Figuil in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Figuil sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 333 mm of rain over about 53 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early June to 30°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Figuil's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Figuil's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 333 mm; 53 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 3.3; best season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Figuil in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early June to 30°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Figuil reaches about 32°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

How summer really feels in Figuil

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

1 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in summer is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Figuil weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	34° / 19°	0	0	11.5	3.9
Feb	37° / 22°	0	0	11.7	2.1
Mar	40° / 25°	1	0.2	11.9	0.3
Apr	40° / 27°	12	3	12.2	0.2
May	37° / 27°	45	9.5	12.4	1.6
Jun	34° / 25°	68	13.4	12.6	2.9
Jul	31° / 24°	105	18.5	12.5	3.4
Aug	30° / 23°	160	21.4	12.3	3.6
Sep	31° / 23°	106	18.1	12.1	3.6
Oct	34° / 23°	41	8.2	11.8	3.1
Nov	36° / 22°	1	0.3	11.6	2.7
Dec	34° / 19°	0	0	11.4	3.9

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 14% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Figuil gets around 333 mm of rain over 53 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Summer

Winds average 9 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min in early June to 12 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.3 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Figuil

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In summer, Figuil overlaps its rainy season and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Figuil's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Figuil sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

Rainy season

Dust

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Is summer a good time to visit Figuil?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Figuil.

What to pack for Figuil in Summer

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

In summer, Figuil sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 53 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Figuil in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Figuil peaks around March 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 8 (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)	10	12	13	11	10	11	11	13	12	11	10	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Figuil in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Figuil is worst in March — around 79 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.0× the cleanest month (July, 16 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)	66	76	79	55	28	22	16	18	21	31	38	58
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	66	Unhealthy
Feb	76	Unhealthy
Mar	79	Unhealthy
Apr	55	Poor
May	28	Moderate
Jun	22	Moderate
Jul	16	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	38	Poor
Dec	58	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Figuil?

Figuil sits at 9.8°N, 14.0°E, 295 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Guider, 20 km away.

Topography around Figuil

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Figuil has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 88 m around an average of 282 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 611 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,063 m.

The land around Figuil is covered by cropland (38%) and grassland (36%) within 3 km, cropland (42%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (27%) within 16 km, and cropland (34%), grassland (32%) and shrubs (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

88 m

cropland 38%

16 km

611 m

cropland 42%

80 km

1,063 m

cropland 34%

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Summer weather nearby: Guider 20 km · Mboursou Léré 21 km · Léré 30 km · Pitoa 65 km · Kaélé 66 km · Garoua 80 km · Lagdo 84 km · Guidiguis 92 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 Figuil (9.7557°, 13.9647°, elevation 295 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.