Garoua weather in July

In July, Garoua sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 124 mm of rain across 18.8 wet days and about 12.5 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 31°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Garoua's 11th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Garoua's year-round climate.

Daytime high
31°
10th warmest
Overnight low
24°
8th coldest
Rainfall
124 mm
18.8 wet days
Daylight
12 h 30 min
5:57 AM – 6:27 PM
Cloud cover
72%
11th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.3
out of 10

Garoua is city in Cameroon.

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 32°C in the first days to 31°C by the end.

A typical July day in Garoua reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 24°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C cooler than June and about 1°C warmer than August.

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How July really feels in Garoua

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July averages 31 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
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Garoua weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July is the 10th-warmest and 2nd-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 July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in July.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 19% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 70%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14258
24159
34159
43961
53961
63862
73763
83664
93664
103565
113466
123268
133268
143169
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212575
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Garoua gets around 124 mm of rain over 18.8 wet days in July. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 61% and peaks near 69% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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2066
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2769
2869
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3069
3169

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the oppressive band about 94% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
19901
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79901
88911
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108911
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127921
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193961
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Wind in July

Winds average 8 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 8 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min at the start of July to 12 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 6 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:54 AM to 6:00 AM, and sunset from 6:26 PM to 6:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.55:546:26
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312.55:546:26
412.55:546:26
512.55:556:26
612.55:556:26
712.55:556:27
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Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 5.28 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 — July's 5.28 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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285.0Bright
295.0Bright
304.9Bright
314.9Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Garoua

In seasonPeak

In July, Garoua sits inside its monsoon 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
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Garoua?

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

3.3
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

July is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Garoua.

What to pack for Garoua in July

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

In July, Garoua sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Garoua in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July 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 July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July 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
July 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).