Ngaoundal weather in August

In August, Ngaoundal sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 19°C, with 322 mm of rain across 28.7 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 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 Ngaoundal's 12th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ngaoundal's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
11th warmest
Overnight low
19°
8th coldest
Rainfall
322 mm
28.7 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:05 AM – 6:17 PM
Cloud cover
86%
12th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.35 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.6
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 Ngaoundal 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 Ngaoundal

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.

Ngaoundal 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
Jan33° / 17°0011.74.6
Feb34° / 19°30.611.83.8
Mar33° / 21°436.6123.5
Apr30° / 21°18621.412.13.4
May29° / 20°23026.512.33.5
Jun27° / 19°21926.712.43.8
Jul26° / 19°27928.312.33.7
Aug26° / 19°32228.712.23.6
Sep27° / 19°30628.4123.5
Oct28° / 19°23625.311.93.8
Nov31° / 18°295.111.75.1
Dec32° / 17°10.311.65.1

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 6% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 94%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1496
2595
3694
4694
5694
6793
7793
8793
9793
10793
11793
12793
13892
14892
15793
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Ngaoundal gets around 322 mm of rain over 28.7 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 93% and peaks near 93% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
193
293
392
492
592
692
792
892
992
1092
1192
1293
1393
1493
1593
1693
1793
1893
1993
2093
2193
2293
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2493
2593
2693
2793
2893
2993
3093
3193

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 97% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 97% of them.

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Humid (%)Muggy (%)
1496
2496
3496
4496
5496
6397
7397
8397
9397
10397
11397
12397
13397
14397
15397
16397
17397
18397
19397
20397
21397
22496
23496
24496
25496
26397
27397
28397
29397
30397
31397

Wind in August

Winds average 5 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.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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314calm

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 6:04 AM to 6:03 AM, and sunset from 6:22 PM to 6:11 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.36:046:22
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312.36:056:21
412.36:056:21
512.36:056:21
612.36:056:21
712.36:056:20
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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 4.35 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.67 kWh/m² in February across the year — August's 4.35 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.3Bright
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304.5Bright
314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Ngaoundal

In seasonPeak

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

Ngaoundal's monsoon runs April–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

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

Is August a good time to visit Ngaoundal?

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

3.6
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
3.5
Beach & pool
12th-best month of the year

August is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Ngaoundal.

What to pack for Ngaoundal in August

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

In August, Ngaoundal sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 19°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 29 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Ngaoundal 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 Ngaoundal peaks around March 23 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeExtremeVery highMar 23UV 14Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb9Very high
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep14Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Ngaoundal 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 Ngaoundal is worst in March — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.8× the cleanest month (August, 11 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 1164 µg/m³Aug 2011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan47Poor
Feb61Unhealthy
Mar65Unhealthy
Apr33Moderate
May19Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul12Moderate
Aug11Good
Sep12Good
Oct19Moderate
Nov18Moderate
Dec37Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Ngaoundal?

Ngaoundal sits at 6.5°N, 13.3°E, 924 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Tibati, 71 km away.

NgaoundéréMeïgangaGaroua BoulaïBanyoBélaboBabouaBertoua

Topography around Ngaoundal

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ngaoundal has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 99 m around an average of 925 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 549 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 702 m.

The land around Ngaoundal is covered by grassland (61%) and shrubs (23%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and shrubs (24%) within 16 km, and trees (62%) and shrubs (31%) within 80 km.

3 km
99 m
16 km
549 m
80 km
702 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
August weather nearby: Tibati 71 km · Ngaoundéré 99 km · Meïganga 114 km · Garoua Boulaï 158 km · Banyo 163 km · Bélabo 174 km · Baboua 190 km · Bertoua 219 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 Ngaoundal (6.5°, 13.2667°, elevation 924 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).