Mbouda weather in August

In August, Mbouda sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 263 mm of rain across 29.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 0% 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 Mbouda's 12th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Mbouda's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 22°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 16°; 8th coldest
Rainfall: 263 mm; 29.1 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 12 min; 6:18 AM – 6:29 PM
Cloud cover: 88%; 12th clearest
Wind: 4 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 3.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.6; out of 10

Mbouda is city in Cameroon.

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

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Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 22°C through the month.

A typical August day in Mbouda reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 24°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 1°C cooler than September.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Avg low (°C)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	16
2	22	16
3	22	16
4	22	16
5	22	16
6	22	16
7	22	16
8	22	16
9	22	16
10	22	16
11	22	16
12	22	16
13	22	16
14	22	16
15	22	16
16	22	16
17	22	16
18	22	16
19	22	16
20	22	16
21	22	16
22	22	16
23	22	16
24	22	16
25	22	16
26	22	16
27	22	16
28	22	16
29	22	16
30	22	16
31	22	16

Mbouda weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 12th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	29° / 15°	7	1.1	11.7	6.8
Feb	30° / 16°	22	3	11.8	5.9
Mar	29° / 17°	104	12.4	12	5.1
Apr	26° / 17°	217	23.2	12.1	4.3
May	25° / 17°	217	27.9	12.3	3.9
Jun	24° / 17°	237	28.2	12.3	3.8
Jul	22° / 16°	273	29.7	12.3	3.6
Aug	22° / 16°	263	29.1	12.2	3.6
Sep	23° / 16°	283	28.6	12	3.6
Oct	24° / 16°	213	25.3	11.9	4.3
Nov	25° / 15°	54	8.2	11.7	6.7
Dec	28° / 15°	5	0.7	11.7	7.8

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 2% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 97%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Cloudier (%)	97	97	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	96	97	97	97	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	98	99	99	99

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Mbouda gets around 263 mm of rain over 29.1 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 94% and peaks near 96% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	93	93	93	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	94	94	94	95	95	95	95	96	96	95	95	95	95	95	95	95	96	96	96	96

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	96
20	96
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	96

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 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Comfortable (%)	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6
Humid (%)	90	90	90	90	89	89	89	89	89	89	90	90	90	91	91	91	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	93	93	93	93	93	94	94

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	6	94
31	6	94

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 5 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	4	calm
2	4	calm
3	4	calm
4	5	calm
5	5	calm
6	5	calm
7	5	calm
8	5	calm
9	5	calm
10	4	calm
11	4	calm
12	4	calm
13	4	calm
14	4	calm
15	4	calm
16	4	calm
17	4	calm
18	4	calm
19	4	calm
20	4	calm
21	4	calm
22	4	calm
23	4	calm
24	4	calm
25	4	calm
26	4	calm
27	4	calm
28	4	calm
29	4	calm
30	4	calm
31	4	calm

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 6:18 AM to 6:16 AM, and sunset from 6:32 PM to 6:22 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.2	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:18	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:17	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16	6:16
Sunset (PM)	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:32	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:31	6:30	6:30	6:30	6:29	6:29	6:29	6:28	6:28	6:28	6:27	6:27	6:26	6:26	6:26	6:25	6:25	6:24	6:24	6:23	6:23	6:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.2	6:18	6:32
2	12.2	6:18	6:32
3	12.2	6:18	6:32
4	12.2	6:18	6:32
5	12.2	6:18	6:32
6	12.2	6:18	6:32
7	12.2	6:18	6:31
8	12.2	6:18	6:31
9	12.2	6:18	6:31
10	12.2	6:18	6:31
11	12.2	6:18	6:30
12	12.2	6:18	6:30
13	12.2	6:18	6:30
14	12.2	6:18	6:29
15	12.2	6:18	6:29
16	12.2	6:18	6:29
17	12.2	6:17	6:28
18	12.2	6:17	6:28
19	12.2	6:17	6:28
20	12.2	6:17	6:27
21	12.2	6:17	6:27
22	12.2	6:17	6:26
23	12.2	6:17	6:26
24	12.1	6:17	6:26
25	12.1	6:17	6:25
26	12.1	6:16	6:25
27	12.1	6:16	6:24
28	12.1	6:16	6:24
29	12.1	6:16	6:23
30	12.1	6:16	6:23
31	12.1	6:16	6:22

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 3.84 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.84 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 3.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9	3.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.8	Moderate
2	3.8	Moderate
3	3.8	Moderate
4	3.8	Moderate
5	3.8	Moderate
6	3.8	Moderate
7	3.8	Moderate
8	3.8	Moderate
9	3.8	Moderate
10	3.8	Moderate
11	3.8	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.8	Moderate
17	3.8	Moderate
18	3.8	Moderate
19	3.8	Moderate
20	3.8	Moderate
21	3.9	Moderate
22	3.9	Moderate
23	3.9	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate
29	3.9	Moderate
30	3.9	Moderate
31	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Mbouda

In seasonPeak

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

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

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

Rainy season

Dust

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is August a good time to visit Mbouda?

