Pitoa in Summer

In summer (June, July and August), Pitoa sees average daytime highs around 32°C and overnight lows near 24°C, with 319 mm of rain over about 51 wet days across the season. It is the coldest season of the year and the wettest season of the year.

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early June to 30°C by late August. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Summer is Pitoa's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Pitoa's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 32°C; coldest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 24°C
Rainfall: 319 mm; 51 wet days
Avg wind: 9 km/h
Travel score: 3.3; best season of the year
Months: Jun · Jul · Aug

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Temperature in Pitoa in Summer

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 35°C in early June to 30°C by late August.

A typical summer day in Pitoa reaches about 32°C and drops to 24°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is June, the coolest August.

How summer really feels in Pitoa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, summer brings about 92 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

2 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Pitoa weather by month

How the three summer months (June, July and August) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	35° / 19°	0	0	11.5	3.5
Feb	37° / 21°	0	0	11.7	1.8
Mar	40° / 25°	1	0.2	11.9	0.2
Apr	40° / 27°	17	4	12.2	0.3
May	37° / 27°	52	11	12.4	1.6
Jun	34° / 25°	65	12.1	12.5	2.9
Jul	31° / 24°	101	17.8	12.5	3.4
Aug	30° / 23°	153	20.7	12.3	3.6
Sep	31° / 23°	104	18.1	12.1	3.5
Oct	34° / 24°	48	9.2	11.8	3.1
Nov	36° / 21°	1	0.3	11.6	2.3
Dec	35° / 19°	0	0	11.5	3.4

Cloud cover in Summer

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 13% of the time across summer.

Chance of precipitation in Summer

Any precipitation

Pitoa gets around 319 mm of rain over 51 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Summer

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Summer

Winds average 9 km/h across summer.

Sunrise & sunset in Summer

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Daylight runs from about 12 h 30 min in early June to 12 h 12 min by late August. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Summer

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in summer

Hazard calendar for Pitoa

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In summer, Pitoa overlaps its rainy season and dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Pitoa's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pitoa sees seasonal dust haze (February–June), heaviest in March.

Rainy season

Dust

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Is summer a good time to visit Pitoa?

Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

3.3

Sightseeing

1st-best month of the year

5.2

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

summer is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Pitoa.

What to pack for Pitoa in Summer

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

In summer, Pitoa sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 24°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 51 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Pitoa in Summer

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages 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 Pitoa peaks around August 20 at about 12 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 8 (very high).

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)	10	12	12	11	10	11	11	12	12	11	10	8
Level	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Very high
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	11	Extreme
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Pitoa in Summer

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Pitoa is worst in March — around 84 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.6× the cleanest month (July, 18 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)	72	82	84	59	31	24	18	20	24	36	42	62
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	72	Unhealthy
Feb	82	Unhealthy
Mar	84	Unhealthy
Apr	59	Unhealthy
May	31	Moderate
Jun	24	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	36	Poor
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	62	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Pitoa?

Pitoa sits at 9.4°N, 13.5°E, 187 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Garoua, 15 km away.

Topography around Pitoa

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Pitoa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 76 m around an average of 188 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 547 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,078 m.

The land around Pitoa is covered by cropland (50%) and grassland (29%) within 3 km, cropland (41%), shrubs (27%) and grassland (23%) within 16 km, and cropland (41%) and shrubs (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

76 m

cropland 50%

16 km

547 m

cropland 41%

80 km

1,078 m

cropland 41%

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Summer weather nearby: Garoua 15 km · Lagdo 40 km · Tchéboa 53 km · Figuil 65 km · Guider 78 km · Mboursou Léré 83 km · Léré 83 km · Mubi 102 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 Pitoa (9.3839°, 13.5023°, elevation 187 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.