Yaoundé weather in June

In June, Yaoundé sees average daytime highs of 27°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 151 mm of rain across 24.1 wet days and about 12.2 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in June, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of June to 12 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Yaoundé's 4th-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yaoundé's year-round climate.

Daytime high
27°
8th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
151 mm
24.1 wet days
Daylight
12 h 12 min
6:08 AM – 6:21 PM
Cloud cover
78%
4th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
4.11 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.1
out of 10

Yaoundé is capital of Cameroon.

Density
7,219/km²
people per km²
Founded
1888

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 27°C through the month.

A typical June day in Yaoundé reaches about 27°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 25°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 1°C cooler than May and about 1°C warmer than July.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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272720
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292720
302720

How June really feels in Yaoundé

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Yaoundé weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 8th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan30° / 20°408.511.85.3
Feb31° / 21°5410.311.94.4
Mar30° / 21°12820.2123.6
Apr29° / 21°17023.812.13.4
May29° / 21°17225.612.23.6
Jun27° / 20°15124.112.24.1
Jul26° / 20°12022.312.24.5
Aug26° / 20°12122.712.14.4
Sep27° / 20°18426.6123.7
Oct27° / 20°24429.111.93.5
Nov28° / 20°17322.411.84.3
Dec28° / 20°541111.85.5

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 84%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
11585
21684
31684
41783
51783
61783
71882
81882
91882
101981
111981
121981
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301189

Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Yaoundé gets around 151 mm of rain over 24.1 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 80% and peaks near 82% on the wettest days.

0%20%40%60%80%151015202530
Rain chance (%)
182
282
382
482
582
681
781
881
981
1080
1180
1280
1380
1480
1579
1679
1779
1879
1979
2079
2180
2280
2380
2480
2580
2679
2779
2879
2978
3078

Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the muggy band about 80% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
106337
206436
306535
406733
506832
606931
707030
807228
907327
1007426
1107525
1207723
1307822
1407921
1508020
1608218
1708317
1808416
1908515
2008713
2108812
2208911
2309010
2409010
251909
261918
271918
281918
291927
301927

Wind in June

Winds average 7 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
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167calm
177calm
187calm
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207calm
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297calm
307calm

Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 min at the start of June to 12 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 0 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 6:05 AM to 6:10 AM, and sunset from 6:18 PM to 6:24 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.26:056:18
212.26:056:18
312.26:056:18
412.26:066:18
512.26:066:18
612.26:066:19
712.26:066:19
812.26:066:19
912.26:066:19
1012.26:066:20
1112.26:076:20
1212.26:076:20
1312.26:076:20
1412.26:076:20
1512.26:076:21
1612.26:086:21
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2012.26:086:22
2112.26:096:22
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2612.26:106:23
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2812.26:106:23
2912.26:106:24
3012.26:106:24

Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 4.11 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.95 kWh/m² to a high of 5.17 kWh/m² in February across the year — June's 4.11 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.2Bright
44.2Bright
54.2Bright
64.2Bright
74.2Bright
84.2Bright
94.2Bright
104.2Bright
114.2Bright
124.2Bright
134.1Bright
144.1Bright
154.1Bright
164.1Bright
174.1Bright
184.1Bright
194.1Bright
204.1Bright
214.1Bright
224.0Bright
234.0Bright
244.0Bright
254.0Bright
264.0Bright
274.0Bright
284.0Bright
294.0Bright
304.0Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Yaoundé

In seasonPeak

None of Yaoundé's seasonal hazards are active in June. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

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

Is June a good time to visit Yaoundé?

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

4.1
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.3
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Yaoundé for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yaoundé in June

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

In June, Yaoundé sees daytime highs around 27°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Yaoundé in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks 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 Yaoundé peaks around March 22 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 10 (very high).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highMar 22UV 14Dec 19UV 10
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr14Extreme
May13Extreme
Jun11Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep13Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec10Very high

Air quality in Yaoundé in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Yaoundé is worst in February — around 63 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 5.3× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyPoorModerateFeb 1361 µg/m³Sep 1212 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan50Poor
Feb63Unhealthy
Mar39Poor
Apr30Moderate
May21Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug14Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct17Moderate
Nov24Moderate
Dec40Poor
Location & terrain

Where is Yaoundé?

Yaoundé sits at 3.9°N, 11.5°E, 726 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Okoa, 16 km away.

MbandjokAkonolingaEsékaNkoteng

Topography around Yaoundé

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yaoundé has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 113 m around an average of 734 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 594 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,054 m.

The land around Yaoundé is covered by artificial surfaces (88%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and artificial surfaces (29%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km
113 m
16 km
594 m
80 km
1,054 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
June weather nearby: Okoa 16 km · Obala 33 km · Mbalmayo 39 km · Makak 64 km · Mbandjok 78 km · Akonolinga 82 km · Eséka 87 km · Nkoteng 92 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 Yaoundé (3.8667°, 11.5167°, elevation 726 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).