Yagoua in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Yagoua sees average daytime highs around 39°C and overnight lows near 26°C, with 53 mm of rain over about 12 wet days across the season. It is the warmest season of the year and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs ease from about 39°C in early March to 36°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Yagoua's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Yagoua's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 39°C; warmest season of the year
Avg overnight low: 26°C
Rainfall: 53 mm; 12 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 0.5; weakest season of the year
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Yagoua in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs ease from about 39°C in early March to 36°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Yagoua reaches about 39°C and drops to 26°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is April, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Yagoua

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

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

92 feel dangerously hot (≥ 39°C)

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

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

Yagoua weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) 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	34° / 18°	0	0	11.5	3.8
Feb	37° / 21°	0	0	11.7	1.9
Mar	40° / 25°	1	0.2	11.9	0.1
Apr	40° / 27°	10	3.1	12.2	0.1
May	38° / 27°	43	9.1	12.5	1.2
Jun	34° / 25°	62	11.4	12.6	2.7
Jul	32° / 24°	128	19.5	12.5	3.2
Aug	30° / 23°	207	23.3	12.3	3.3
Sep	31° / 23°	115	17.7	12.1	3.4
Oct	34° / 23°	35	6.6	11.8	3.1
Nov	36° / 21°	0	0.1	11.5	2.6
Dec	34° / 18°	0	0	11.4	3.7

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitation

Yagoua gets around 53 mm of rain over 12 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 48 min in early March to 12 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 6.7 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Yagoua

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

Yagoua's monsoon runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Monsoon

Dust

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Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Yagoua?

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

0.5

Sightseeing

4th-best month of the year

3.1

Beach & pool

4th-best month of the year

spring is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Yagoua.

What to pack for Yagoua in Spring

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

In spring, Yagoua sees daytime highs around 39°C and nights near 26°C. Pack light clothes and sun protection. Worth having: rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

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UV index in Yagoua in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring 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 Yagoua peaks around March 15 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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	13	11	10	11	12	13	11	11	10	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	13	Extreme
Apr	11	Extreme
May	10	Very high
Jun	11	Extreme
Jul	12	Extreme
Aug	13	Extreme
Sep	11	Extreme
Oct	11	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Yagoua in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Yagoua is worst in March — around 85 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.8× 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)	75	85	85	57	31	25	18	21	24	35	42	65
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	75	Unhealthy
Feb	85	Unhealthy
Mar	85	Unhealthy
Apr	57	Unhealthy
May	31	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	18	Moderate
Aug	21	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	35	Poor
Nov	42	Poor
Dec	65	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Yagoua?

Yagoua sits at 10.3°N, 15.2°E, 336 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Bongor, 17 km away.

Topography around Yagoua

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yagoua has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 25 m around an average of 329 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 32 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 337 m.

The land around Yagoua is covered by cropland (36%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, grassland (43%) and cropland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (40%) and cropland (36%) within 80 km.

3 km

25 m

cropland 36%

16 km

32 m

grassland 43%

80 km

337 m

grassland 40%

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Spring weather nearby: Bongor 17 km · Fianga 49 km · Guidiguis 62 km · Maga 64 km · Guelendeng 73 km · Bogo 81 km · Gounou Gaya 85 km · Kaélé 89 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 Yagoua (10.3411°, 15.2329°, elevation 336 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.