Garoua Boulaï weather in August

In August, Garoua Boulaï sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 223 mm of rain across 27.8 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-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 0% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Garoua Boulaï's 12th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garoua Boulaï's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
7th coldest
Rainfall
223 mm
27.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:00 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
4.31 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.8
out of 10

Garoua Boulaï 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 26°C through the month.

A typical August day in Garoua Boulaï 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 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

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How August really feels in Garoua Boulaï

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.

Garoua Boulaï weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 18°20.511.74.9
Feb33° / 19°71.911.84.1
Mar32° / 21°6211.2123.8
Apr30° / 20°17822.712.13.5
May28° / 20°19525.212.33.8
Jun27° / 19°18126.512.33.9
Jul26° / 19°20126.812.34.0
Aug26° / 19°22327.812.23.8
Sep27° / 19°24927.8123.6
Oct28° / 19°21626.311.93.8
Nov30° / 18°407.811.75.2
Dec31° / 17°30.611.75.3

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% of the time in August, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 93%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Garoua Boulaï gets around 223 mm of rain over 27.8 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 90% and peaks near 91% on the wettest days.

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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 90% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 90% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
11189
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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 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 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 12 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:00 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:16 PM to 6:05 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:006:16
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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 4.31 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.31 kWh/m² to a high of 6.51 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.31 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Garoua Boulaï

In seasonPeak

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

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

Garoua Boulaï sees seasonal dust haze (March), heaviest in March.

Rainy season
Dust
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Sep
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Is August a good time to visit Garoua Boulaï?

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

3.8
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
3.6
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Garoua Boulaï.

What to pack for Garoua Boulaï in August

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

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

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Garoua Boulaï in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Garoua Boulaï peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 14 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 22UV 14Dec 14UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Garoua Boulaï 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 Garoua Boulaï is worst in February — around 103 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.3× the cleanest month (September, 10 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 1797 µg/m³Sep 1010 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan43Poor
Feb103Unhealthy
Mar66Unhealthy
Apr28Moderate
May16Moderate
Jun15Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep10Good
Oct15Moderate
Nov16Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Garoua Boulaï?

Garoua Boulaï sits at 5.9°N, 14.6°E, 1,034 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Baboua, 32 km away.

MeïgangaAbbaBouarNgaoundalBaoroBatouriBocaranga

Topography around Garoua Boulaï

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garoua Boulaï has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 116 m around an average of 1,003 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 254 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 617 m.

The land around Garoua Boulaï is covered by shrubs (39%) and artificial surfaces (26%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and shrubs (29%) within 16 km, and trees (78%) within 80 km.

3 km
116 m
16 km
254 m
80 km
617 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaces
August weather nearby: Baboua 32 km · Meïganga 76 km · Abba 90 km · Bouar 116 km · Ngaoundal 158 km · Baoro 159 km · Batouri 163 km · Bocaranga 172 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 Garoua Boulaï (5.8833°, 14.55°, elevation 1,034 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).