Souza Gare in Winter

In winter (December, January and February), Souza Gare sees average daytime highs around 31°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 186 mm of rain over about 50 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the driest season of the year.

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across winter, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Winter is Souza Gare's best season of the year to visit on our travel score. Souza Gare has little temperature swing across the year, so its calendar seasons blur — the season framing matters less here than for a place with four distinct seasons. For the whole year in context, see Souza Gare's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high
31°C
warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low
23°C
Rainfall
186 mm
50 wet days
Avg wind
3 km/h
Travel score
3.7
best season of the year
Months
Dec · Jan · Feb

Temperature in Souza Gare in Winter

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Across winter, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 31°C.

A typical winter day in Souza Gare reaches about 31°C and drops to 23°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.

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How winter really feels in Souza Gare

Once humidity and wind are folded in, winter brings about 90 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
90
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

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

Souza Gare weather by month

How the three winter months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 23°5015.111.83.9
Feb32° / 24°7517.811.93.2
Mar31° / 24°17727.7122.6
Apr30° / 24°22528.212.12.7
May30° / 24°24929.712.22.8
Jun28° / 23°32129.412.23.2
Jul27° / 23°47430.512.23.4
Aug27° / 23°49230.212.13.4
Sep27° / 23°43529.7123.3
Oct28° / 23°33630.411.93.0
Nov29° / 23°16126.411.83.1
Dec30° / 23°6116.611.84.1

Cloud cover in Winter

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 22% of the time across winter.

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Chance of precipitation in Winter

Any precipitation

Souza Gare gets around 186 mm of rain over 50 wet days across winter. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

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Humidity in Winter

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

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Wind in Winter

Winds average 3 km/h across winter.

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Sunrise & sunset in Winter

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early December to 11 h 54 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

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Solar energy in Winter

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across winter, about 4.8 kWh/m².

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Planning a trip in winter

Hazard calendar for Souza Gare

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In winter, Souza Gare overlaps its dust season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Souza Gare sees seasonal dust haze (January–March), heaviest in February.

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

Is winter a good time to visit Souza Gare?

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

3.7
Sightseeing
1st-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

winter is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Souza Gare.

What to pack for Souza Gare in Winter

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

In winter, Souza Gare sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 50 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Souza Gare in Winter

The nearest coast averages about 29°C across winter — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 48 km away) is warmest in May at about 29°C and coldest in August near 26°C.

The water stays above 20°C all year — warm enough for a swim any month.

24°26°28°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan29Tropical
Feb29Tropical
Mar29Tropical
Apr29Tropical
May29Tropical
Jun28Tropical
Jul27Warm
Aug26Warm
Sep27Warm
Oct28Warm
Nov28Tropical
Dec29Tropical

UV index in Souza Gare in Winter

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across winter averages around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Souza Gare peaks around April 10 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 9 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeVery highApr 10UV 13Dec 22UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb10Very high
Mar13Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul10Extreme
Aug11Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct12Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Souza Gare in Winter

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Souza Gare is worst in February — around 112 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.2× the cleanest month (August, 27 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorModeratePoorUnhealthyFeb 13108 µg/m³Aug 1627 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan85Unhealthy
Feb112Unhealthy
Mar64Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May37Poor
Jun31Moderate
Jul28Moderate
Aug27Moderate
Sep28Moderate
Oct35Poor
Nov46Poor
Dec74Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Souza Gare?

Souza Gare sits at 4.2°N, 9.6°E, 89 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Douala, 23 km away.

Topography around Souza Gare

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Souza Gare has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 68 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 121 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 4,012 m.

The land around Souza Gare is covered by trees (68%) and grassland (22%) within 3 km, trees (84%) within 16 km, and trees (73%) within 80 km.

3 km
68 m
16 km
121 m
80 km
4,012 m
treesshrubsgrasslandartificial surfaceswatermangroves
Winter weather nearby: Douala 23 km · Muyuka 24 km · Mbanga 30 km · Tiko 34 km · Mutengene 37 km · Njombé 39 km · Buea 42 km · Penja 46 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 Souza Gare (4.2344°, 9.6164°, elevation 89 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.