 50 |
| 4 | 52 | 48 |
| 5 | 53 | 47 |
| 6 | 54 | 46 |
| 7 | 55 | 45 |
| 8 | 56 | 44 |
| 9 | 57 | 43 |
| 10 | 58 | 42 |
| 11 | 59 | 41 |
| 12 | 59 | 41 |
| 13 | 60 | 40 |
| 14 | 60 | 40 |
| 15 | 61 | 39 |
| 16 | 61 | 39 |
| 17 | 61 | 39 |
| 18 | 61 | 39 |
| 19 | 62 | 38 |
| 20 | 62 | 38 |
| 21 | 61 | 39 |
| 22 | 61 | 39 |
| 23 | 61 | 39 |
| 24 | 61 | 39 |
| 25 | 61 | 39 |
| 26 | 61 | 39 |
| 27 | 61 | 39 |
| 28 | 62 | 38 |
| 29 | 61 | 39 |
| 30 | 61 | 39 |
| 31 | 60 | 40 |
Chance of precipitation in December
Bertoua gets around 25 mm of rain over 4.2 wet days in December. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 14% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 30 |
| 2 | 29 |
| 3 | 28 |
| 4 | 27 |
| 5 | 26 |
| 6 | 24 |
| 7 | 23 |
| 8 | 22 |
| 9 | 21 |
| 10 | 20 |
| 11 | 19 |
| 12 | 17 |
| 13 | 16 |
| 14 | 15 |
| 15 | 14 |
| 16 | 13 |
| 17 | 11 |
| 18 | 10 |
| 19 | 9 |
| 20 | 8 |
| 21 | 7 |
| 22 | 6 |
| 23 | 6 |
| 24 | 5 |
| 25 | 5 |
| 26 | 5 |
| 27 | 5 |
| 28 | 5 |
| 29 | 5 |
| 30 | 5 |
| 31 | 5 |
Humidity in December
Most of December feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
By dew point, December lands in the muggy band about 50% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| Comfortable (%) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Humid (%) | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
| Muggy (%) | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Oppressive (%) | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 68 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 69 | 10 |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 68 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 69 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 69 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 68 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 67 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 68 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 66 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 66 | 3 |
| 11 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 64 | 2 |
| 12 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 63 | 2 |
| 13 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 60 | 2 |
| 14 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 58 | 2 |
| 15 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 56 | 1 |
| 16 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 1 |
| 17 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 51 | 1 |
| 18 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 48 | 1 |
| 19 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 1 |
| 20 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 42 | 1 |
| 21 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 39 | 1 |
| 22 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 37 | 1 |
| 23 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 1 |
| 24 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 33 | 0 |
| 25 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 31 | 0 |
| 26 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 29 | 0 |
| 27 | 15 | 22 | 35 | 28 | 0 |
| 28 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 27 | 0 |
| 29 | 17 | 22 | 34 | 26 | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 22 | 34 | 25 | 0 |
| 31 | 19 | 22 | 33 | 25 | 0 |
Wind in December
Winds average 5 km/h in December.
Across December, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | calm |
| 2 | 5 | calm |
| 3 | 5 | calm |
| 4 | 5 | calm |
| 5 | 5 | calm |
| 6 | 5 | calm |
| 7 | 5 | calm |
| 8 | 5 | calm |
| 9 | 5 | calm |
| 10 | 5 | calm |
| 11 | 5 | calm |
| 12 | 5 | calm |
| 13 | 5 | calm |
| 14 | 5 | calm |
| 15 | 5 | calm |
| 16 | 5 | calm |
| 17 | 5 | calm |
| 18 | 5 | calm |
| 19 | 6 | calm |
| 20 | 6 | calm |
| 21 | 6 | calm |
| 22 | 6 | calm |
| 23 | 6 | calm |
| 24 | 6 | calm |
| 25 | 6 | calm |
| 26 | 6 | calm |
| 27 | 6 | calm |
| 28 | 6 | calm |
| 29 | 6 | calm |
| 30 | 6 | calm |
| 31 | 6 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in December
Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min at the start of December to 11 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days shrink by about 6 minutes over December. Sunrise moves from 6:02 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 6:01 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 6:02 | 6:03 | 6:03 | 6:04 | 6:04 | 6:05 | 6:05 | 6:06 | 6:06 | 6:06 | 6:07 | 6:07 | 6:08 | 6:08 | 6:09 | 6:09 | 6:10 | 6:10 | 6:11 | 6:11 | 6:12 | 6:12 | 6:13 | 6:13 | 6:14 | 6:14 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:15 | 6:16 | 6:16 |
| Sunset (PM) | 5:48 | 5:48 | 5:48 | 5:49 | 5:49 | 5:49 | 5:50 | 5:50 | 5:51 | 5:51 | 5:51 | 5:52 | 5:52 | 5:53 | 5:53 | 5:54 | 5:54 | 5:54 | 5:55 | 5:55 | 5:56 | 5:56 | 5:57 | 5:57 | 5:58 | 5:58 | 5:59 | 5:59 | 6:00 | 6:00 | 6:01 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11.8 | 6:02 | 5:48 |
| 2 | 11.8 | 6:03 | 5:48 |
| 3 | 11.8 | 6:03 | 5:48 |
| 4 | 11.7 | 6:04 | 5:49 |
| 5 | 11.7 | 6:04 | 5:49 |
| 6 | 11.7 | 6:05 | 5:49 |
| 7 | 11.7 | 6:05 | 5:50 |
| 8 | 11.7 | 6:06 | 5:50 |
| 9 | 11.7 | 6:06 | 5:51 |
| 10 | 11.7 | 6:06 | 5:51 |
| 11 | 11.7 | 6:07 | 5:51 |
