Garoua weather in February

In February, Garoua sees average daytime highs of 37°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 0 mm of rain across 0 wet days and about 11.7 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Garoua's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
37°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
21°
3rd coldest
Rainfall
0 mm
0 wet days
Daylight
11 h 42 min
6:30 AM – 6:12 PM
Cloud cover
42%
3rd clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
6.74 kWh/m²
Travel score
2.2
out of 10

Garoua is city in Cameroon.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 35°C in the first days to 38°C by the end.

A typical February day in Garoua reaches about 37°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 16°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 33°C and 40°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 3°C warmer than January and about 3°C cooler than March.

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How February really feels in Garoua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 28 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
28
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Garoua weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 3rd-warmest and 10th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan34° / 18°0011.53.9
Feb37° / 21°0011.72.2
Mar39° / 25°10.211.90.4
Apr39° / 27°173.912.20.4
May36° / 27°6011.212.41.7
Jun34° / 25°7212.712.52.9
Jul31° / 24°12418.812.53.3
Aug30° / 23°18222.212.33.4
Sep31° / 23°12018.312.13.5
Oct34° / 24°548.411.83.3
Nov36° / 21°10.411.62.7
Dec34° / 18°0011.53.8

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 33%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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

Any precipitation

Garoua gets around 0 mm of rain over 0 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 0% and peaks near 0% on the wettest days.

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Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 97% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
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210000
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259343
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289253

Wind in February

Winds average 8 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
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Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 36 min at the start of February to 11 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:32 AM to 6:26 AM, and sunset from 6:08 PM to 6:14 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.66:326:08
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Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 6.74 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.81 kWh/m² to a high of 7.05 kWh/m² in March across the year — February's 6.74 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Garoua

In seasonPeak

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

Garoua's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Garoua sees seasonal dust haze (February–May), heaviest in March.

Monsoon
Dust
Jan
Feb
Mar
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May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is February a good time to visit Garoua?

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

2.2
Sightseeing
9th-best month of the year
5.6
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Garoua.

What to pack for Garoua in February

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

In February, Garoua sees daytime highs around 37°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Garoua in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 11 (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 peaks around August 22 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 18 at about 8 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 22UV 12Dec 18UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb11Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct11Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Garoua in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Garoua is worst in February — around 78 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.2× the cleanest month (July, 15 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateFeb 1477 µg/m³Jul 2115 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan76Unhealthy
Feb78Unhealthy
Mar75Unhealthy
Apr52Poor
May26Moderate
Jun20Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug16Moderate
Sep17Moderate
Oct27Moderate
Nov34Moderate
Dec64Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Garoua?

Garoua sits at 9.3°N, 13.4°E, 199 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Pitoa, 15 km away.

FiguilGuiderLéréMboursou LéréYola

Topography around Garoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Garoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 77 m around an average of 194 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 540 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,057 m.

The land around Garoua is covered by artificial surfaces (40%) within 3 km, cropland (49%) and shrubs (20%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and shrubs (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
77 m
16 km
540 m
80 km
1,057 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswaterwetland
February weather nearby: Pitoa 15 km · Tchéboa 38 km · Lagdo 40 km · Figuil 80 km · Guider 93 km · Léré 97 km · Mboursou Léré 98 km · Yola 101 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 (9.3014°, 13.3977°, elevation 199 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).