Yokadouma weather in August

In August, Yokadouma sees average daytime highs of 28°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 131 mm of rain across 23.5 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 2% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 12 min at the start of August to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Yokadouma's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Yokadouma's year-round climate.

Daytime high
28°
11th warmest
Overnight low
20°
8th coldest
Rainfall
131 mm
23.5 wet days
Daylight
12 h 06 min
6:00 AM – 6:07 PM
Cloud cover
82%
10th clearest
Wind
5 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
4.51 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.2
out of 10

Yokadouma is commune of Cameroon.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 28°C through the month.

A typical August day in Yokadouma reaches about 28°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 26°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and on par with September.

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How August really feels in Yokadouma

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.

Yokadouma weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan31° / 19°224.311.85.2
Feb32° / 20°416.911.94.3
Mar31° / 21°11717.5123.6
Apr30° / 21°14219.812.13.6
May30° / 21°10919.912.24.0
Jun29° / 21°9119.312.24.4
Jul28° / 20°9920.312.24.6
Aug28° / 20°13123.512.14.2
Sep28° / 20°16625.7123.6
Oct28° / 20°20027.611.93.5
Nov29° / 20°13018.311.84.3
Dec30° / 19°346.711.85.5

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

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

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 10% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 87%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Yokadouma gets around 131 mm of rain over 23.5 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 76% and peaks near 83% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

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Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
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Wind in August

Winds average 5 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 5 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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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 12 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 6 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 6:01 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 6:10 PM to 6:02 PM.

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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 4.51 kWh/m² — the year's lowest.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.51 kWh/m² to a high of 5.73 kWh/m² in January across the year — August's 4.51 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Planning a trip in August

Is August a good time to visit Yokadouma?

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

4.2
Sightseeing
7th-best month of the year
4.5
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Yokadouma for sightseeing.

What to pack for Yokadouma in August

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

In August, Yokadouma sees daytime highs around 28°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 24 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Yokadouma 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 Yokadouma peaks around March 20 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 15 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 20UV 14Dec 15UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan11Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar14Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul10Extreme
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Extreme
Dec9Very high

Air quality in Yokadouma 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 Yokadouma is worst in February — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 7.8× the cleanest month (September, 8 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateFeb 1362 µg/m³Sep 189 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan49Poor
Feb65Unhealthy
Mar37Poor
Apr21Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul15Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep8Good
Oct11Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Yokadouma?

Yokadouma sits at 3.5°N, 15.1°E, 523 m above sea level, in Cameroon. The nearest listed city is Nola, 111 km away.

NolaBerbératiBatouriCarnotBertouaAbbaAbong MbangOuesso

Topography around Yokadouma

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Yokadouma has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 84 m around an average of 541 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 223 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 427 m.

The land around Yokadouma is covered by trees (81%) within 3 km, trees (98%) within 16 km, and trees (97%) within 80 km.

3 km
84 m
16 km
223 m
80 km
427 m
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August weather nearby: Nola 111 km · Berbérati 117 km · Batouri 127 km · Carnot 183 km · Bertoua 192 km · Abba 202 km · Abong Mbang 214 km · Ouesso 239 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 Yokadouma (3.5167°, 15.05°, elevation 523 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).