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

3.6

Sightseeing

10th-best month of the year

2.5

Beach & pool

12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Mbouda.

What to pack for Mbouda in August

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

In August, Mbouda sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Mbouda 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 Mbouda peaks around April 10 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 10 (extreme).

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)	11	12	15	15	13	12	12	13	13	13	11	10
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	11	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	15	Extreme
Apr	15	Extreme
May	13	Extreme
Jun	12	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	13	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	11	Extreme
Dec	10	Very high

Air quality in Mbouda 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 Mbouda is worst in February — around 102 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (July, 19 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)	79	102	77	57	32	25	19	19	20	31	44	64
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	79	Unhealthy
Feb	102	Unhealthy
Mar	77	Unhealthy
Apr	57	Unhealthy
May	32	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	19	Moderate
Sep	20	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	44	Poor
Dec	64	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Mbouda?

Mbouda sits at 5.6°N, 10.3°E, 1,416 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Bafoussam, 24 km away.

Topography around Mbouda

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Mbouda has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 238 m around an average of 1,387 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,296 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,904 m.

The land around Mbouda is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (30%) within 3 km, trees (46%), grassland (27%) and cropland (22%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) and grassland (29%) within 80 km.

3 km

238 m

trees 47%

16 km

1,296 m

trees 46%

80 km

2,904 m

trees 63%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater

← July Mbouda year-round climate September →Best places to visit in August

August weather nearby: Bafoussam 24 km · Dschang 30 km · Bandjoun 33 km · Bamenda 39 km · Bali 40 km · Foumbot 44 km · Fontem 45 km · Ndop 45 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 Mbouda (5.6261°, 10.2542°, elevation 1,416 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	16
2	22	16
3	22	16
4	22	16
5	22	16
6	22	16
7	22	16
8	22	16
9	22	16
10	22	16
11	22	16
12	22	16
13	22	16
14	22	16
15	22	16
16	22	16
17	22	16
18	22	16
19	22	16
20	22	16
21	22	16
22	22	16
23	22	16
24	22	16
25	22	16
26	22	16
27	22	16
28	22	16
29	22	16
30	22	16
31	22	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	96
20	96
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	96

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	16
2	22	16
3	22	16
4	22	16
5	22	16
6	22	16
7	22	16
8	22	16
9	22	16
10	22	16
11	22	16
12	22	16
13	22	16
14	22	16
15	22	16
16	22	16
17	22	16
18	22	16
19	22	16
20	22	16
21	22	16
22	22	16
23	22	16
24	22	16
25	22	16
26	22	16
27	22	16
28	22	16
29	22	16
30	22	16
31	22	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	96
20	96
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	96

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	6	94
31	6	94

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	22	16
2	22	16
3	22	16
4	22	16
5	22	16
6	22	16
7	22	16
8	22	16
9	22	16
10	22	16
11	22	16
12	22	16
13	22	16
14	22	16
15	22	16
16	22	16
17	22	16
18	22	16
19	22	16
20	22	16
21	22	16
22	22	16
23	22	16
24	22	16
25	22	16
26	22	16
27	22	16
28	22	16
29	22	16
30	22	16
31	22	16

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	3	97
2	3	97
3	4	96
4	4	96
5	4	96
6	4	96
7	4	96
8	4	96
9	4	96
10	4	96
11	4	96
12	4	96
13	4	96
14	4	96
15	3	97
16	3	97
17	3	97
18	2	98
19	2	98
20	2	98
21	2	98
22	2	98
23	2	98
24	2	98
25	2	98
26	2	98
27	2	98
28	2	98
29	1	99
30	1	99
31	1	99

	Rain chance (%)
1	93
2	93
3	93
4	92
5	92
6	92
7	92
8	92
9	93
10	93
11	93
12	94
13	94
14	94
15	95
16	95
17	95
18	95
19	96
20	96
21	95
22	95
23	95
24	95
25	95
26	95
27	95
28	96
29	96
30	96
31	96

	Comfortable (%)	Humid (%)
1	10	90
2	10	90
3	10	90
4	10	90
5	11	89
6	11	89
7	11	89
8	11	89
9	11	89
10	11	89
11	10	90
12	10	90
13	10	90
14	9	91
15	9	91
16	9	91
17	8	92
18	8	92
19	8	92
20	8	92
21	8	92
22	8	92
23	8	92
24	8	92
25	7	93
26	7	93
27	7	93
28	7	93
29	7	93
30	6	94
31	6	94