| 12 | 11.7 | 6:07 | 5:52 |
| 13 | 11.7 | 6:08 | 5:52 |
| 14 | 11.7 | 6:08 | 5:53 |
| 15 | 11.7 | 6:09 | 5:53 |
| 16 | 11.7 | 6:09 | 5:54 |
| 17 | 11.7 | 6:10 | 5:54 |
| 18 | 11.7 | 6:10 | 5:54 |
| 19 | 11.7 | 6:11 | 5:55 |
| 20 | 11.7 | 6:11 | 5:55 |
| 21 | 11.7 | 6:12 | 5:56 |
| 22 | 11.7 | 6:12 | 5:56 |
| 23 | 11.7 | 6:13 | 5:57 |
| 24 | 11.7 | 6:13 | 5:57 |
| 25 | 11.7 | 6:14 | 5:58 |
| 26 | 11.7 | 6:14 | 5:58 |
| 27 | 11.7 | 6:15 | 5:59 |
| 28 | 11.7 | 6:15 | 5:59 |
| 29 | 11.7 | 6:15 | 6:00 |
| 30 | 11.7 | 6:16 | 6:00 |
| 31 | 11.7 | 6:16 | 6:01 |
Solar energy in December
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in December, about 5.51 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.38 kWh/m² to a high of 6.01 kWh/m² in February across the year — December's 5.51 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 2 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 3 | 5.2 | Bright |
| 4 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 5 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 6 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 7 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 8 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 9 | 5.3 | Bright |
| 10 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 11 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 12 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 13 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 14 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 15 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 16 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 17 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 18 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 19 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 20 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 21 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 22 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 23 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 24 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 25 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 26 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 27 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 28 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 29 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 30 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 31 | 5.8 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for Bertoua
None of Bertoua's seasonal hazards are active in December. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.
Bertoua sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.
Is December a good time to visit Bertoua?
Our two travel scores rate December for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
December is a reasonable time to visit Bertoua for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Bertoua in December
From December's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In December, Bertoua sees daytime highs around 30°C and nights near 19°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection. About 4 days see rain.
UV index in Bertoua in December
Clear-sky midday UV in December peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bertoua peaks around March 22 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11 | Extreme |
| Feb | 11 | Extreme |
| Mar | 14 | Extreme |
| Apr | 14 | Extreme |
| May | 12 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 12 | Extreme |
| Sep | 13 | Extreme |
| Oct | 13 | Extreme |
| Nov | 10 | Extreme |
| Dec | 9 | Very high |
Air quality in Bertoua in December
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where December falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Bertoua is worst in February — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.8× the cleanest month (September, 9 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 54 | 96 | 48 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 33 |
| Level | Poor | Unhealthy | Poor | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | Poor |
| Feb | 96 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 48 | Poor |
| Apr | 26 | Moderate |
| May | 15 | Moderate |
| Jun | 15 | Moderate |
| Jul | 13 | Moderate |
| Aug | 11 | Good |
| Sep | 9 | Good |
| Oct | 12 | Moderate |
| Nov | 17 | Moderate |
| Dec | 33 | Moderate |
Where is Bertoua?
Bertoua sits at 4.6°N, 13.7°E, 665 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Bélabo, 58 km away.
Topography around Bertoua
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bertoua.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Bertoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 52 m around an average of 654 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m.
The land around Bertoua is covered by artificial surfaces (54%), trees (23%) and grassland (23%) within 3 km, trees (64%) and grassland (32%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 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
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 Bertoua (4.5773°, 13.6846°, elevation 665 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).