Foumbot weather in August

In August, Foumbot sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 269 mm of rain across 28.2 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 1% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

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 Foumbot's 12th-clearest and 9th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Foumbot's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
269 mm
28.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:16 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
84%
12th clearest
Wind
4 km/h
9th windiest
Solar energy
4.53 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Foumbot reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 19°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 24°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Foumbot

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.

Foumbot weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 17°20.511.75.4
Feb33° / 19°91.911.84.3
Mar32° / 20°579.9123.9
Apr29° / 20°15222.112.13.7
May28° / 19°17926.112.23.9
Jun26° / 19°18526.912.33.9
Jul26° / 19°24928.312.33.8
Aug26° / 19°26928.212.23.8
Sep26° / 18°23928.2123.7
Oct26° / 18°20026.911.94.0
Nov28° / 18°559.511.76.1
Dec30° / 17°30.711.76.5

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 8% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 91%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1892
2892
3892
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5991
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Foumbot gets around 269 mm of rain over 28.2 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 92% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 59% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 41% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
16139
26238
36238
46238
56337
66337
76337
86337
96337
106337
116337
126337
136337
146238
156139
166139
176040
185941
195941
205842
215743
225644
235545
245446
255446
265347
275347
285248
295248
305248
315149

Wind in August

Winds average 4 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 4 km/h on the calmest days to 4 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
14calm
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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 6:16 AM to 6:14 AM, and sunset from 6:31 PM to 6:21 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
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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 4.53 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.53 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.53 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Foumbot

In seasonPeak

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

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

Foumbot sees seasonal dust haze (February–April), heaviest in February.

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

Is August a good time to visit Foumbot?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Foumbot.

What to pack for Foumbot in August

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

In August, Foumbot sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 28 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Foumbot 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 Foumbot peaks around April 10 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 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 highApr 10UV 14Dec 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb11Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Foumbot 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 Foumbot is worst in February — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.9× the cleanest month (August, 22 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 13105 µg/m³Aug 1422 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan85Unhealthy
Feb109Unhealthy
Mar71Unhealthy
Apr54Poor
May34Moderate
Jun28Moderate
Jul23Moderate
Aug22Moderate
Sep24Moderate
Oct35Moderate
Nov44Poor
Dec71Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Foumbot?

Foumbot sits at 5.5°N, 10.6°E, 1,054 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Bafoussam, 24 km away.

Topography around Foumbot

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Foumbot has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 208 m around an average of 1,072 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,035 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,830 m.

The land around Foumbot is covered by trees (34%), grassland (34%) and artificial surfaces (20%) within 3 km, grassland (50%) and trees (35%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and grassland (30%) within 80 km.

3 km
208 m
16 km
1,035 m
80 km
2,830 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Bafoussam 24 km · Bandjoun 28 km · Foumban 38 km · Bangangté 43 km · Mbouda 44 km · Ndop 58 km · Tonga 61 km · Bafang 64 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 Foumbot (5.508°, 10.6325°, elevation 1,054 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).